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Cant We All Just Get Along………….For Christmas?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Over two thousand people watched the first live Belfast City Council meeting on the Internet last night. Sinn Féin were probably a bit nervous about it as the Mayor Niall Ó Donnghaile (26) was going to be roasted over his … Continue reading →

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Censorship On Slugger O’Toole

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Andy Pollak from the Centre of Cross-Border Studies in Armagh posted a piece on Slugger O’Toole yesterday “Why are Irish researchers so uninterested in North-South cooperation?” About 8.30am today, I saw a reply from a fellow Sluggerite and posted a … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Clarkson…Sack Him!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I have never cared much for Jeremy Clarkson or his “Top Gear” motoring programme. A load of petrol heads drooling over camshafts and gearboxes is not my idea of fun. Clarkson has emerged from this niche market into general TV presenting … Continue reading →

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Part Of The Union…On Strike In Belfast

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

My wife persuaded me to join her on the Picket Line today. She is a social worker and Unison member. So off to Belfast. Good to see Alex Attwood and Brian Heading of the SDLP out supporting the workers. Also … Continue reading →

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Belfast Mayor Makes Eejit Of Himself

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

In the summer….Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Féin) succeeded fellow Republican Pat Convery (SDLP) as Mayor of Belfast and as he is only 25 years old was hailed as the new face of Sinn Féin. Niall has had a run of … Continue reading →

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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 2 (Wednesday)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

In some ways todays Leveson Inquiry was low key. The biggest news of the day was the one day strike by public service workers and there was a feeling of anti-climax after the evidence of Paul McMullan, which can politely … Continue reading →

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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 2 (Tuesday)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

It was a day when the Leveson Inquiry got to hear from three Journalists. The first to appear was Richard Peppiatt, a junior journalist on The Daily Star. It is frankly hard to take it seriously even as a tabloid. … Continue reading →

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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 2 (Monday)

Posted on November 29, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Three witnesses and the Leveson Inquiry continued the theme of one “ordinary civilian/innocent bystander” witness and two “celebrity” witnesses. Christopher Jefferies first came to media attention after Christmas 2010 or in the first days of January 211. He was landlord … Continue reading →

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Ian Hislop….You Have Let Me Down!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Ian Hislop is one of my favourite “public” people. Although only in his early fifties, he has edited the British satirical magazine “Private Eye” for over twenty-five years. Hislop even as a twenty-something editor in the 1980s, he gave the … Continue reading →

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John O’Dowd…More Faces Than The Albert Clock?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting piece on local TV News tonight. John O’Dowd, Sinn Féin Minister for Education is imposing cuts of 5% (the prediction had been 3% ) on School Budgets. This will lead to pooorer services and of course unemployment for teachers … Continue reading →

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