Tag Archives: Seamus Mallon

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

Seanad Éireann

Posted on June 27, 2020 by fitzjameshorse

Now that a Platform for Government has been agreed between with Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party and a government will be formed with six ministries each going to FF and FG and three going to the GP……..I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brid Rodgers, Dáil, Eamonn Ryan, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Green Party, Ian Marshall, Leo Varadkar, Mark Durkan, Micheal Martin, Quintin Oliver, Regina Doherty, SDLP, Seamus Mallon, Seanad Éireann, Timmy Dooley, Tina McKenzie, Trevor Ringland | 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

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

…that the Good Friday Agreement was signed. 10th April 1998. It seems like yesterday but it is actually closer to one third of my life. Good Friday just happened to be the day that it was signed. There were intense … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arlene Foster MLA, Bertie Ahern, Bill Clinton, David Trimble, DUP, George Mitchell, Gerry Adams TD, good friday agreement, Ian Parsley, letsgetalongerism, Martin McGuinness, Michelle O'Neill MLA, Peter Robinson, SDLP, Seamus Mallon, Sinn Féin, Tony Blair, UUP | 14 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

Good Friday Agreement…Fifteen Years On (SDLP Conference)

Posted on May 26, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

It is somewhat inevitable that an event organised by SDLP to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement will focus on the fact that the opportunies presented by the Agreement have been wasted. The Agreement is an article … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Conall McDevitt MLA, good friday agreement, John McCallister MLA, McUnionists, SDLP, Seamus Kirk TD, Seamus Mallon | 12 Comments

Quotes Of The Night.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am only home from a SDLP organised discussion on the “Good Friday Agreement….15 Years On”. I will be blogging about this tomorrow. It is after midnight and my head is still buzzing from the tour de force that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Frank Feely, good friday agreement, SDLP, Seamus Mallon | 19 Comments