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SDLP Youth Conference: The Campbells Are Coming

Posted on April 29, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

There are two images from the SDLP Youth Conference in Derry that I will not easily forget. One is Gregory Campbell…fairly outspoken DUP MP for East Derry walking into An Culturlann and the second image is the collective double-take of … Continue reading →

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For Those Of You Who Like Weddings

Posted on April 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Strange thing….in Derry yesterday…I was taking some photographs in the Bogside and I saw a young woman in a wedding dress walk past the famous mural of Che Guevara. Nothing really unusual in that. My assumption was that she had … Continue reading →

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Ireland Is A Real Place (Written 2006)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

How Far Does The Case of Ireland demonstrate that an essential part of nationalism is remembering and forgetting? There is a cliché that the Irish forget nothing in history and the English remember nothing in history. It is no less … Continue reading →

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SDLP Youth Conference: Panel Discussion

Posted on April 27, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting Panel Discussion about which I might blog tomorrow. Pretty tired tonight. Michael Copeland MLA (UUP …East Belfast), Joe McHugh TD (FG…Donegal North East), Gregory Campbell MP (DUP…East L*****derry), Daniel Wray McCrossan (SDLP Executive member Strabane) Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP…South … Continue reading →

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SDLP Youth Conference

Posted on April 27, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Some photographs from SDLP Youth Conference. The seemingly empty chairs are the Belfast delegation who had just arrived and were getting accredited at back of Culturlann.  Colum Eastwood MLA  Mark Durkan MP  Patsy McGlone MLA

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The Irish Way Of Death

Posted on April 26, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

The rituals of Death and Funerals are something I never really understood until January 1986, when my own father died. I never really appreciated that extending a hand and saying “I am sorry for your loss” could actually help. Having … Continue reading →

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Stat Attack

Posted on April 26, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Some interesting statistics from this Blog. Over the weekend a milestone will be reached in terms of “Views”. But coincidently the weekend should also show that the ” Views” for the First four months of 2013 will exceed the total … Continue reading →

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Brass Neck And “No Neck”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I dont of course buy newspapers. That kinda thing only encourages “journalists” but I am indebted to a small restaurant in County Tyrone for the complimentary copy of ” The Sunday Life”. I love Norn Iron Sunday papers as they … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Stratagem!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Breithla Shona to all my friends at Stratagem. Fifteen years old. How on Earth did we get along without them? They had a wee party at somewhere called The MAC which is one of those new fancy places in the … Continue reading →

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“I Promise To Pay The Bearer”

Posted on April 23, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am…despite the accusation of  a leading Manchester City fan and LetsGetAlongerist…a very even-tempered man. Indeed, apart from a few Victor Meldrew years, in my early fifties, it takes a lot for me to get into “wee pointy head” mode. … Continue reading →

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