Digital history project on the Northern Ireland peace process. Making archival material accessible & connecting anyone interested in the NI peace @quill1787
Pembroke College, Oxford
Joined February 2023
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Interested in learning more about Writing Peace's digital archive of the NI peace process? Here's a short introduction to the project's work:
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Archivists, librarians, and heritage professionals are invited to join us for Archives and Emotions, a one-day workshop examining trauma-informed archival practice and ethical responsibility in post-conflict contexts.
📍Derry |📅 24 Feb 2026
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Applications are open for secondary teachers (Ireland/UK) for a funded research programme on teaching peace & reconciliation.
Work with Oxford academics & new archival sources. All expenses covered.
Link in bio to apply by 2 March.
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🪶 QUILL JOB OPPORTUNITY 🪶
We are delighted to share that we have an opportunity for a full-time post-doctoral researcher to join the Writing Peace team in the new year. Full particulars are available here: pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/junior-…
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Hillsborough Castle, home to historic dialogues for over 250 years so perfect setting for final sessions with archivists from across island of Ireland for Quill Project - Writing Peace. A great day of sharing education resources and building partnerships for future work.
Find Quill on YouTube for more: youtube.com/watch?v=2hEv1Z6z…
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On 12 June, archivists, educators, journalists and other practitioners came together at the historic @HillsCastle to discuss how archives might contribute towards post-conflict reconciliation in #NorthernIreland and maximise opportunities for collaboration across institutions.
Sessions focused on developing ideas on how to use archival material to develop educational resources, encourage public engagement with archives, and consider the ways in which the internet has changed the scope of archival access.
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With @quill1787 #WritingPeace project @PembrokeOxford using documents & archives to separate the inconvenient facts from (sometimes appealing if flawed fictions)
#NorthernIreland #GFA #BelfastAgreement @LawGovDCU
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The vital role of archives for reconciliation
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/the-vital-…
“By preserving both official records and personal artefacts, archives provide a multifaceted view of historical events and processes. The ongoing efforts to digitise and make archival materials accessible will continue to foster public understanding and dialogue…”
@quill1787 @ElizaMckee @SJAMcBride @BloodySundayT @MuseumFreeDerry @edvulliamy @PenguinUKBooks @dfatirl @HillsCastle @MrUlster
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding #archives #reconciliation
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the roundtable on the role of media in the NI peace process and the workshop on the various ways in which Quill is useful for journalists, archivists and academics!
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Looking for a week 6 reprieve? Join @quill1787 for a roundtable with journalists, academics & archivists led by @AlderdiceLord on how the media played a role in building a lasting peace in NI. With thanks to @ConorKellyLDN for organising, funded by the @uniofOxford PCER fund.
ALT A poster for an event with the title 'Writing Peace? The role of media in the Irish peace process'. The poster specifies that the event is going to be held in 6th week, on Thursday 5 June at 5pm, and the venue is Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College. The poster describes the event as the following: 'John Alderdice in conversation with leading journalists, academics and archivists on the part played by the media in building peace.' The poster also contains a line asking those who are interested to register by emailing [email protected]. The poster contains logos for the Writing Peace project, the Quill Project and the University of Oxford at the bottom right of the poster.
Check out @LeahElea's article in RTÉ Brainstorm: 'The secret weapon in the Northern Ireland peace process? Humour' rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0415/… via @rte
#GFA #northernireland #peaceprocess
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We are currently looking for a Research Assistant to support @ConorKellyLDN with a project on the use of archival material relating to the peace process in the media. Further information is available here: quillproject.net/resource_co…
Look out for our upcoming workshop, made possible by the generosity of the Government of Ireland Reconciliation Fund and being hosted by us in collaboration with @NARIreland @ucddublin @UCDLibrary @uniofgalway @UkNatArchives @QUBelfast
Brilliant article by our own @LeahElea, on how humour was employed during the GFA negotiations. And just one more example of sarcasm from the British government minutes...
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Exciting news to wrap up my first term at DCU—my article has been published! 🎉
My open-access article "What's the Craic?" explores the role of humour during the Northern Ireland peace process and is now available to read here:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
We're still accepting responses to our survey, linked here: forms.office.com/e/BkzJFB1iR…
We're eager to hear from different kinds of archives, from large institutional holdings to small regional archives and political party holdings. Feel free to reach out with questions or concerns!
📢Calling all archival professionals and volunteers!📢
Share this post and link widely - we want to hear from as many archives as possible!
Link to survey - forms.office.com/e/BkzJFB1iR…
To know more about the project, visit quillproject.net/m2/features…
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