Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 3 (Monday)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

A quiet day. Alec Owens, former Investigator with the Information Commission is going thru spreadsheets taken from Private Investigator Steve Whittamore in Operation Motorman in 2003. It has been Owens contention last week that there was no prosecutions of journalists … Continue reading →

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New SDLP Representatives Announced

Posted on December 5, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

A key part of Alasdair McDonnell’s SDLP Leadership Campaign….was his plan to make the SDLP “battle ready” with SDLP representatives appointed to fill gaps in the Partys strength and give the Party a visible presence in places where it was … Continue reading →

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Sean Rogers MLA Elect

Posted on December 5, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Sean Rogers has been selected by SDLP in South Down to be co-opted into the Stormont Assembly to replace Magaret Ritchie who will now be concentrating on her role as Member of Westminster Parliament. Seemingly 239 people voted in the … Continue reading →

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Cant We All Just Get Along………….For Christmas?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Over two thousand people watched the first live Belfast City Council meeting on the Internet last night. Sinn Féin were probably a bit nervous about it as the Mayor Niall Ó Donnghaile (26) was going to be roasted over his … Continue reading →

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Censorship On Slugger O’Toole

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Andy Pollak from the Centre of Cross-Border Studies in Armagh posted a piece on Slugger O’Toole yesterday “Why are Irish researchers so uninterested in North-South cooperation?” About 8.30am today, I saw a reply from a fellow Sluggerite and posted a … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Clarkson…Sack Him!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I have never cared much for Jeremy Clarkson or his “Top Gear” motoring programme. A load of petrol heads drooling over camshafts and gearboxes is not my idea of fun. Clarkson has emerged from this niche market into general TV presenting … Continue reading →

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Part Of The Union…On Strike In Belfast

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

My wife persuaded me to join her on the Picket Line today. She is a social worker and Unison member. So off to Belfast. Good to see Alex Attwood and Brian Heading of the SDLP out supporting the workers. Also … Continue reading →

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Belfast Mayor Makes Eejit Of Himself

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

In the summer….Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Féin) succeeded fellow Republican Pat Convery (SDLP) as Mayor of Belfast and as he is only 25 years old was hailed as the new face of Sinn Féin. Niall has had a run of … Continue reading →

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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 2 (Wednesday)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

In some ways todays Leveson Inquiry was low key. The biggest news of the day was the one day strike by public service workers and there was a feeling of anti-climax after the evidence of Paul McMullan, which can politely … Continue reading →

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