Nostalgia for Ireland’s ‘troubles’

The World

The war in Northern Ireland officially ended in 1998 but peace has proved elusive. A generation of young people born after the Good Friday Agreement, who have only heard about the Troubles secondhand, are viewing that time with longing. Filmmaker Sinead O’Shea talks to Carol Hills about ‘troubles’ nostalgia and the recent upsurge of violence in Derry.  

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