Mark Durkan, Hume Foundation board member, and Tim Attwood, Hume Foundation Secretary, met with the Republic of Korea Delegation, led by Chung Dong-young, the Minister for Unification. He was briefed on the Peace Process and the Good Friday Agreement. He visited the Peace Prizes in the Guildhall and then paid his respects at the graveside … Read more
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF STEPHEN WALKER John Hume Jnr, son of John Hume and Chair of the John and Pat Hume Foundation said; “The Hume family and the John and Pat Hume Foundation wish to express our deepest sympathies to the family of Stephen Walker. Stephen was a courageous, professional and dedicated journalist … Read more
On the fifth anniversary of the passing of Pat Hume, an oak tree was planted today, Wednesday 2 September 2026, in honour of Pat Hume in the grounds of St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry. The tree was planted next a tree also planted in remembrance of her late husband John Hume. Pat Hume’s daughters Áine and … Read more
Mark Durkan: The back room ‘fixer’ who took centre stage Story by Pat McArt, Irish News 13 September 2025 While he’s no longer in elected office, Mark Durkan is still the quintessential careful politician, warning me from the outset he wasn’t up for ‘all that from the couch stuff’ about his life, and indicating that he … Read more