Voluntary
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Exposing real life in Belfast
Belfast Exposed was set up almost 30 years ago to help communities deal with political unrest and show the realities…
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Defining the Big Society
Peter Cheney considers what David Cameron’s main social policy means in practice and the reaction so far in Northern Ireland.…
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Enjoying the fruits of their labour
A group of green-fingered volunteers are sowing some happiness into the lives of the elderly in Cookstown. Emma Blee met…
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A pub with a difference: John Hewitt
The John Hewitt is one of the most well-known bars in Belfast but is also a successful centre for helping…
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Picturing homelessness: photographer Donal McCann
Photographer Donal McCann explains how picturing homelessness on Belfast’s streets changed his attitude to the problem. There was something about…
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Freedom from the past
As Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates its 75th anniversary, Meadhbh Monahan finds out about a local member’s personal experience with alcoholism and…
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Cameron’s Big Society
Not only is the UK’s economy broken but its society as well. That was a recurring theme throughout David Cameron’s…
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Faith forum
Church-based work gets extra government support. Voluntary work by Christian and other religious groups will be recognised in a new…
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