Friday, April 28 - Saturday, April 29 
Louise Kennedy’s reading will take place on Friday, April 28 at 5:00 p.m. in Connolly House. 

Please register: https://forms.gle/yunGtT188PUZuJb27

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Irish Studies will host a two-day symposium at Connolly House on women’s voices that offer insight into the Troubles. On Friday, April 28, Belfast-born author Louise Kennedy will read from her acclaimed debut novel, Trespasses, about a romance across the sectarian divide in 1970s Belfast. Kennedy will then discuss her work with Press Ombudsman Susan McKay. Saturday’s program features presentations by Derry-born journalists Susan McKay and Freya McClements and a screening of Lyra, a 2022 documentary by Alison Millar about the life and death of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee. The program is co-sponsored by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, the Consulate General of Ireland, the Northern Ireland Bureau, and BC’s journalism program.