Tag Archives: Gerry Adams TD

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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The Boston Bunglers?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Where do I really start to tell the story of the Boston College tapes? I have largely avoided the issue, in part because it is a fast moving story, in part because other “real” news sources can do it better … Continue reading →

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John Hume…The Only Statesman?

Posted on March 5, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

It is of course entirely right and proper that John Hume is honoured in Derry today. But the Twittersphere is unusually quiet about it all. I make no apology for saying that John Hume is just about the only Statesman … Continue reading →

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The Paisley Interview

Posted on January 11, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Possibly the most dominant figure in Norn Iron history is the Rev Dr Ian Paisley. He is now 87 years old and is currently not very well. Is he the most divisive figure in History? Or the most unifying? Put … Continue reading →

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Gerry Adams?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Is time running out for Gerry Adams? Are the Vultures flying overhead. Gerry has a lot of enemies …not least on Slugger O’Toole so if/when he retires or resigns, there will be much joy in that Quarter. But frankly, Gerry … Continue reading →

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Slugger O’Toole And West Belfast

Posted on June 19, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Is it cos Im from West Belfast? (as Ali G might have said). Slugger O’Toole’s obvious dislike for James Kelly and Mairead Corrigan…couldnt be anything to do with them both being from West Belfast…could it? No …there would need to … Continue reading →

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Not So NICIE

Posted on June 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I was sitting on a bus today when I noticed an advertisement for NICIE….the Norn Iron Council for Integrated Education.  Simple enough advert…three photogenic children and a contact number to phone to find the addresses of Integrated Schools in the … Continue reading →

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SpAd Alert Post

Posted on June 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Oh dear …another post on the vexed question of Sinn Fein and their “right” to appoint their own Special Advisors to the (taxpayer-funded) civil service OR  the “responsibility” of Sinn Fein not to appoint persons (people who have served fourteen … Continue reading →

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Apologise For This!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Living in Belfast in the 1970s was not a lot of fun. Death was everywhere. I was reminded of this just lately, when I was preparing a list of people who I knew…who ended up as statistics. Names in the … Continue reading →

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