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Aug 3, 2023 · There are still over 20 miles of peace walls - or peace lines - across Northern Ireland, the Majority across Belfast. In 2023, about 60 remain, scattered mostly across Belfast, but with one or...
Aug 3, 2023 · There are still over 20 miles of peace walls - or peace lines - across Northern Ireland, the Majority across Belfast. In 2023, about 60 remain, scattered mostly across Belfast, but with one or...
Apr 7, 2023 · Peace walls still proliferate, especially in Belfast. One at Cupar Way, between the Falls and Shankill, stands 45-feet tall, three times higher than the Berlin Wall, and in place for twice as...
Sep 7, 2023 · Twenty-five years after the Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland, Belfast still bears the scars of decades of sectarian violence. So-called peace walls are barriers built to keep...
- Fatima Al-Kassab
Jan 29, 2023 · The majority of peace lines are in areas which witnessed some of the worst violence of nearly 30 years of conflict and mental scars remain, according to the International Fund for Ireland.
Jan 13, 2020 · But for Brennan, Forsyth, Thompson and many others living near peace walls in Belfast and around Northern Ireland, it seems they are going to be a source of security for the foreseeable future. “The peace lines won’t come down in the time I have ahead of me,” 70-year-old Brennan said.
Dec 29, 2022 · Significant progress has been made at five peace wall sites in Northern Ireland, the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) said. The developments in areas of north Belfast, west Belfast...
