Two very different versions of Northern Ireland

The IRA felt entitled to murder, because they thought their suffering was unique. It’s truly demoralising to see similar narratives of oppression has now invaded grant-funded culture

A few weeks ago, I did something I don’t often do, which is engage with my local cultural institutions. Belfast is a place I find to be palpably haunted by ghosts — historical and personal — I find that spending too much time immersed in the place can be somewhat detrimental to my mood.