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Author Archives: fitzjameshorse
Olympic Update
Three more qualifiers. Ger Owens/Scott Flanigan (Sailing) Katie Taylor (Boxing).
The Austerity Referendum
In Dublin yesterday, I took some photographs of the posters around Henry Street and Talbot Street. By my non-scientific reckoning, “No” posters outnumbered “Yes” posters by about four to one. Balancing this is the fact that the three traditionally main … Continue reading
The Judge And The Redhead. Guest Post by “Sammy McNally”
Forget the West End playhouses. The best theatre in London is now to be found in the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. And there have been some absolutely superb matinee performances.Ranging from the self effacing Hugh Grant playing … Continue reading
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MLA Constituency Offices…#6 Dolores Kelly MLA
The most striking feature of the constituency office of SDLP Deputy Leader Dolores Kelly is the absence of the letters “MLA”. The window shows photographs of Ms Kelly and the (only) two SDLP councillors on Craigavon Council. A poster in … Continue reading
MLA Constituency Offices…#5 John O’Dowd MLA
In strictness, this is a Sinn Féin “Assembly Office” rather than the office of John O’Dowd. Situated in a house in the “nationalist” area of North Street, it is named for Sheena Campbell who had been the Sinn Féin candidate … Continue reading
MLA Constituency Offices…#4 Stephen Moutray MLA
Stephen Moutray’s Lurgan DUP Office is directly opposite that of Sam Gardiner, the UUP MLA. Unlike the Bangor offices of Stephen Agnew and Stephen Farry, this office highlights the fact that it is a “DUP Advice Centre”. Although Moutray takes … Continue reading
MLA Constituency Offices…#3 Samuel Gardiner MLA
Sam Gardiner’s office is in the main street of Lurgan. Noteworthy features here are a blue sign indicating help for a number of disability issues. And a poster for the “Balmoral Review”. The window is quite eye-catching. A portrait of … Continue reading
Bringing Back “Civil Rights”
About a month ago, I wrote that the upcoming decade of centenaries is actually a decade featuring a lot of “Fiftieth Anniversaries”…….notably of the Civil Rights movement, the start of the Troubles and the formation of the SDLP. I have … Continue reading
Olympic Update
Colin Griffin (Athletics) has joined the list of Qualifiers.
Olympic Update
Two more qualifiers…..Eoin Rheinisch & Hannah Craig (Canoeing Slalom)
Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 