Monthly Archives: April 2012

Ian Parsley …Ooops He Did It Again

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Ian Parsley (described on Wikipedia as a “politician, business man and linguist”) fought the 2009 European Election for Alliance Party. In 2010 he was fighting for UUP_UCFNPU (or whatever) at Westminster, before being a Conservative Party member. Having canvassed in … Continue reading →

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Interesting Thread On Slugger O’Toole-Stratagem

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

An interesting thread…..or more accurately a potentially interesting thread has been developing over at Slugger’s place where the peerless Mick Fealty initiated a conversation “For Nationalists Only” ……”Whats Great About Living in the United Kingdom”. A reasonable enough question and … Continue reading →

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Culloden 16th April 1746

Posted on April 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

On 16th April 1746, the Jacobite Rebellion ended in the Battle of Culloden and the subsequent massacre of Highland men women and children by Hanoverian forces under the command of Duke of Cumberland. No British regiment has Culloden on its … Continue reading →

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Not So Grand National

Posted on April 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

On Saturday……..being a loyal SDLP member I picked OrganisedConfusion for the Grand National. I choose political parties better than I choose horses. The Grant National is something more than a horse race. It is an institution in Britain and Ireland. A … Continue reading →

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“Nearer My God To Thee”?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

According to legend, the hymn “Nearer My God To Thee” was played by musicians on the Titanic as it sank. It is probably true. And impossible (even thru a TV screen) not to get a little bit emotional to hear … Continue reading →

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Dr Joe Hendron….SDLP Youth Conference

Posted on April 15, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

My wife first met Dr Joe Hendron in the 1960s. Her family were patients and she remembers him with great affection. I first met Dr Joe Hendron in May 1973 when I joined the SDLP. He was Chair of Falls … Continue reading →

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John McCallister…SDLP Youth Conference

Posted on April 15, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am not usually a big fan of SDLP paying too much attention to “other voices”. At SDLP Annual Conference 2010, SDLP members were treated to a critique from (among others) Duncan Morrow, Rev Norman Hamilton and (God save us!) … Continue reading →

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RMS Lusitania Centenary?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There appears to be something of a backlash to the way that the media is treating the Titanic Centenary. Hand out enough access to enough journalists and you get a favourable press. That is after all how Journalism works. Ask … Continue reading →

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Republic of Ireland…84% Catholic

Posted on April 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Although you wont see it mentioned much on anti-Catholic, hibernophobic websites, a statistic from the preliminary results of the 2011 Republic of Ireland Census shows that the population, the biggest in the “26 counties” since before the Famine in the … Continue reading →

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Shock As Man Makes Boat Race Interesting

Posted on April 8, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Thank you Trenton Oldfield. “THE Boat Race” between Oxford University and Cambridge University is actually just “A Boat Race” between Oxford University and Cambridge University. While many of the rowere have been or are top class athletes, most are not … Continue reading →

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