Tag Archives: Sinn Féin

Constituency Offices…#8 Michaela Boyle MLA

Posted on May 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Difficult to really pin down the Sinn Féin office in Strabane to just one person but I have “allocated” the office to Michaela Boyle MLA because Strabane is her “patch.    The first view of the office is from the … Continue reading →

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MLA Constituency Offices…#5 John O’Dowd MLA

Posted on May 14, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

In strictness, this is a Sinn Féin “Assembly Office” rather than the office of John O’Dowd. Situated in a house in the “nationalist” area of North Street, it is named for Sheena Campbell who had been the Sinn Féin candidate … Continue reading →

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Bringing Back “Civil Rights”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

About a month ago, I wrote that the upcoming decade of centenaries is actually a decade featuring  a lot of “Fiftieth Anniversaries”…….notably of the Civil Rights movement, the start of the Troubles and the formation of the SDLP. I have … Continue reading →

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Bairbre de Brun MEP

Posted on May 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Bairbre de Brun, Sinn Fein MEP is stepping down due to health reasons. Her successor will be selected at a Sinn Féin Convention. Some websites pay lip service to good manners while giving themselves the licence to do the exact … Continue reading →

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Minister Joan Burton

Posted on April 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I have never been a big fan of Labour Minister Joan Burton. Frankly I am not a big fan of the Irish Labour Party. They rarely take an interest in the North…..and too many like Eamonn Gilmore and Pat Rabitte … Continue reading →

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Which Constitutional Nationalist Party Stoops Down Lower?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Sammy McNally raised some interesting points in a comment on my earlier thread in which I suggested that the Decade of Centenaries…..and the Half Centenaries……provide an opportunity for SDLP and UUP. I want to develop that point further, with particular … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Decade…….Opportunity For SDLP And UUP

Posted on March 28, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Memorably UUP Leader Tom Elliott would not attend a GAA match. To do so would have exposed the UUP to criticism from the purists in the DUP. Memorably in November 2010, Margaret Ritchie, then SDLP Leader wore a poppy at … Continue reading →

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Has SDLP Turned The Corner?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

It is now four months since the SDLP Annual Conference and the election of Alasdair McDonnell to replace Margaret Ritchie. Although Alasdair got off to a shaky start…that initial speech will haunt him……..and there was that furore over MLA salaries, things … Continue reading →

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Ping Pong Diplomacy…Norn Iron Style

Posted on February 2, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The object of Unionism is to destroy Nationalism. The object of Nationalism is to destroy Unionism. Things are really that simple. The Good Friday Agreement provides a basis to put this on hold………providing as it does a set of obstacles … Continue reading →

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Feeling Sorry For The Alliance Party…….Well Nearly

Posted on January 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The Alliance Party opposes Sectarianism in Norn Iron ……while managing to do rather well out of it. It presents intself as a non-sectarian alternative to the tribal politics of Unionism and Nationalism but is actually the leading player in the … Continue reading →

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