Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

Kincora…Nearer To The Truth?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Kincora…is a story that hangs over Norn Iron like a cloud. It is one of those “even the dogs in the street know” stories. The story is well known and the REAL story…is the subject of Speculation. Kincora was a … Continue reading →

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Féile…West Belfast Festival

Posted on July 15, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So Féile starts in two weeks. The West Belfast Festival. On 9th August 1971, Internment Without Trial was introduced. That night, the Ballymurphy Massacre took place. For some years afterwards, the anniversary was marked by often intense rioting in West … Continue reading →

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And Now For Some Orange Culture

Posted on July 14, 2014 by fitzjameshorse
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If It’s The Fourteenth…It Must Be The Thirteenth.

Posted on July 14, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So welcome to Monday 14th July 2014. Or as we call it here the Thirteenth. The Twelfth is really a three day event. The Eleventh Night Bonfires, the Twelfth Parades….and the Thirteeth is the big day for the Royal Black … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want To Appear Cynical But…

Posted on July 13, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So the Twelfth went well. No Violence. And people including Gerry Kelly MLA (Sinn Fein) and Alban Magennis MLA (SDLP), the Chief Constable of PSNI, and Duncan Morrow take to the airways and Twitter to congratulate everybody concerned. Even Niall … Continue reading →

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The Morning After The Night Before

Posted on July 12, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

It seems to me that the Eleventh is the New Twelfth. Forty years ago, we used to sit in a front bedroom of our house in the Upper Springfield Road in West Belfast. After midnight, we had a view across … Continue reading →

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Brooks And Done

Posted on July 11, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The problem with being a Blogger is that we get filled with our own self-importance. I tend to blog about EVERYTHING because I feel that I have some kinda duty to do so. In two thousand years time, historians will … Continue reading →

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Let Them Eat Cake

Posted on July 8, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Perhaps the oddest News Story ever. For an Anti-Homophobia Reception, a man goes into a Belfast Bakery and orders a cake. Featuring Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street. Today I learn that these are Gay Icons. And they would also like … Continue reading →

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Mike Nesbitt

Posted on July 4, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Mike Nesbitt MLA, Leader of the UUP is probably the politician I understand least. Some thirty years ago, he seemed a harmless enough young man who presented the Sports Results on a Saturday evening on BBC Norn Iron. The most … Continue reading →

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Ardoyne Shops…The Story So Far

Posted on July 3, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So Twelfth of July. Thing is…I dont like it. I dont like Orangemen. I dont like the Orange Order. I dont like their apologists. And I dont feel in any way bad about it. Opposing Racism (or in this case … Continue reading →

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