Tag Archives: Paddy Wilson

SDLP : New Faces: Paul Doherty (West Belfast)

Posted on January 28, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course a man from West Belfast. I still feel like that even though I only lived there from 1952 to 1979. Of course I usually worked in Belfast but oddly I have never felt totally at ease … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Attwood, Desmond Gillespie, Dr Joe Hendron, Gerry Carroll, IRA, Paddy Devlin, Paddy Wilson, Paul Doherty, Paul McCusker, SDLP, west belfast, Workers Party | 6 Comments

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

Lost Lives…People I Knew

Posted on May 1, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Last night, I was talking to my sister on the phone. She has lived in London for forty one years and we talked about my visit to Milltown Cemetery on Good Friday and the old neighbourhood in Greater Ballymurphy/Upper Springfield.. She mentioned Fr … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Davey Payne, Lenny Murphy, Murder, Paddy Wilson, Sectarian Killings, Shankill Butchers, The Troubles | 20 Comments

Justice Delayed

Posted on April 12, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Nearly four decades ago, Dinny Mullen was murdered at his home near Moy in County Tyrone. The murderers were members of the British Security Forces. Writs have been served on the PSNI and Ministry of Defence. Denise Fox, SDLP Executive … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alasdair McDonnell MLA, Alban Magennis MLA, Justice, Paddy Wilson, SDLP | Leave a comment

SDLP And Its History

Posted on June 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

In his welcome to SDLP members and guests to an Economic Forum yesterday, the first words Vice-Chair Fearghal McKinney said was a tribute to Paddy Wilson, the founder member murdered forty years ago this week. History is a continuum…not just … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fearghal McKinney, Paddy Wilson, SDLP | Leave a comment

Paddy Wilson…Forty Years Ago Tonight

Posted on June 25, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

On the night of 25th June 1973, one of the eight people who founded the SDLP was murdered. He was murdered with a friend in North Belfast. They died in horrific circumstances, too gruesome to recount here. Paddy Wilson visited … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Paddy Wilson, SDLP | 20 Comments

Paddy Wilson RIP

Posted on June 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A declaration…Paddy Wilson was a friend of my father who occasionally visited our house. Elected to the old Stormont Senate in 1969, he was one of the eight founder members of the SDLP a year later. The last occasion that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged decade of centenaries, Fr Dennis Faul, Paddy Wilson, SDLP, Slugger O'Toole | 9 Comments

Around The Councils

Posted on November 13, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A few snippets from around the Councils. Mickey Coogan, Chair of Down Council, has left Sinn Féin. Seems it is nothing more than the usual in-fighting and personality clash. Sinn Féin is a minor player on Down Council. I dont … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Down Council, DUP, Frank McCoubrey, John White, Mickey Coogan, Paddy Wilson, SDLP, Sinn Féin | 4 Comments

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