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Naomi Hits Back!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most bitter election campaigns will be in East Belfast. In 2010, Naomi Long of Alliance took the Westminster seat. It was a surprise. She rode the perfect storm of DUP Scandal and  a divided unionist vote. The … Continue reading →

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The Great Annual Tweet Up…Part Two (Slugger O’Toole)

Posted on March 29, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I could only stay about forty five minutes at the second event on Thursday 26th March. An informal, social event organised by Slugger O’Toole at the Hudson Bar in Belfast City Centre. To be honest, forty five minutes is the … Continue reading →

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The Great Annual Tweet Up…Part One (NICVA)

Posted on March 29, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

   J Thursday 26th March 2015. NICVA, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast. Part One of the Great Annual Tweet Up. A joint event organised by NICVA and Slugger O’Toole. I am never very sure what NICVA is. On Thursday, I arrived about forty … Continue reading →

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I Beg Your (Royal) Pardon

Posted on March 25, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So Gerry Kelly MLA is the proud owner of a “Royal Pardon”. Who knew? Who guessed? If he is “proud” of his pardon, he has been remarkably modest about it. In fact he never mentioned it. It just turned up … Continue reading →

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“A Tweet, A Tweet….My Kingdom For A Tweet”

Posted on March 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So it turns out that “King Richard III” last seen alive in 1485 is ….dead. This qualifies as News. I am a Republican and I dont understand Monarchy. Clearly, the body found buried in a car park in the city … Continue reading →

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Dog Crap….The Media Steps In

Posted on March 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

First of all, it is almost impossible to explain the word “defecate” to your grandchildren, without mentioning the word “shite”. Anyway, Newry Council has commissioned a commercial to highlight the anti-social problem of “dog fouling” in the city. The theme … Continue reading →

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Dr Robert Irwin RIP

Posted on March 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I just opened an email, with the message “FJH, did you know that Dr Robert Irwin is dead?” I had to think for a minute. In part because I assumed that Dr Irwin was maybe already dead. And I dont … Continue reading →

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The Poppy…A Neutral Symbol?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So what about the Poppy? The one that unionists wear in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday. The Unionists and the LetsGetAlongerists would have us believe we should respect it. It commemorates…they would claim….the (British) soldiers who lost their … Continue reading →

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Stickies, Pinheads And ….Er Felties?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Troubles broke out in August 1969.   The IRA in Belfast was in disarray. It had been involved in a failed campaign (“Operation Harvest” ) in border areas but ceased in 1962. It went…political much to the annoyance of … Continue reading →

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Electoral Pacts And Unionism

Posted on March 18, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So DUP and UUP have agreed to maximise the votes for the “unionist” family by agreeing an electoral pact in four constituencies. In East Belfast, Gavin Robinson will stand for DUP. The UUP will not be on the ballot paper. … Continue reading →

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