Tag Archives: John Hume

Derry Girls…What Can I Say?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

Derry Girls (and the Finale) was brilliant.What makes it good is that the jokes that occasionally misfire “three Catholics in the RUC” are compensated by the Politics that always works.A harmless wee comedy? No.It is Subversion.I have never believed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bloody Sunday, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Derry Girls, Give My Head Peace, Integrated Education, Jamie Bryson, John Hume, Liam Neeson, Liz Truss, Michael Gove MP, Stephen Nolan | 7 Comments

Bloody Sunday 1972-2022

Posted on January 30, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

This is a strange post. I have always known that I would write about Bloody Sunday. And I thought it would be a long post but actually it wont be long. Reasons…we are all familiar with the story. And I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Ballymurphy Massacre, Bloody Friday, Bloody Sunday, British Army, Claudy, Derry, Doug Beattie, DUP, John Hume, Johnny Mercer, Kingsmill, McGurks Bar, Paras, Sammy Wilson, Savile Report, SDLP, Sinn Féin, UUP, Widgery | 1 Comment

SDLP at 50

Posted on August 23, 2020 by fitzjameshorse

Happy Birthday SDLP. I remember the day the SDLP was formed. I vividly recall the founding members and a handful of journalists outside the venue. A journo asked “will the SDLP be non sectarian?” and Paddy Devlin replied “we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Austin Currie, Ballymurphy Massacre, Bernadette Devlin, Bloody Friday, Bloody Sunday, Claude Wilton, Colum Eastwood MLA, Desmond Gillespie, Dr Joe Hendron, Gerry Fitt, Ivan Cooper, John Hume, Nichola Mallon, NILP, Official IRA, Paddy Devlin, Paddy Kennedy, Paddy O'Hanlon, Paddy Wilson, Paschal O'Hare, Provisionals, Republican Clubs, Republican Labour, SDLP, Seamus Lynch, Slugger O'Toole, Vivian Simpson, Workers Party | 2 Comments

John Hume: The Funeral & “People Like Us”

Posted on August 6, 2020 by fitzjameshorse

First off, at the request of my wife, I deleted the post I wrote on Monday. She thought it contained too many personal references, including an anecdote that we have enjoyed for nearly forty years. I see her point. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alasdair McDonnell, Alliance Party, Arlene Foster MLA, Austin Currie, Brid Rodgers, Colum Eastwood MLA, Dr Joe Hendron, DUP, John Hume, John Lewis, Letsgetalongerists, Mark Durkan, Martin Luther King, Michael D Higgins, Michelle O'Neill MLA, Naomi Long, Nichola Mallon, SDLP, Seamus Mallon, Sinn Féin | 8 Comments

Clonard Novena

Posted on June 26, 2020 by fitzjameshorse

Clonard is the Redemptorist monastery in West Belfast. It was effectively the spiritual home of West Belfast Catholics. It lies on the border line of St Peters and St Pauls and beside the Peace Line at Bombay Street. My own … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clonard, Clonard Novena, Fr Alec Reid, Gerry Adams, IRA, John Hume, SDLP, St Pauls Catholic Church, St Peters Catholic Church | Leave a comment

SDLP: Leave Everyone Behind?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Over the last two days, I have written about Sinn Féin…how seemingly difficult it is to join and how they use patronage to keep everyone onside…and quite a few people on the (perhaps mythical) average industrial wage. As far as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brid Rodgers, Colum Eastwood MLA, John Hume, SDLP, Seamus Mallon | 15 Comments

SDLP…Not Good With Its Own History

Posted on December 30, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I really do wish I had been born in a different place and time. In 1952 of course, I did not know I was being born into a “second class” life in termsof housing and jobs…in West Belfast. In 1963, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Gerry Fitt, John Hume, Paddy Devlin, SDLP, Seamus Mallon | 9 Comments

Seamus Mallon …Again

Posted on December 29, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Over forty years ago, the late Paddy Devlin told me that Seamus Mallon would one day be the Leader of SDLP. It seemed very unlikely but apart from Eddie McGrady, Mallon was the only MLA from the 1973 Assembly “intake” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged John Hume, SDLP | 14 Comments

“The Commons At It’s Best”?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Today will be one of those alleged great show-piece events in the (British) House of Commons. The political correspondents at BBC, ITN and Sky and the sketch-writers in the major newspapers are already dusting off the clichés …including the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged David Cameron MP, John Hume, Mark Durkan MP, SDLP, Syria | 10 Comments

Taking The Derry Air

Posted on July 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Just returned from a very pleasant few days in Derry..with a cross-county excursion into County Donegal. I like Derry. Effectively, it is a city made by SDLP. I make no apology for saying that. I rarely visited Derry in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Derry, John Hume, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Strabane | 12 Comments

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