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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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Gerry Conlon RIP

Posted on July 3, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I had intended to be at Gerry Conlon’s funeral on Saturday. Sadly I was at a family funeral in County Tyrone. To clarify, Gerry Conlon was 60 years old and died of lung cancer. He received unwanted fame as one … Continue reading →

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How Journalism Works…Egypt To Wapping

Posted on June 27, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

It is of course a total injustice that three journalists have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in Egypt for writing things that the Egyptian Government dont like. That of course would be the same Egyptian Government, which is backed … Continue reading →

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Catholic West Belfast 1962

Posted on June 27, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The Tuam Babies. What actually can be said? I have almost a kinda immunity to this kinda thing. Eight hundred bodies of children, seemingly buried in a septic tank between the 1920s and 1960s. It numbs me. Investigations continue. But … Continue reading →

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Rally Against Racism

Posted on June 7, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I thought that the turnout was pretty impressive. Sinn Fein members sprinkled among crowd with small placards. Greens and Labour NI had banners. Alliance and SDLP out in force but no banners. As I understood it, organisers had stipulated it … Continue reading →

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