ABSTRACT
This is a unique time in Northern Ireland as it transitions from overt violence to relative peace. 1 After 800 years of tensions between Protestants and Catholics 2 in Northern Ireland, culminating in the extreme violence of a period known as the Troubles (1968–1998 3 ), there is now relative peace in the region since the 1994 ceasefires and the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. As a result of these recent historical developments there are currently people alive with first-hand experience of the Troubles and, at the same time, there is a younger generation growing up in a more segregated society than that of their parents and grandparents. This setting provides a unique opportunity to explore how we repair relationships within communities that have been torn apart after years of violence and humiliation.
