Today, the John & Pat Hume Foundation marks six years since John Hume’s passing. John was a man who spent his life believing that dialogue could achieve what division never could. “Difference is the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth, and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or … Read more
Blessed are the peacemakers who did right from the very start. Fergal Keane Sunday Independent on March 26 2017 “All week I have carried the image of a brave Irishman in my mind. He is a man who never lifted his hand in anger against an enemy, much less helped direct the shooting and bombing that warped the future … Read more
Press Statement by the John and Pat Hume Foundation on New Annual John Hume Peace Prize John Hume jr, Chair of the John and Pat Hume Foundation said: “Our family and the John and Pat Hume Foundation are deeply appreciative that Taoiseach Micheál Martin has today announced that the Irish government is to establish and fund a new annual … Read more
16 June 2026 Today, the John and Pat Hume Foundation remember the courageous Jo Cox MP, murdered on 16 June 2016, in her Batley and Spen constituency, just days before the Brexit referendum campaign. Tim Attwood said; “It is important to remember Jo Cox MP today, ten years after her brutal murder. She was a … Read more
As they approach the end of their lives, Barney Frank and Rudy Giuliani leave very different legacies The two politicians couldn’t be more different, but, like us all, face the same inescapable fate. “…Barney Frank’s approach to politics was equally pragmatic. He got things done. He made deals with Republicans. And he thought compromise was … Read more
British-Irish Relations in the Twenty-First Century: A strong examination of the Belfast Agreement’s legacy and the impact of Brexit Etain Tannam argues that John Hume’s central three-stranded idea for the agreement has been neglected Author: Etain Tannam, Oxford University Press The Belfast Agreement of 1998 between the British and Irish governments and political parties in Northern … Read more
REFLECTIONS ON 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN HUME’S DEATH Mark Durkan, Former Deputy First Minister and MP for Foyle. Having worked for and with him, I get asked in different ways about how John Hume might respond to current events. On the fifth anniversary of John’s death, renewed appreciation of his transformative achievement might allow some … Read more
Israel needs a John Hume, whose foundational thesis of ‘equality, justice, peace’ becomes more relevant and urgent Nelofer Pazira-Fisk, Belfast Telegraph, August 2, 2025 It’s been five years since John Hume’s death, and more then twenty-five years since the signing of the Good-Friday Agreement that brought stability and peace to the Island of Ireland. It … Read more
‘The Sunningdale Agreement – 50 years on’ Seminar organised by the Foundation and supported by the Sir Edward Heath Foundation and DFA was held on Tuesday the 28th May 2024 at Ulster University Belfast Campus. The seminar provided fascinating testimonials from people engaged in the Sunningdale negotiations, those who tried to make the Agreement work … Read more
PRIORITISING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The Peace Summit Partnership, Peace Guardians Network, and Youth Network for Peace welcome the return of the Northern Ireland Executive and stress the paramount importance of placing peace and reconciliation at the forefront of the government agenda. The Peace Summit Report, ‘The Unfinished Business of Peace and Reconciliation – A Call … Read more