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Inspired to Act

Inspired to Act

Written by: Thrive Ireland
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From Thrive Ireland - Diane Holt and Will Leitch introduce you to people who have been inspired to act.

Thrive Ireland is all about equipping and inspiring churches to bring about holistic change in society.

This Podcast has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.

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Episodes
  • Gifts to Us.
    Apr 25 2026

    Nathaniel Jennings isn't easy to place - and it's brilliant! With an American dad, an English mum, and a Jamaican grandfather, he grew up in Bangladesh, was educated in the UK, and later married a woman from east Belfast - where they now live with their son and daughter. Working as Intercultural Ministries Director for OMF (UK), he's just the person to help Diane and Will understand good relations among different cultures, and see the arrival of Christians from many other nations as gifts to us... Last episode in series 3.

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    Produced for Thrive Ireland

    In association with The Northern Ireland Community Relations Council

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    46 mins
  • Rethinking Community Relations
    Mar 28 2026

    It's time to rethink community relations, because reconciliation almost certainly isn't what you think it is. Even the word itself gets everything from an eye-roll to a myriad different definitions, depending whom you ask. In a special episode, Diane and Will hear about a new study trying to work out what has changed. They're joined by the report author, Dr Cathy Bollaert, and the Very Rev Dr Norman Hamilton - both board members of Contemporary Christianity. The work was also undertaken by Clonard Monastery Belfast, Youthlink, and supported by the Community Relations Council.

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    38 mins
  • "Public Evil"
    Feb 28 2026

    Norman Hamilton is known for his efforts to help broker peace during the Holy Cross dispute in Belfast of 25 years ago. Anyone aged over 40 will remember the images which flew around the world - as the police and army escorted young children to and from their primary school, in the midst of an adult dispute over interfaces, and claim and counter-claim of sectarian abuse. Now a retired Presbyterian Minister, Norman tells Diane and Will that for those few months of his life, Holy Cross, confronted him with "public evil, on a grand scale".

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    48 mins
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