26 May 2019 Hundreds of people took park in three-day walk in memory of murdered journalist Lyra McKee. Lyra was shot dead by a dissident republican group, the New IRA. The 70 mile walk from Belfast to Derry took place five weeks after the journalist was murdered. Jo Berry was among the walkers. On the flight I was remembering my first moment landing in Belfast in 1985, when I saw British tanks out of the aircraft window and was stopped…
FOR JO BERRY (and Patrick Magee) The world will be saved by women in the West —H.H. The Dalai Lama All Posts He killed your father, but you forgave him. How did you do that ? How could he do that ? The question searing like the bomb-blast wreckage all your inner life gathering to this moment— these days of sleepless wondering. You wondered, but you did not judge. Strange days in your broken heart held you…
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Anne Gallagher who died on August 7th, 2013 in Dublin,. She made a huge impact around the world and her story can be seen here. Jo Berry, Pat Magee and others close to her share their tributes. Jo Berry “I first met Anne in 1985 when I went to Northern Ireland to make sense of my Father’s death from the IRA in 1984. Anne warmly welcomed me and introduced…