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#15 Years On

Posted on October 31, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I cant believe that I have headlined a post with a hashtag. Thoroughly Modern Me. But yesterday I noticed the hashtag…#15yearson appear on Twitter. Seemingly there was a big pow-wow at Dublin Castle yesterday, where anyone who thinks they are … Continue reading →

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LetsGetAlongerists With Attitude

Posted on October 29, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Here’s a strange thing. Over on Slugger O’Toole, “Alan” posted a promo for a Platform for Change event at the end of November. And it gave a welcome opportunity for PFCs many critics (ok theres usually just two of us) … Continue reading →

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Religion, Conflict & Peace

Posted on August 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Lecture by Professor John Brewer at St Oliver Plunkett at Lenadoon 8th August 2013. It was interesting watching the audience arrive. Some (elderly) parishioners from St Oliver Plunkett, a sprinkling of ecumenical people, academics and some men with that whiff … Continue reading →

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“I Wont Be Reconstructed…And I Do Not Give A Damn”

Posted on July 29, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

The headline comes from a Confederate song from the American Civil War. You can listen to an excellent version by Hoyt Axton on You Tube. You may also have heard it in the first scene of the 1950s movie “Run … Continue reading →

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Shared Space Is The Worst Space

Posted on July 26, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Earlier today, I heard one of my daughters-in- law ask my grandsons to “share” something. I dont even know what it was…a toy, a packet of sweets but I got the feeling that it was going to add badly. It … Continue reading →

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Home From Mayo

Posted on July 16, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So I was in County Mayo. What did I miss? Orange Order was stupid. Nigel Dodds got hit on the head…a brick thrown by supporters. Police dont really get stuck in. And very few arrests. PSNI issue vague threat that … Continue reading →

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LetsGetAlongerist Coup D’Etat?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

With so much talk about no Opposition at Stormont, it strikes me that there is an Opposition OUTSIDE Stormont. A curious combination of Overclass, liberal unionist and letsgetalongerist. Is there not an elite group of overpaid Norn Iron patriots forming … Continue reading →

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Life And Times

Posted on June 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Great excitement over on Slugger O’Toole with the publication of the annual Life and Times Survey. This is like Christmas Day for LetsgetAlongerists as it shows them that despite voting Sinn Fein and SDLP, nationalists are not really nationalists at … Continue reading →

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CSI Belfast

Posted on May 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

CSI Las Vegas is great. Less so CSI Miami and CSI New York. But “CSI” is nothing to do with Crime Scene Investigation in Belfast. Im not actually sure about what the initials stand for…probably Community Strategy for Integration or … Continue reading →

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Brass Neck And “No Neck”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I dont of course buy newspapers. That kinda thing only encourages “journalists” but I am indebted to a small restaurant in County Tyrone for the complimentary copy of ” The Sunday Life”. I love Norn Iron Sunday papers as they … Continue reading →

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