Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

Marching Season

Posted on June 22, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Marching Season has begun. It is that time of the year …mid-June to mid-August….when Orangemen walk about a lot. They do this because 1 It is their British, Protestant and Unionist Culture. Or 2 It annoys Catholics. Or 3 It … Continue reading →

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Right Of Reply: Patrick Corrigan

Posted on June 22, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A few days ago, I posted a bog “A Tale Of Two Corrigans” in which I noted that Patrick Corrigan, top man in local Amnesty International, made a very public speech last Saturday, criticising American record on human rights and … Continue reading →

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Rio De Janeiro….And Belfast

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

At first sight, there is little in common between Riode Janeiro and Belfast. I mean Mardi Gras is hardly the GLorious Twelfth. And the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016 is hardly the World Police and … Continue reading →

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Irish Labour Party Deserves All It Gets

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have no sympathy for the Irish Labour. Nominally a sister Party of the SDLP, it has been remarkably unsupportive of SDLP down the years. I recall a walkout at a 1970s SDLP Conference whenConor Cruise O’Brien …a truly awful … Continue reading →

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LetsGetAlongerist Coup D’Etat?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

With so much talk about no Opposition at Stormont, it strikes me that there is an Opposition OUTSIDE Stormont. A curious combination of Overclass, liberal unionist and letsgetalongerist. Is there not an elite group of overpaid Norn Iron patriots forming … Continue reading →

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Quote Of The Week?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Quote of the Week has to be from Ian James Parsley (still a member of the Alliance Party). Writing in his blog about NI21 (and isnt the batlle between Alliance and NI21 heating up nicely?) Mr Parsley (politician and businessman) … Continue reading →

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John F Kennedy: The Irish Legacy

Posted on June 20, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I was in Dublin last week and picked up the First Day Cover, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Visit of President John F Kennedy to Ireland. I am old enough to remember that visit. It was some forty odd … Continue reading →

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Slugger O’Toole And West Belfast

Posted on June 19, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Is it cos Im from West Belfast? (as Ali G might have said). Slugger O’Toole’s obvious dislike for James Kelly and Mairead Corrigan…couldnt be anything to do with them both being from West Belfast…could it? No …there would need to … Continue reading →

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Slugger O’Toole And Non-Persons

Posted on June 18, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Does Slugger O’Toole, the LetsGetAlongerist message board have a list of people who are are “undesirables”? Probably not …or I would probably be on it. Yet Slugger seems to ignore some people. What harm could James Kelly the veteran journalist … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Corrigans

Posted on June 18, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Here is an odd thing.Yesterday I was looking thru the Amnesty International website when I spotted a blog by Patrick Corrigan, the Amnesty Man in Belfast and occasional contributor to letsgetalongerist website Slugger O’Toole. The blog was actually a text … Continue reading →

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