HISTORY of ICR

ICR is the new name for an organisation that has conducted a number of significant pieces of research under other names in the past.

Templegrove Action Research (1994-96) conducted a two-year investigation into segregation and population movement in Derry Londonderry and organised a series of public discussions on sectarian division immediately after the 1994 ceasefires.

The Cost of the Troubles Study (1996-99) compiled and analysed a database of all deaths due to the conflict from 1969 onwards, conducted a survey of the population of Northern Ireland to examine their experience of the Troubles and the effects it has had on them. The project produced several publications, a touring exhibition and a video.

Community Conflict Impact on Children (1999-2001) conducted in-depth interviews and a survey of young people in Northern Ireland, organised conferences in South Africa and Northern Ireland and the visit to Northern Ireland by the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative of with responsibility for Children and Armed Conflict.

Several Publications are available from each ot the above projects.