13/11/2025
From Conflict to Hope. Introducing my guest this week - Jane Buckley from Derry, Northern Ireland who is a passionate storyteller who brings the complexities of her homeland's history to life. Inspired by her childhood during the Troubles.
Jane's next work, written for the US based Project Children, steps back to the powerful true story behind the initiative featured in the series. Between the seventies and nineties, 23,000 children from both sides of the divide were flown to the United States, welcomed into homes and given a taste of peace. It's a story of hope, healing and the quiet power of kindness. One child, one family. One Summer at a time.
Listen to more of Jane's story here: https://youtu.be/kf6nAFy-wP0?si=uVtzqvi_Z6pWZ3ir
Sharon Fitzmaurice