Tag Archives: SDLP

Stormont: The End?

Posted on September 10, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is 9am and I am on the Dublin train. When I return this afternoon, Stormont might have fallen. “Fallen” is a dramatic word that conjures up the Fall of Saigon in the 1970s but when the word “drama” and … Continue reading →

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Robert Ballagh…Question & Answer Session

Posted on September 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Tying up some loose ends here. Almost a month since I attended the lecture on “1916 Centenary” given by artist Robert Ballagh at An Féile. I blogged about the lecture and intended to blog about the subsequent Question and Answer … Continue reading →

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SDLP Are Right About Me

Posted on September 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

A couple of months ago I applied (again!) for a job with SDLP. A couple of days ago, I got the same old “thanks but no thanks” letter. Youd think I would have caught on by now. The SDLP are … Continue reading →

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Gerry Conlon Memorial Lecture…Preview

Posted on July 31, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Previewing An Feile programme last week on Slugger O’Toole, Alan Meban noted that the “SDLP is back”. Well, I am tempted to say that we havent gone away ya know…although GOD knows Slugger would like that. But I think Alan … Continue reading →

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The Tories Have A Mandate…So Do Labour!

Posted on July 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is sad to see the British Labour Party implode under the temporary leadership of Harriet Harman. But she was always a phoney. A total careerist who would jump on any bandwagon to climb thru Labour ranks. Leading the Labour … Continue reading →

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SDLP Selection Convention South Belfast

Posted on June 25, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I am typing this at noon on 25th June. I will not publish this post until after the result of the Selection Convention in South Belfast is known. As far as I know there are only two candidates for two … Continue reading →

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Being A Member of SDLP Is Like Being Married

Posted on June 13, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I will be thirty-three years married this year. The surprising thing is maybe that the greatest sense of “being married” is not necessarily the happiest times. Yes, being present at the birth of your two children or times like being … Continue reading →

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SDLP: The Next Step

Posted on June 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

First …a simple fact. SDLP held its three seats in the Westminster Election. The Alliance Party lost its only seat despite the best efforts of the Media and Slugger O’Toole. A lesser man than me would gloat at the grief … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: South Belfast

Posted on May 16, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: South Belfast is a strange consituency. At Assembly level, the six seats are held by five different parties. The sixth seat is held by SDLP. Much has been made of the fact that Alasdair McDonnell has won the … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: Newry & Armagh

Posted on May 16, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: Mickey Brady of Sinn Féin won but it seemed as much to do with Incumbency than anything else. In the early part of the campaign, SDLP felt they were making a lot of progress but ultimately the Unionist … Continue reading →

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