Brian Pelan
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VIEWdigital editor (www.VIEWdigital.org) and a member of the National Union of Journalists. We report on social affairs issues. Past issues of our magazine VIEW can be read at - https://viewdigital.org/category/magazines/
Review: Raw and riveting performance from Nicky Harley in The Human Voice at Lyric Theatre, Belfast - viewdigital.org/review-raw-a...
Review: Raw and riveting performance from Nicky Harley in The Human Voice - VIEWdigital
The Human Voice at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast By VIEWdigital theatre reviewer Conor Pelan Set in modern Belfast, Prime Cut Productions of The Human Voice, (originally by Jean Cocteau in the 1930s ‘La ...
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February 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Review: Raw and riveting performance from Nicky Harley in The Human Voice at Lyric Theatre, Belfast - viewdigital.org/review-raw-a...
Former PwC employee settles age and disability discrimination case for £150,000 - viewdigital.org/former-pwc-e...
Former PwC employee settles age and disability discrimination case for £150,000 - VIEWdigital
A woman who had worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Ltd (PwC) for more than 40 years has settled her case of age and disability discrimination against the company for £150,000. The woman, who w...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Former PwC employee settles age and disability discrimination case for £150,000 - viewdigital.org/former-pwc-e...
Latest issue of VIEW magazine is launched at the offices of UNISON NI in Belfast - viewdigital.org/latest-issue...
Latest issue of VIEW magazine is launched at the offices of UNISON NI in Belfast - VIEWdigital
By Liana Mac Intyre The latest issue of VIEW magazine was launched on Monday, January 26, at UNISON Northern Ireland’s office in Galway House on York Street, Belfast. The event brought together trade ...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Latest issue of VIEW magazine is launched at the offices of UNISON NI in Belfast - viewdigital.org/latest-issue...
REVIEW: The Voice of Hind Rajab: a powerful portrayal of a terrified little Palestinian girl under fire from the Israeli army - viewdigital.org/review-the-v...
REVIEW: The Voice of Hind Rajab: a powerful portrayal of a terrified little Palestinian girl under fire from the Israeli army - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza, in her uncle’s car, along with six family members and two courageous Palestini...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
REVIEW: The Voice of Hind Rajab: a powerful portrayal of a terrified little Palestinian girl under fire from the Israeli army - viewdigital.org/review-the-v...
I have just finished watching ‘Waiting for the Out’ on @BBC. A remarkable compassionate drama series which offers a valuable insight into prison life. Great lead performance from actor Josh Finan, superb cast, and full kudos to writer Dennis Kelly. Give it a watch
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I have just finished watching ‘Waiting for the Out’ on @BBC. A remarkable compassionate drama series which offers a valuable insight into prison life. Great lead performance from actor Josh Finan, superb cast, and full kudos to writer Dennis Kelly. Give it a watch
Little Voices, Big Impact: Children in east Belfast help award funding to community projects - viewdigital.org/little-voice...
Little Voices, Big Impact: Children in east Belfast help award funding to community projects - VIEWdigital
Ten creative projects have now been selected to receive funding after children and families in east Belfast took part in the Happy Vote. A range of groups pitched to hundreds of people who came throug...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Little Voices, Big Impact: Children in east Belfast help award funding to community projects - viewdigital.org/little-voice...
Book launch about suicide prevention at Queen’s University, Belfast - viewdigital.org/book-launch-...
Book launch about suicide prevention at Queen's University, Belfast - VIEWdigital
Hear author Philip O’Keeffe discuss his new work Analysing Suicide: Reality, Myth, Fallacy, and engage in conversation about how we can respond more effectively to suicide in our communities Event is ...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Book launch about suicide prevention at Queen’s University, Belfast - viewdigital.org/book-launch-...
Scrooge steps back into Belfast as A Christmas Carol returns to the Lyric Theatre - viewdigital.org/scrooge-step...
Scrooge steps back into Belfast as A Christmas Carol returns to the Lyric Theatre - VIEWdigital
A Christmas Carol, the classic tale by Charles Dickens, returns to the Lyric Theatre on November 28 to January 10, 2026. Reimagined by playwright Marie Jones and directed by Matthew McElhinney, the 20...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Scrooge steps back into Belfast as A Christmas Carol returns to the Lyric Theatre - viewdigital.org/scrooge-step...
Review: Testimony: Aoife Kelleher’s unflinching look at the horror of the Magdalene Laundries - viewdigital.org/review-testi...
Review: Testimony: Aoife Kelleher’s unflinching look at the horror of the Magdalene Laundries - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell An estimated 30,000 women were confined in the Magdalene Laundries. One thousand seven hundred and forty-five babies were sent across the Atlantic to the Unite...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Review: Testimony: Aoife Kelleher’s unflinching look at the horror of the Magdalene Laundries - viewdigital.org/review-testi...
‘Happy Vote’ set to unleash new ideas to help children in east Belfast - viewdigital.org/happy-vote-s...
‘Happy Vote’ set to unleash new ideas to help children in east Belfast - VIEWdigital
Children and families in east Belfast are set to cast their votes in a fun ballot that will determine which ideas will come to life as part of Save the Children NI’s Innovation Fund, ‘Transforming the...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
‘Happy Vote’ set to unleash new ideas to help children in east Belfast - viewdigital.org/happy-vote-s...
