Monthly Archives: November 2012

Strabane Branch SDLP

Posted on November 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The Dan McAreavey Trophy is awarded annually to the SDLP Party member who has made a  significant contribution to the Party. The winner is announced just before the Party Leader’s speech. This year it was a joint award……..honouring an Individual … Continue reading →

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Fergus Gets Recognised

Posted on November 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The Dan McAreavey Trophy is awarded annually to the SDLP Party member who has made a  significant contribution to the Party. The winner is announced just before the Party Leader’s speech. This year it was a joint award……..honouring an Individual … Continue reading →

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James McClean …….Poppy

Posted on November 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So it turned out that this year’s great Poppy Day Controversy was not even in Norn Iron. It was in Goodison Park where Everton FC were hosting Sunderland AFC (and James McClean from Derry). The Manchester United Fan Site (Red … Continue reading →

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“You Cant Win Anything With Kids”?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

SDLP Conference 2012. It is odd that other weblogs are concentrating on speeches made by Dolores Kelly and Alasdair McDonnell. They are as usual completely missing the big story. And I did openly state on another website that what happens … Continue reading →

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SDLP Conference…How Was It For You?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Always difficult to comment on SDLP Conference. There might seem some special pleading of the “well he would say that….wouldnt he?” if I say that it was pretty good. Of course the whole purpose and stage management of a modern … Continue reading →

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Dolores Kelly

Posted on November 10, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A big thank you to Dolores Kelly MLA who took me home last night from the SDLP Conference. On way home, I asked her if she would send me a copy of her speech and she kindly let me have … Continue reading →

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This Blog Is Going “International”

Posted on November 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

In early February next year…..I will be heading off to the United States. A friend has invited me to speak to her classes in a series on…………Conflict Resolution. Very excited about this. But it means I have to “up my … Continue reading →

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Four More Years

Posted on November 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

It is 3.10pm…..I am exhausted. I stayed up until 6am. I am getting too old for this. I remember the days when I stayed up all night for American Elections and was still able to go out to school, university … Continue reading →

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I Should Not Mock Slugger O’Toole

Posted on November 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

My Auntie Sheila was right. If you mock something ….it happens to you. “Mocking is catching”. So I have kinda been skeptical about Stratagem O’Toole’s Digital Lunch. You’d never get me doing that. Cept that around 2am, I was on … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Game…The Second Half

Posted on November 5, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Several great games of football this week (including Reading 5 Arsenal 7 and Chelsea 5 Manchester United 4) and yet it has been a bad week for Football. The Clattenburg Affair is not going to go away. Chelsea FC have made … Continue reading →

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