People
Our patrons and board
The Board of MOTAP, its Patrons and Friends, reflect the diverse strands of Northern Irish society. This is in line with our vision: to present multiple perspectives on our recent troubled past, drawing on the best available scholarship; to strengthen the achievements of the Peace Process; and to provide a venue for reflection and peace-building stretching into the future.
Patrons
Mary Robinson
First woman President of Ireland; former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Chair of The Elders.
Professor Fearghal McGarry
Professor of Modern Irish History, Queen's University Belfast.
Lord Robin Eames
Anglican bishop and life peer; former Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh.
Rita Duffy
Artist. Works held in the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Imperial War Museum, London.
Sir George & Lady Gwynneth Bain
Sir George was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, 1998–2004.
Denis Bradley
Journalist and former priest; founder member of the Bogside Community Association; former Vice-Chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
Mark Devenport
Journalist and broadcaster; former BBC Northern Ireland Political Editor, Ireland Correspondent and UN Correspondent.
Barry Douglas CBE
International concert pianist; Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland.
Board
Terrence Brannigan
Chair — Chair of Tourism Northern Ireland; former Chair of the Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation; founder of Connected Health Limited.
Peter McCloskey
Treasurer — Chartered Accountant; former finance director at PwC; Treasurer of Belfast Hills Partnership.
Ed Petersen
Secretary — Coordinator of Clonard Monastery's Peace & Reconciliation Ministry; Chair of Forthspring Inter Community Group.
Dominic McCullough
Director of the Strategic Funding Division (formerly the EU Division), NI Department of Finance.
Prof. Catherine Clinton
Denman Chair and Professor of American History, University of Texas at San Antonio; historical adviser on Spielberg's Lincoln.
Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk
Senior Lecturer and Programme Director, MSc Advanced Architectural Design, Queen's University Belfast.
Prof. John Morison
Professor of Jurisprudence, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast.
Consultants & facilitators
Dr Irene Boada Montagut
Consultant and facilitator — radio and TV presenter, Barcelona; Northern Ireland correspondent for Spanish media; founder member of the Museum of the Troubles and Peace and of the cross-community group Children of the Troubles; member of the Holyland Regeneration Group.