Tag Archives: SDLP

Game of (West) Tyrones

Posted on April 5, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I really had no intention of doing a post on the Sinn Féin defection (Sorcha McAnespy) in West Tyrone. A regular reader of this Blog (“Sinn Féin Supporter in West Tyrone”) raised it in a comment and kindly stated that … Continue reading →

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Easter Centenary

Posted on March 28, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I think that most people will accept that yesterday’s Commemoration in Dublin was a good day for the Irish Nation …the centre-piece being an ELECTED President and Defence Forces that have never been involved in a war except in their … Continue reading →

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SDLP: 2016 Candidates

Posted on March 21, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

This is the full list of SDLP candidates for 2016 Assembly Election. Foyle: Colum Eastwood. Mark H Durkan.  Gerard Diver. East Derry: Gerry Mullan. West Tyrone: Daniel McCrossan. Fermanagh-South Tyrone: Richie McPhillips. North Antrim: Connor Duncan. East Antrim: Margaret Anne … Continue reading →

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SDLP Conference 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I was not at yesterday’s SDLP Annual Conference in Derry. In spite of my absence…or because of it…it was by all accounts , a success. Staging the Conference in March was a success. Assembly Elections  and the fixed term British … Continue reading →

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SDLP: Reasons To Be Cheerful

Posted on March 11, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I wont be able to travel to Derry for the SDLP Conference tomorrow. It promises to be a Conference with a difference. It is in Derry, spiritual home of the Party and the constituency of new Leader, Colum Eastwood. I … Continue reading →

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Colum Eastwood In Upper Bann

Posted on March 9, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

As Mrs FJH says I never take her out, I surprised her by taking her to hear SDLP Leader, Colum Eastwood and Senator Mairia Cahill at a SDLP Upper Bann meeting tonight. SDLP Conference is on Saturday. The Party is … Continue reading →

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SDLP: Signs Of Recovery

Posted on February 23, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I am more of a pessimist than an optimist but I have never bought into the narrative that SDLP is a political party in “managed decline” (Slugger O’Toole passim). It seemed too much like an agenda, driven by people who … Continue reading →

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Easter Rising: South and East Belfast

Posted on February 3, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

So….Oxford Street, Belfast…the old Christian Brothers Primary School and the launch of the programme of events to commemorate the Easter Rising and the connexion to South and East Belfast. There will of course be events in other parts of the … Continue reading →

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Fermanagh-South Tyrone: Sinn Féin Crisis

Posted on February 1, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

It is hard to see the Sinn Féin Convention in Fermanagh-South Tyrone as anything other than a disaster. I dont envy the SF Press Officer who has to spin this one. To recap, last May, SF were confident that Michelle … Continue reading →

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SDLP: The Campaign Begins

Posted on January 30, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Introducing the SDLP spokespersons in a two hour presentation was an interesting innovation. Normally re-shuffling the “front bench” would have been handled by a simple press release sent along to journalists in the cafeteria in Stormont. So at least two … Continue reading →

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