Monthly Archives: July 2014

G’wan Gladys …Ya Gerl Ya!

Posted on July 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

A little known fact about me is that I used to run the odd Marathon…but mostly Half Marathons and 10kms. So best wishes to Gladys Ganiel O’Neill who not only happens to be the author of a lot of blogs … Continue reading →

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Taking The Derry Air

Posted on July 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Just returned from a very pleasant few days in Derry..with a cross-county excursion into County Donegal. I like Derry. Effectively, it is a city made by SDLP. I make no apology for saying that. I rarely visited Derry in the … Continue reading →

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Feile: West Belfast Festival…The Wild Geese

Posted on July 22, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most interesting (for me) discussions during An Feile will be a lecture on The Wild Geese….the Irish regiments who fought in European armies before and after the Treaty of Limerick 1692. There was along established tradition of … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading

Posted on July 20, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I suppose I should read this. B & Q have a stall, selling books. All proceeds to Children In Need.

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James Garner RIP

Posted on July 20, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I am very sorry to learn of the death of James Garner. One of my favourite actors. He played Brett Maverick…one of the young actors in the Warner Brothers TV Westerns. Maverick (Garner and Jack Kelly), Cheyenne (Clint Walker), Bronco … Continue reading →

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Helpless In Gaza

Posted on July 19, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Israel-Palestine is a subject I have avoided for years. For a serious newspaper columnist or a humble Blogger, its a thankless task to try and analyse that particular conflict. History is about “nuance” and the partisans of Israel and Palestine … Continue reading →

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Stamps Commemorating First World War

Posted on July 18, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

In Dublin today. I saw this outside the Philatelic Bureau at the General Post Office. These stamps will be issued next week.

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Kincora…Nearer To The Truth?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Kincora…is a story that hangs over Norn Iron like a cloud. It is one of those “even the dogs in the street know” stories. The story is well known and the REAL story…is the subject of Speculation. Kincora was a … Continue reading →

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Féile…West Belfast Festival

Posted on July 15, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So Féile starts in two weeks. The West Belfast Festival. On 9th August 1971, Internment Without Trial was introduced. That night, the Ballymurphy Massacre took place. For some years afterwards, the anniversary was marked by often intense rioting in West … Continue reading →

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And Now For Some Orange Culture

Posted on July 14, 2014 by fitzjameshorse
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