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November 28, 2016
November 28, 2016
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Lots of Glencree members turned up on a cold Thursday in November to tea, coffee and delicious scones from the helpful staff at the Armoury cafe in the Bridge Building to hear about Glencree’s work and plans for the future. Some had been members since 1974 while others had joined […]
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November 14, 2016
November 14, 2016
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On 13th November I attended my first German Remembrance Day at Glencree. For this son of a German-speaking Czech Jewish father who had lost close relatives in the Nazi concentration camps, it was a particularly affecting experience. The wondrous voices of the Goethe Choir singing Bach and Bruckner; the shining, […]
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October 13, 2016
October 13, 2016
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Glencree Friends Paddy Joe McClean is one of those rare treasures that public life unearths once or twice in a generation and it was with great pleasure that we recently visited him and his wife Annie on the main street in Beragh, outside Omagh. Despite the devastating loss of their […]
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September 15, 2016
September 15, 2016
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By Glencree Facilitator, Geoffrey Corry The news that broke from Havana on 24 August 2016 that the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, would soon sign a peace accord with the FARC leader, Timolean Jimenez, was something I had been hoping would happen having followed the progress of the peace talks […]
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September 15, 2016
September 15, 2016
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Talk to me not about me! ‘Whether it’s climate change, whether it’s peace, whether its governance, women can influence the kind of change that we would like to have. There will be no peace without women’. Irene Santiago, one of 1000 women nominated as a group for the Nobel Peace […]
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July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016
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Glencree’s main event this year on 25th June was ‘a magic day’, a stimulating mix of talk, discussion, music, song and theatre and an emotional rollercoaster at times. A large tent or marquee in the centre of Glencree was a hive of activity from early morning as the mini buses […]
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June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016
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The Annual General Meeting at Glencree which took place on 16th June 2016 gave members, Board, staff and visitors an opportunity to reflect on what Glencree had achieved in 2015 and an opportunity to hear emerging priorities for the next ten years. The first Annual report in 10 years was […]
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June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016
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Glencree Annual Report 2015 Today Glencree is delighted to present the 2015 Annual Report. Read about its ground breaking work in 2015 and its strategic priorities for the next ten years. Our thanks goes to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Office of Public Works and The Tony Ryan […]
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June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016
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This year we are happy to report a Net Income of €71,765 which is our largest profit since 2009. This result has been achieved by very tight management of resources and demonstrates how Will, Gerry and the team are committed to ensuring that the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation […]
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May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
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Invitation to Annual General Meeting 16th June 4.30pm at Glencree. We will launch our Glencree Annual Report, the first in 10 years. We are delighted to invite members, friends, neighbours and anyone interested in the work of Glencree to join us. The legal business required by an AGM will […]
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May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
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Following a successful funding award from the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, Women for Election are hosting three one-day INSPIRE Programme training events on the 25 May in Belfast, 26 May in Derry/Londonderry and on 31 May in Cavan. The programme will feature sessions on the challenges facing women […]
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May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016
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Last month, our Board member Andy Pollak spent some time volunteering with the British charity Care4Calais. He has written an account of the desolate conditions of the refugee camps and of the international volunteers who work tirelessly and selflessly to provide the refugees with aid. Read Andy Pollak’s Account
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