Yearly Archives: 2012

So……Martin McGuinness

Posted on June 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I kinda feel sorry for Martin McGuinness. If he had refused to meet Mrs Windsor, he would have been criticised by unionists and lets get alongerists. If he had agreed to meet her, then the same people would have gloated. … Continue reading →

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The Angela Merkel Flag

Posted on June 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So the Irish team didnt exactly set the Euros on fire. But at least the fans did some good. The famous Angela Merkel flag sold for E16,000 on RTE Radio 2 and a further E5,000 was raised. And the money … Continue reading →

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Sport And War

Posted on June 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So………Germany 4 Greece 2 George Orwell thought that Sport was like War without the shooting. And Cuban baseball, Russian basketball, American ice hockey and East German athletics have been used as weapons during what we used to call The Cold … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#10 Dominic Bradley MLA

Posted on June 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Dominic Bradley SDLP MLA  has offices in Armagh and Newry. The Armagh office is situated at Cathedral Road. It was closed (lunchtime yesterday). Essentially there are two kinds of “Constituency Office”. One is styled as an office (in this case) or … Continue reading →

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SDLP Conference -Economy

Posted on June 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

 The latest in a line of SDLP special conferences/seminars took place in Armagh yesterday. Previous conferences have taken place under the radar but this one was arguably the most high profile. It may look from the outside that not much … Continue reading →

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No Fools Pardon For Jimmy Carr?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I dont suppose Jimmy Carr welcomes the spotlight now on him. It is unlikely that he thought his tax affairs would be a subject that David Cameron would address. Yet my memory is long. Max Wall was a famous comedian … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Dodger

Posted on June 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Comedy is a strange thing. I remember the 1960s….Arthur Askey, Tommy Trinder and Ted Ray. I remember the 1970s and the racist/sexist “humour” of Bernard Manning, George Roper and Stan Boardman. I remember the 1980s and the alternative comedy of … Continue reading →

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Loughinisland

Posted on June 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Much to the annoyance of LetsGetAlongerists and supporters of IFA-Land, the Irish team at the European Championships wore black armbands as a mark of respect to the six Irish supporters murdered by the UVF terrorists in 1994. Of course the … Continue reading →

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International Eucharistic Congress

Posted on June 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

 My views on the International Eucharistic Congress are somewhat mixed and although I was in Dublin three times last week…I feel my original opinions somewhat refined (distorted?) by last nights excellent RTE “Would You Believe” Special presented by the peerless … Continue reading →

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Married Priests? Women Priests?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The darkest day in the History of the English Catholic Church was in 1993 when Ann Widdecombe and John Selwyn Gummer left the Anglican Church and became Catholics…..mostly over the ordination of women. Neither …..as Ministers in Thatchers Government struck … Continue reading →

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