http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/authors/martin-melaugh/ Recent content in Martin Melaugh on Ariadne Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Sun, 18 May 1997 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/9/cain/ Sun, 18 May 1997 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/9/cain/ Many people remain hopeful that the violent conflict in Northern Ireland will end in the near future. ‘The Troubles’ represent the violent expression of the different constitutional, political, religious and cultural allegiances of the two main communities. It is recognised, however, that an end to the violence will not in itself heal the serious fracture in Northern Ireland society. The divisions in Northern Ireland have been present for over 300 years and will continue.