Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

Three Co-Options And An Election

Posted on May 11, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

So congratulations to Sian Mulholland, Stormont’s newest MLA. co-opted by Alliance to replace Patricia O’Lynn in North Antrim. Ms Mulholland has had and is having an interesting career. Previously Sian O’Neill, she is a former caseworker for Naomi Long. She … Continue reading →

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So Farewell Patricia O’Lynn MLA (Alliance Party)

Posted on May 11, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

Sadly Dr Patricia O’Lynn is the first member of the Stormont Assembly elected in twelve months ago to resign. I wish her well. Dr O;Lynn has served the people of North Antrim for ten months. She is taking up an … Continue reading →

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Alliance Party: The Non-Candidates

Posted on May 11, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

Spare a thought today for two Alliance Party members who will not be on a ballot paper next week. Mimi Unamoyo was nominated for the Balmoral DEA. She is a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo. I wish her well. … Continue reading →

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The Execution Of Charles I…1/32 Scale

Posted on May 6, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

One of my nerdy hobbies is buying unpainted plastic figures and painting them. Sometimes I make dioramas. This is a little diorama …the Execution of Charles I in 1649. The figures are made by an English company called Replicants. The … Continue reading →

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Long To Reign Over…?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

Perhaps the biggest news of 2022 was the death of Elizabeth Windsor, Queen of England. A sad event for her family and of course many English people. Her father George (“George VI”) died in February 1952, a few months before … Continue reading →

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2022 Assembly Election & 1993 Grand National

Posted on January 6, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

I wrote on Tuesday about how the 2022 Assembly Election and the SDLP performance left me grief-stricken. Time is a great healer so I am trying here to look at what actually happened. First of all the facts. There are … Continue reading →

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Back Again? Maybe

Posted on January 3, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

I have not blogged in months. Energy levels are low. And blogging monthly on the Deaths during the Troubles (Decade of Half Centenaries) was depressing …at times at a very personal level. Also the Stormont Election in May was so … Continue reading →

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Decade Of Half Centenaries: Deaths April 1972

Posted on May 31, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

There were maybe 20 Troubles-related deaths in April 1972. British Army: Seven. Two were killed by the (Provisional) IRA and five (including four in Derry) were killed by the Official IRA. Ulster Defence Regiment. One man was found murdered at … Continue reading →

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Derry Girls…What Can I Say?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

Derry Girls (and the Finale) was brilliant.What makes it good is that the jokes that occasionally misfire “three Catholics in the RUC” are compensated by the Politics that always works.A harmless wee comedy? No.It is Subversion.I have never believed in … Continue reading →

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10th May 1952. 10th May 2022.

Posted on May 10, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

I am a very blessed person. I was born into a great family. I helped to create a great family. The family I was born into are all dead. I was actually born in the City Hospital…the “Jubilee” building. Almost … Continue reading →

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