On 17 February at 7.30pm, the Irish FA, in association with the Belfast Celtic Society and Healing Through Remembering will play host to a ground breaking piece of drama as well as a facilitated Dealing With The Past interactive workshop in the Senate Chamber at Stormont Buildings, Belfast.
The drama, entitled ‘Lish and Gerry At The Shrine’ is based around two Northern Irish Football legends who crossed the sectarian divide in the 1940s. Elisha Scott was the Protestant manager of Belfast Celtic while Gerry Morgan was Linfield’s Catholic trainer. With the valued support of EU Peace III funding the drama deals with sectarianism in football and touches on several issues that exist in today’s society. Also challenged are some of the stereotypical perceptions surrounding Linfield and Celtic. In spite of their fierce rivalry, the two clubs had a more positive relationship with one another than many realise.
Read more HERE.
LISH AND GERRY AT THE SHRINE | 17 FEBRUARY | STORMONT
The drama, entitled ‘Lish and Gerry At The Shrine’ is based around two Northern Irish Football legends who crossed the sectarian divide in the 1940s. Elisha Scott was the Protestant manager of Belfast Celtic while Gerry Morgan was Linfield’s Catholic trainer. With the valued support of EU Peace III funding the drama deals with sectarianism in football and touches on several issues that exist in today’s society. Also challenged are some of the stereotypical perceptions surrounding Linfield and Celtic. In spite of their fierce rivalry, the two clubs had a more positive relationship with one another than many realise.
Read more HERE.