voices of 74: conclusion 1/2
Over fifty years on form Sunningdale and the seismic events of the strike of 1974 what sort of resonance remains in the collective memory? Is there any overlap with contemporary debates? Or does the 1974 turning point simply go to show just how much the context in Northern Ireland has changed?
'I think it's very important because it's about going forward. You have to know where you come from... if you start ignoring what happened in the past, you could very easily find yourself there again…'
Helen Crickard