# Event Details - **Event Name**: Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: An evening of conversation with investigative journalist Tommy Greene about the long term mismanagement, degradation & future of Lough NeaghAbout this EventThis is one of the festival's Pay What You Can events.Join Involve for an evening of conversation with Tommy Greene, an investigative journalist whose forthcoming book Troubled Waters is an account of what has driven Lough Neagh’s long term mismanagement and degradation and what its future might hold.An evening of conversation with investigative journalist Tommy Greene, about the long term mismanagement, degradation and future of Lough Neagh.Tommy will be joined by civic leaders for a session exploring power, protest and participation in moments of ecological crisis. Drawing on past and present struggles, the discussion will ask what democracy demands now, and what courage looks like in the context of Lough Neagh.A moderated dialogue with the audience will open the conversation out, before moving into a relaxed storytelling session with local Seanachaí (the Irish term for a traditional storyteller and historian) Jim Conway. We will close the day with an invitation to stay involved, a naming of next steps in the Lough Neagh Assembly conversation, and a short collective ritual of hope.This event follows . https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/04377290-f4c6-11f0-b1e4-475f0e34b788-rimg-w1200-h560-dc000000-gmir.png - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/listening-to-the-lough-evening-stories-struggle-and-democratic-futures/100001980770989350 - **Event Categories**: festivals, art, fine-arts, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 21.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Belfast - **state**: NI - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Crescent Arts Centre - **lat**: 54.5877778 - **long**: -5.9352778 - **full address**: Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/db90e84045d452d06342f1b35e3014fd66f790f2e8e48ae843efa805cbc05015-rimg-w1200-h900-dc4b5d2f-gmir.jpg?v=1768779223 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures being held? - **A:** Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures takes place on Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures? - **A:** Tickets for Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures are priced at GBP 22 per person. 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