Series to remind us of absurdity of violence

It is ironic but deeply valuable that the majority of the books and films, irrespective of source, dealing with the North’s Troubles have a common theme.

Everything from Jim Sheridan’s The Boxer from 1997 to Seamus Mallon’s wonderful memoir, A Shared Home Space, from Anna Burns’ Booker winner Milkman to Paul Brady’s The Island, has a clear view of the pointless absurdity of violence.