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2020 Visions

Posted on July 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I couldn’t be bothered listening to news about George Osborne’s Conservative British Budget yesterday. Normally I watch these things “live” on TV but yesterday I just watched westerns on You Tube. And I barely watched the News last night. From … Continue reading →

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Twelfth July…Know Your Flags

Posted on July 8, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Those Orange Order types certainly love their flags….not just their own. One of the interesting things about sixty odd years of observing Twelfth July is how more and more flags have been adopted. Dr Dominic Bryan at QUB could write … Continue reading →

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I’ll Tell NAMA When I Get Home…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The story so far? NAMA …a Republic of Ireland “assets agency” set up in the aftermath of the Banking and Property collapse has a portfolio of properties, worldwide that it needs to sell off to recover money for the Irish … Continue reading →

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Tall Ships …Tall Tales

Posted on July 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

We had the Tall Ships here in 2009. And they came back in 2015. They had the decency to only stay a weekend in this cess pit. They are now on the High Seas …Norway, I think is the next … Continue reading →

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Exposing Children To Hatred

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is of course a terrible thing that a man and his young child are waving ISIL flags in central London. People are rightly outraged. But that is London …and it could never happen here….in Belfast, Carrickfergus, Lisburn and Portadown. … Continue reading →

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Remember The Alamo

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is now over two years since I was in San Antonio, Texas. The surprise about The Alamo is that an entire city is built around it. Whatever the politics of 1836, it is impressive. The first thing to notice … Continue reading →

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Keeping An Eye On The Czar Of ….Belgium

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I have been worried about the Czar of Russia so much that I took to blogging about him in 2011…almost four years ago. I think I over-estimated him. He has not done anything since 1917. I should probably stop keeping … Continue reading →

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Val Doonican RIP….He Rocked But Gently

Posted on July 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Saddened to hear of the death of Val Doonican today. He was 88 years old. He has been retired for a number of years but he was a major star from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was from Waterford … Continue reading →

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Blogging? Why Do I Do It?

Posted on June 29, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I daresay David McCann, Deputy Editor at Slugger O’Toole wont mind if I shamelessly rip off the title of his latest blog. First of all, shamelessly ripping off ideas is what Bloggers do. Secondly, I think he asks a very … Continue reading →

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SDLP Selection Convention South Belfast

Posted on June 25, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I am typing this at noon on 25th June. I will not publish this post until after the result of the Selection Convention in South Belfast is known. As far as I know there are only two candidates for two … Continue reading →

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