Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

I Am Not Obsessed With Alliance Party……

Posted on May 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am not obsessed with the Alliance Party……I just hate the bastards. It is not rocket science. They are a bunch of unprincipled parasites. And it is hardly my fault that I am the only living person who knows this. … Continue reading →

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It’s Civil Rights….Stupid!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting that todays headline in the News Letter (no of course I didnt buy it” has Nigel Dodds MP (DUP for North Belfast) having a rant about the SDLP losing its moral compass and pandering to the “dissident republicans”. For … Continue reading →

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Journalists…..You Have To Laugh

Posted on May 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Sometimes the only response is Laughter. A top man at RTE agonises about his own staff….the “1,800 collateral victims” of the Father Reynolds Libel Case. So let’s get this straight. A man was lied about and described as a paedophile. … Continue reading →

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Armagh-Down

Posted on May 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I was at St Pauls GAA Club in Lurgan tonight. A very good crowd watching Armagh play Down in a match to mark the Official Opening/Blessing of the St Pauls Pitch. The score was (I think) Down 5-8 Armagh 1-10. … Continue reading →

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Oor Wullie…Still A Victim

Posted on May 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Although I knew people who died as a result of the Troubles…old school friends, neighbours, colleagues and attended several funerals, I cannot claim to be a victim. No family member died. I therefore often wonder how I would have reacted … Continue reading →

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Olympic Update

Posted on May 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Another Qualifier. Andrzej Jezierski (and I hope I have spelt that right) has qualified in Canoeing. He is Polish-born and living in Ireland for some years.

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Constituency Offices…#8 Michaela Boyle MLA

Posted on May 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Difficult to really pin down the Sinn Féin office in Strabane to just one person but I have “allocated” the office to Michaela Boyle MLA because Strabane is her “patch.    The first view of the office is from the … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#7 Joe Byrne MLA

Posted on May 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Strabane today in the constituency of West Tyrone.  The offices of Joe Byrne SDLP MLA for West Tyrone. A terraced house in a square. The bay window advertises “A Night at the Races” a fundraising event tomorrow night. There is a … Continue reading →

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Busy Day For The Bus Pass

Posted on May 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

At 9am this morning, I was heading for Derry and arrived there about 10.45am. Actually the journey was a bit disappointing. I thought I might be going thru such towns as Castledawson and Maghera but Park & Ride “bus stops” are … Continue reading →

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Ulster (Rugby) Is The New Norn Iron (Football)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Way back in the 1960s, I attended a few football matches at Windsor Park. In my defence, I was much too younf to understand the significance of it all and anyway the mid 1960s was kinda peaceful. I was on … Continue reading →

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