Tag Archives: Slugger O’Toole

John McCallister MLA

Posted on April 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A year is a long time in Politics. Grand National Day 2012 and John McCallister was a guest speaker at the SDLP Youth Conference in Beechmount in West Belfast. He had some nice things to say about SDLP, even asking … Continue reading →

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South Armagh Man Wins Mastermind

Posted on April 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Congratulations to Mr McQuade (no relation since you ask) from South Armagh who has won BBC Mastermind. I expect that we will read about this on Slugger O ‘Toole where the commentator Sheldon takes an interest in things of interest … Continue reading →

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Vexing Vexillology

Posted on April 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Jamie Bryson is obsessed with Flegs. Willie Fraser is obsessed with Flegs…and so too is Mick Fealty over on Slugger O’Toole. The question has been posed that the National Flag of Ireland seems a bit dated as the “orange” bit … Continue reading →

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I Pity The (April) Fool

Posted on April 1, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I don’t actually remember the classic BBC Panorama “April Fool” prank where Richard Dimbleby reported on the Italian spaghetti harvest. I have of course see footage of it. I do recallBBC Nationwides Luke reply reporting on the Oirish builders who … Continue reading →

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Local News Values?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I actually bought The Guardian yesterday. The first newspaper I have bought since the Leveson Report was published prior to Christmas. Actually it was far too soon to get any kind of real “behind the headlines” analysis of the Papal … Continue reading →

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Abortion And Stormont

Posted on March 12, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I personally don’t think Abortion mixes well with Politics. I have private views and political views. And any attempt to be nuanced alienates people who self identify as “Pro Life” and “Pro Choice”. There is a concept called Objective Wrong … Continue reading →

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Another Slugger Obituary

Posted on March 12, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Another obituary on Slugger O’Toole. “Sir” George Quigley former civil servant gets the gushing Dimbleby treatment. George was of course one of the head honchos in the British-Irish Studies Institute, one of the most insufferably boring institutes in they crowded … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster: Reassuringly A Long Way From Holywood

Posted on March 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Well no….that’s not actually what it said on Slugger O’Toole. Mid Ulster is reassuringly predictable and therefore of little interest to people…the Metrotextuals in South Belfast, East Belfast and North Down. Few …if any members of Platform for Change in … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Slugger Obituary

Posted on March 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Hugo Chavez. RIP….former President of  Venezuela. i am second to no man or woman in my admiration for Hugo Chavez. But still no SLugger O’Toole obituary for James Kelly. Why ever not? Have I mentioned this before?

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Zero Sums

Posted on March 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course grateful to Mick Fealty of Slugger O’Toole for drawing attention to this blog a few days ago. irritated surprised or not at all surprised that he quoted part of bathe blog”A Bad Marching Season Is A … Continue reading →

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