Monthly Archives: April 2015

Poster Boys & Girls…#8 Gearóid Ó hEára (Sinn Féin)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Derry City 8th April. Gearóid Ó hEára (Sinn Féin candidate in Foyle)”. This poster is beside the Ulsterbus Station near the Guild Hall.

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Niall Ó Donnghaile

Posted on April 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I have a lot of time for Cllr Niall Ó Donnghaile, the former Mayor of Belfast …he is I believe the youngest ever Mayor and he deserves credit for at least making one seat in East Belfast comparatively safe for … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#7 Mark Durkan (SDLP).

Posted on April 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Derry City yesterday. Mark Durkan, outgoing SDLP MP for Foyle. This poster of Mark (a Manchester United supporter), who had a Q & A Session with young people yesterday is outside the Ulsterbus Station. The Guild Hall is in the background.

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“You Know Nothing Jon Snow”

Posted on April 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Full marks to Kit Harrington, the actor who plays Jon Snow on “Game Of Thrones”, the fantasy HBO series, much of which is made in and around Belfast. Most of the cast …when prompted…have spoken about the people and scenery … Continue reading →

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Upper Class Twits Of The Year Fly Into Belfast

Posted on April 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

OK ….so I said that the British Conservative Party do not put up candidates in Norn Iron. And it turns out they are actually standing in SIXTEEN of the eighteen constituencies. Perhaps it would be churlish to point out that … Continue reading →

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“Sister” Parties & “Girlfriend” Parties

Posted on April 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

“You should support the British Labour Party…your sister Party” they say. “You should support the Irish Labour Party…your sister Party” they say. I daresay they are only half-right. Family of sorts. And I daresay we would support them. If Joan Burton … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Ireland

Posted on April 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Breithlá Shona, Ireland.

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Poster Boys & Girls…#6 Alban Maginness (SDLP)

Posted on April 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Saturday 4th April 2015. Glengormley. Thanks to my (free travel) Translink Pass…a bus ride from Belfast for a walk around Glengormley. Quite a surprise to see so many SDLP posters for North Belfast candidate, Alban Maginness. Beginning (amusingly) at Clifton … Continue reading →

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Je Suis Kenyan Christian Student

Posted on April 5, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So …back in January…Islamist extremists murdered French cartoonists and journalists in Paris. The Victims had committed the grievous offence of insulting Islam. Let me be clear that I dont like being gratuitously offensive to anything that people hold dear. Yes … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#5 Nigel Dodds (DUP)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Glengormley Main Street 4th April 2015. Nigel Dodds (outgoing DUP MP for North Belfast). I have already seen Dodds posters on Crumlin Road but could not take a photograph.

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