Tag Archives: UVF

Appalling Vistas

Posted on December 1, 2021 by fitzjameshorse

In the summer of 1966, a man called John Patrick Scullion was murdered in the Clonard area of West Belfast. It is the first killing of the (modern) Troubles. He was shot outside his home and died two weeks later. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Conflict Resolution, Gusty Spence, IRA, John Patrick Scullion, Royal Ulster Constabulary, RUC, Terence O'Neill, Texas, Troubles, UVF | Leave a comment

The Poppy…A Neutral Symbol?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So what about the Poppy? The one that unionists wear in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday. The Unionists and the LetsGetAlongerists would have us believe we should respect it. It commemorates…they would claim….the (British) soldiers who lost their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Belfast, Murals, Poppy, UVF | 10 Comments

Inflatable Rats…Old Belfast…New Belfast

Posted on November 17, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I was watching Sky News at midnight last night. The lead story was that the British Government was going to do “something” about intimidation of directors of the Grangemouth Oil Refinery by trade unionists. It is said that members of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, David Ford MLA, Dr John Kyle, DUP, Mairtin O'Muilleoir, Naomi Long MP, PUP, Sinn Féin, UVF | 7 Comments

Drugs…Nobody Knows Nothin’

Posted on July 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Titanic Centre, Justin Bieber at MTV Awards, Derry “City of Culture”, Rory McIlroy, G8 Summit…amid all the relentless good news stories being churned out by the compliant journalists in Norn Iron, there are occasional reminders that it is all a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Drugs, Edwin Poots MLA, John Kyle, Michael Copeland MLA, Pastor Paul Burns, PSNI, UVF | 4 Comments

Apologise For This!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Living in Belfast in the 1970s was not a lot of fun. Death was everywhere. I was reminded of this just lately, when I was preparing a list of people who I knew…who ended up as statistics. Names in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Conflict Resolution, Gerry Adams TD, Lost Lives, Miriam O'Callaghan, Patrick O'Neill, Romper Room, Rosemary McCartney, UDA, UVF | 191 Comments

Brass Neck And “No Neck”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I dont of course buy newspapers. That kinda thing only encourages “journalists” but I am indebted to a small restaurant in County Tyrone for the complimentary copy of ” The Sunday Life”. I love Norn Iron Sunday papers as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Conflict Resolution, decade of centenaries, East Belfast, letsgetalongerism, Letsgetalongerists, UVF | 10 Comments

How The Irish Saved….Belfast

Posted on April 19, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Ian Parsley, the politician, businessman and linguist who was previously a member of the Alliance Party and the UCNUCFCPF and is now back with Alliance…all since 2009….makes a fair point when he blogs that loyalists and republicans get more out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Belfast Blitz, Conflict Resolution, East Belfast, Flegs, Ian Parsley, letsgetalongerism, Letsgetalongerists, UVF, World War II | 20 Comments

Matryoshka Dolls And Unionism

Posted on January 19, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Wearing my other hat as Conspiracy Theorist, I have decided to explain Unionism by reference to Matryoshka/Babushka Dolls…and your spelling is probably better than mine because I am too lazy to look up Wikipedia. This set was bought by me … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, DUP, Flegs, letsgetalongerism, Orange Order, UDA, unionism, UUP, UVF | 26 Comments

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