Good craic last night at the SDLP Youth Quiz Night in Belfast.

My team, “Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell & Cheryl Cole” finished joint third. Unfortunately we were beaten in the play off for third prize.

The paparazzi snap Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell at SDLP Quiz Night. Louis Walsh disappeared at this point as he is publicity-shy.

Interesting to note that SDLP has a lot of very youthful members. And much money raised in advance of the upcoming SDLP Youth Conference. There is a definite spring in the step of SDLP members at the minute. And God knows the SDLP have had few happy occasions in the past few years. Has the Party turned the corner? Well I have asked this question before and there is still a way to go. The key thing is that Sinn Féin and Alliance-Rowntree have lost some credibility and LUCK tends to play a part in politics. Sinn Féin and Alliance-Rowntree have just stopped being lucky.

Quiz Master Fearghal McKinney did a great job last night. The prizes were amazing. …even though we did not actually win any. Met a few people who actually read this blog and Slugger O’Toole-Stratagem. Definitely heartened that people took the time to say how much they enjoy reading stuff that I write.