Monthly Archives: December 2011

Fitzjames Horse Annual Awards 2011: Young Politician Of The Year

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Perhaps the most interesting category. Nominees: Cllr Christopher Stalford    DUP in South Belfast. I kinda like him. Mayor Niall ÓDonnghaile Sinn Féin Mayor of Belfast. Ok he made an eejit of himself but hes young etc etc. Various SDLP Members … Continue reading →

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Fitzjames Horse Annual Awards 2011: Political Family Of The Year.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

This category has been amended to reflect the fact that we have fewer “Couples” actively involved in Politics. One of the Parsleys has retired from Politics. And we now really have one prominent Robinson. The nominees. Nigel Dodds MP North … Continue reading →

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Fitzjames Horse Annual Awards 2011: Politician Of The Year

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Really only nomination. Alasdair McDonnell MP MLA. New Leader of SDLP. Congrats Alasdair.

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Fitzjames Horse Annual Awards 2011: Journalist Of The Year

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

The nominations. Stephen Nolan……..BBC Radio Ulster……ruled ineligible. Martina Purdy………BBC………………a woman not afraid about climbing on a table (to get a better view at SDLP Conference) despite the handicap of a tight black suit and high heels. Love that accent too. … Continue reading →

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Fitzjames Horse Annual Awards 2011: Green Politician Of The Year

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Only two nominations. Clare Bailey Green Party. Sammy Wilson MP MLA….DUP Minister of Finance. Hotly and evenly contested Award. And the winner is ……….Clare Bailey. Congratulations Clare.    

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Fitzjames Horse Annual Awards 2011: Comedian Of The Year

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

The nominations are: Jake O’Kane…… Tim McGarry…… Pat Ramsey MLA……SDLP…….Foyle An easy choice for the Judges (me). The basic requirement of a Comedian is that they should make people laugh. As only one of the above has ever done this … Continue reading →

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Outreach And Outrage

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

For the second successive week Sinn Féin are having a bad time. Martina Anderson MLA is the Sinn Féin Junior Minister in the Department of the First/Deputy First Minister. She combines this with being her Partys spokesperson on Outreach to the … Continue reading →

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TV Reviews: The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, The Middle.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I love Television comedy. Especially American TV Comedy. Over fifty years ago, I was watching Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko…………Car 54 Where Are You?………and I graduated thru the Dick Van Dyke Show, B*witched, Mary Tyler Moore (heavy sigh), Rhoda, MASH, Rowan … Continue reading →

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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 3 (Tuesday)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Another quiet day. Steven Nott is the man who “discovered” the insecure nature of cell phones and believes that when he approached newspapers and even Chris Choi of ITN about what he saw as a “consumer” issue, they downplayed it. … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Three Churches (RTE “Would You Believe?”)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Mick Peelo is Irelands leading Religion journalist/broadcaster. RTE showed the first of a two parter (in their “Would You Believe?” series) made by Peelo on the condition of the Irish Catholic Church in 2011. The programme featured how three churches/parishes were … Continue reading →

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