We have been asked many times throughout our lives what ithas been like to have John Hume as our father. In response, our mostly mumbledanswers of ‘grand’ or ‘good’ were always somehow lacking, never quitefulfilling the expectations of the person asking. He was just our Da and thefact that he was a politician was just … Read more
The John & Pat Hume Foundation and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (EUI) will be co-hosting the HUME Inaugural European Conference on ‘Leadership for Peaceful Change’ on 1 – 2 July 2021.This virtual conference from Florence will examine how Europe inspired many of the ideas and approaches that … Read more
The CAIN website at University Ulster Magee has opened an excellent new selection of John Hume’s speeches, statements and published articles during his political career (1969-2004). Visit the site at: https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/john_hume/
Sean Farren, Chair and members of Hume Foundation Board were delighted today to join Pat Hume, members of the Hume family and Cllr Brian Tierney, Mayor of Derry and Strabane Council, at the Guildhall, Derry, to announce their intention to give the Nobel Peace Prize, the Martin Luther King Jnr Non-Violent Prize Pat Hume to … Read more
The Rt Hon. Lord Patten of Barnes CH Former MP for, Secretary of State for the Environment, Governor of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland will give the first Seamus Mallon Lecture.
The seminar series is a partnership between Ulster University (INCORE, TJI & Centre for Youth Research and Dialogue), The John and Pat Hume Foundation, John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace, International Fund for Ireland (IFI), and Interpeace. Profile: Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in June … Read more
The video and text of the speech delivered by David O’Sullivan, former Ambassador of the European Union to the United States .
David O’Sullivan, former Ambassador of the European Union to the United States will deliver Inaugural John Hume ‘European Spirit of Peace’ Lecture7.00pm (BST) 8.00pm (CEST) on Monday 10 May 2021, chaired by Tony Connelly, RTE.
I want to thank the Hume Foundation for inviting me to speak. First of all I’d like to acknowledge the excellent paper presented by Dympna McGlade and the equally excellent responses by Eileen Weir and Duncan Morrow, facilitated by Dawn Purvis. It was comprehensive and I don’t want to repeat what has already been covered, but I will draw on their input, which has helped to shape this overview.
The Northern Irish politician John Hume, who was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998, died in August this year. Giada Lagana explains how Hume used the European Parliament to help bridge divisions and facilitate peace in Northern Ireland.