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Bombay Street, Belfast

Posted on February 26, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Photograps taken in Bombay Street, Belfast in February 2012.

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Capital Assets Transfer Seminar………What Was That All About?

Posted on February 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Yesterday I attended a seminar at the Farset International House…on Capital Assets Transfer. It was first notified last week on the “Slugger O’Toole” website and I was susprised that such a relatively obscure subject was given such weight. Unusually in … Continue reading →

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Cliff Michelmore

Posted on February 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Just had a very strange dream about Cliff Michelmore, the long retired BBC man.

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Ranger Danger!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Glasgow Rangers were beaten 1-0 by Kilmarnock on Saturday. This is the least of Rangers’ worries. Nor will it concern Rangers that Glasgow Celtic won 5-0 yesterday. For just last weekend, Rangers were four points behind Celtic in the Scottish … Continue reading →

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Bangor And Back For A “Bob” 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I have of course been in Bangor several times in recent years but my visit on Friday was specifically to observe how much or little had changed. I never like visiting by car. The dual carriageway around Holywood is difficult if … Continue reading →

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Bangor And Back For A “Bob” 1962

Posted on February 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The headline comes from a much quoted advertising poster which advertised day trips by rain to the seaside town of Bangor which is 12 miles east from Belfast. …on the southern shore of Belfast Lough. Well it was much quoted … Continue reading →

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Alex “Hurricane” Higgins

Posted on February 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Several years ago, I was walking out of Tescos (or Crazy Prices as it might have been then) on the Lisburn Road, when a man politely stepped back to let me pass. He had a slightly bowed head, an almost apologetic … Continue reading →

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“The Village” Donegall Road, Belfast

Posted on February 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Our car was serviced on the Boucher Road in Belfast yesterday. I took the opportunity of strolling around The Village area. This of course is the area in which a young Catholic youth was beaten up about six weeks ago. … Continue reading →

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Hey Diddly Dee…A (Belfast) Actors Life For Me

Posted on February 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Following on from the blog I just wrote about Irish actors, I just wanted to add something about “Belfast” actors. In the 1970s, I used to regularly lunch in a  small restaurant in central Belfast…basically a “greasy spoon”. Every Thursday … Continue reading →

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Hey Diddly Dee…An (Irish) Actor’s Life For Me

Posted on February 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Last week I began a draft a blog on specifically Belfast actors and unfortunately it has been overtaken by events. Last weekend Dublin actor David Kelly (82) died. I first came across David Kelly in the early 1960s. He had a … Continue reading →

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