Comment: Drink spiking: Why many young women still don’t feel safe in Northern Ireland - viewdigital.org/comment-drin...
Comment: Drink spiking: Why young women still don’t feel safe in Northern Ireland - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell In September, I became familiar with the consequences of spiking. As a student, I had often heard the term thrown around university — “a friend of a friend” ty...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Comment: Drink spiking: Why many young women still don’t feel safe in Northern Ireland - viewdigital.org/comment-drin...
Review: The Mastermind; director Kelly Reichardt turns an art robbery into a study of quiet desperation - viewdigital.org/review-the-m...
Review: The Mastermind; director Kelly Reichardt turns an art robbery into a study of quiet desperation - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Director Kelly Reichardt’s latest film The Mastermind is, at a surface level, a heist movie, but it is so much more. The minimalist style, the camera shots, the jazzy...
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October 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Review: The Mastermind; director Kelly Reichardt turns an art robbery into a study of quiet desperation - viewdigital.org/review-the-m...
Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors
Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza
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October 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail
Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Review: Souleymane’s Story: a brilliant portrayal of an app wage slave who gives a voice to the exploited - viewdigital.org/review-soule...
Review: Souleymane's Story: a brilliant portrayal of an app wage slave who gives a voice to the exploited - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan The food courier on a bike is now a common sight on our city streets. A few taps on a mobile phone, and your meal is delivered to your front door. But what’s the stor...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Review: Souleymane’s Story: a brilliant portrayal of an app wage slave who gives a voice to the exploited - viewdigital.org/review-soule...
Linen Hall Library in Belfast launches Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025 - viewdigital.org/linen-hall-l...
Linen Hall Library launches Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025 - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell The Linen Hall Library in Belfast has announced the launch of the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025, celebrating and promoting excellence in short ficti...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Linen Hall Library in Belfast launches Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025 - viewdigital.org/linen-hall-l...
Sunflower bar event in Belfast to raise funds for Gaza with a feast of Palestinian food - viewdigital.org/sunflower-ba... - #Gaza #Palestine
Sunflower bar event to raise funds for Gaza with a feast of Palestinian food - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan The Sunflower Bar in Belfast is set to serve up a range of Palestinian food at a fundraising event in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The event will run from 1pm ...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Sunflower bar event in Belfast to raise funds for Gaza with a feast of Palestinian food - viewdigital.org/sunflower-ba... - #Gaza #Palestine
Award-winning play on women’s hostel closure returns for major tour - viewdigital.org/award-winnin...
Award-winning play on women’s hostel closure returns for major tour - VIEWdigital
An award-winning and politically charged play about the forced closure of Belfast’s Regina Coeli hostel for women is returning to stages across the north following overwhelming demand from venues and ...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Award-winning play on women’s hostel closure returns for major tour - viewdigital.org/award-winnin...
Excellent event
#NorthernIreland today. Important discussions on ‘Tackling Hate and Violence’
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September 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Excellent event
A wheelchair user, who was stuck several times on the Glider in Belfast after the ramp failed to come down, has settled her disability discrimination case against Translink for £7,500. - viewdigital.org/wheelchair-u...
Wheelchair user left stuck on the Glider settles disability case against Translink - VIEWdigital
A wheelchair user, who was stuck several times on the Glider in Belfast after the ramp failed to come down, has settled her disability discrimination case against Translink for £7,500. Belfast student...
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September 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A wheelchair user, who was stuck several times on the Glider in Belfast after the ramp failed to come down, has settled her disability discrimination case against Translink for £7,500. - viewdigital.org/wheelchair-u...
Calls for ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza at march to Stormont in Belfast yesterday - #ceasefire #Gaza #endgenocide
September 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Calls for ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza at march to Stormont in Belfast yesterday - #ceasefire #Gaza #endgenocide
Film Review: Sorry, Baby – a warm and sensitive look at the aftermath of a sexual assault - viewdigital.org/film-review-...
Film Review: Sorry, Baby - a warm and sensitive look at the aftermath of a sexual assault - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan There is one long camera shot in Sorry, Baby — comedian Eva Victor’s feature debut as a writer–director — which totally resonates because of its originality in convey...
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August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Film Review: Sorry, Baby – a warm and sensitive look at the aftermath of a sexual assault - viewdigital.org/film-review-...
Warning issued that thousands of NI Housing Executive tenants could face an increase in rents - viewdigital.org/warning-issu...
Warning issued that thousands of NI Housing Executive tenants could face an increase in rents - VIEWdigital
By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporting Servicer A Northern Ireland housing chief has called for “urgent” borrowing powers amid a stark warning that thousands of people could face a hike in rents....
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August 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Warning issued that thousands of NI Housing Executive tenants could face an increase in rents - viewdigital.org/warning-issu...
Urgent need for additional funding for social housing provision as NI homelessness numbers continue to spiral upwards - viewdigital.org/urgent-need-...
Urgent need for additional funding for social housing provision as NI homelessness numbers continue to spiral upwards - VIEWdigital
The Department for Communities released the latest edition of its Housing Bulletin for April to June 2025 today. The statistics show that the number of households with homelessness status in Northern ...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Urgent need for additional funding for social housing provision as NI homelessness numbers continue to spiral upwards - viewdigital.org/urgent-need-...