To Live, to Love, to Laugh, to Dance Again...

In this special extra edition of The Commission Files, Will Leitch meets Alan McBride. Alan appeared on many news outlets in Autumn 2023 as people marked the 30th anniversary of the Shankill Bombing which killed ten people.  He's well-known in Northern Ireland for his work with the Wave Trauma Centre, as a peacebuilder and a voice for people affected by "The Troubles".

In that bombing, Alan lost his young wife Sharon.  He tells Will his story.  How, as a young Christian man, a father and widower, he went through every emotion imaginable.  Grief, anger, and despair.  Curiosity, resolve, love and hope.

Take a listen now, for Alan says the season for giving interviews is over.  This is his story, one last time.


*A shorter version of this interview first appeared on the podcast "Inspired to Act" from Thrive Ireland.  Special thanks to Thrive's Director Diane Holt for allowing us to play this interview in full. 

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