Monthly Archives: June 2013

FitzjamesHorse On Tour

Posted on June 7, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Taking a short break away from home this weekend. Hopefully there will be a Tinternet connexion.

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NI21 Launch

Posted on June 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

    Pretty big turnout. Nine rows of ten seats. A group of journos and cameras standing to the right.  Group of staffers and volunteers standing to the left in front of curtains which would be drawn apart to reveal … Continue reading →

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Life And Times

Posted on June 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Great excitement over on Slugger O’Toole with the publication of the annual Life and Times Survey. This is like Christmas Day for LetsgetAlongerists as it shows them that despite voting Sinn Fein and SDLP, nationalists are not really nationalists at … Continue reading →

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Ruairi O’Bradaigh

Posted on June 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Most younger people will be unfamiliar with the name Ruairi O’Bradaigh. He died yesterday. He was a familiar figure in the 1970s. The Roscommon schoolteacher was a familiar figure in the 1970s and was often on TV alongside Sean MacStiofain. … Continue reading →

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Breege Meehan

Posted on June 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Former Sinn Fein councillor Breege Meehan has been found guilty of child abuse. The abuse relates to a step-daughter (the child of prominent Ardoyne Republican Martin Meehan). It brings overdue justice to the victim. Sordid business but it has to … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolution Explained By A Nazi

Posted on June 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

If you thought that “Springtime for Hitler” was too far-fetched…think again. Heath Campbell is 40 years old and a Nazi. He lives in New Jersey and so admires the Third Reich that he has given his children Nazi forenames…such as … Continue reading →

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@ And # Is All Crap

Posted on June 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I cant believe that I got a comment on a blog I wrote which simply said “Mark Durkan has not tweeted since 2012”. I am indebted to regular commenter “Factual” for pointing this out because it confirms that Mark is … Continue reading →

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Paddy Wilson RIP

Posted on June 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A declaration…Paddy Wilson was a friend of my father who occasionally visited our house. Elected to the old Stormont Senate in 1969, he was one of the eight founder members of the SDLP a year later. The last occasion that … Continue reading →

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So Then One Of Them Shoved A Gun In My Mouth

Posted on June 4, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

One of the strange things about talking about the Troubles is that we get into that “Troubles According To My Da” (Martin Lynch) territory. Ask any man of say sixty-one (which I coincidently am) about the Troubles and we talk … Continue reading →

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If Political Parties Were Football Clubs….

Posted on June 4, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

In 1998, we had a family holiday in North Wales. One day we went up to Manchester. On another day we went to Liverpool…obviously we went to Old Trafford, Anfield and Goodison Park. The city of Liverpool…I like it. All … Continue reading →

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