Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

The Yanks Are Coming

Posted on January 31, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting to see Congressman Brendan Boyle from Philadelphia on Channel 4 News. He was concerned about the effects of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement.   He is one of the rising stars in the Democratic Party. His brother is … Continue reading →

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Nationalist Re-Alignment 1968-73 (and 2019)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

As splits and mergers (aka Nationalist Re-Alignment) is all fashion in 2019, I thought I would reach back into the memory bank and point out that this has happened before…crucially at the 1969 “Crossroads Election”…which reached some kinda conclusion (for … Continue reading →

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Fitzjames Horse Rides Again!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

I may be a cynical battle-scarred old veteran but sometimes it seems right to take up the fight again. I honestly dont know whats going on with SDLP. But I feel angry.

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A Coup at Slugger O’Toole?

Posted on November 10, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

I am not sure what is happening at Slugger O’Toole. A few days ago, I posted a one-sentence comment on a thread about Leo Varadkar. I suggested that in negotiating with the British on BREXIT he was trying to avenge Michael … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Really A Return …But

Posted on November 10, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

I check into this Blog every so often. It still surprises me that after several months of being dormant, the Blog gets a lot of views. I thought you might like to know what I have been up to in … Continue reading →

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

…that the Good Friday Agreement was signed. 10th April 1998. It seems like yesterday but it is actually closer to one third of my life. Good Friday just happened to be the day that it was signed. There were intense … Continue reading →

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“What We Need Is A Great Big Melting Pot”

Posted on April 3, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

….”big enough to hold the world and all its got. Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more. Turn out coffee coloured people by the score” Perhaps I am not the only person here who was a 17 year … Continue reading →

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I Might Have Become A Yoorpeen

Posted on March 28, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

I think I am now a Yoorpeen (European). God Bless Yoorp. You might think that when I voted for BREXIT that I was not really acting in a way that was pro-Yoorp. But I think that voting BREXIT is the … Continue reading →

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The Wisest Sage On Slugger O’Toole

Posted on March 25, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

Sometimes I dont think I fully appreciate the wisdom of Brian Walker, probably the wisest contributor on Slugger O’Toole. The ex-BBC man is not a nationalist. But he knows more about nationalists than I do. I know this because….. The … Continue reading →

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Not Speaking Ill Of The Dead

Posted on March 23, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

Two posts on Slugger O’Toole this week which seem to eulogise the life (or at least the later life) of Sean O’Callaghan. Of course it is wrong to speak ill of the Dead…but maybe there are limits to how much … Continue reading →

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