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Tag Archives: west belfast
Sinn Fein, SDLP Undermining An Feile?
First of all an apology to Gaelic speakers. I am blogging from the ipad and have not yet mastered the “fada” (accent marks) and apologies if there are any spelling errors. An Feile an Phobail…the Peoples Festival, the largest Arts … Continue reading
Dolours Price RIP
Dolours Price died yesterday aged 61. She will be forever known as one of the Price Sisters and one of the Old Bailey bombers in 1973, when she was just 22 years old. The Old Bailey bombers received long jail … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolours Price, Gerry Kelly MLA, Hugh Feeney, Marion Price, Old Bailey, Roisin McNearney, west belfast
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Féile 2012
An Féile 2012 programme is announced. Mary Black in concert looks good. There is also a Beach Boys Tribute Band………….maybe those nice young men from the Conway Volunteer Band can learn the words of “Sloop John B”. Some worthy talks … Continue reading
The Mid-Term Elections
I have long thought that people have been over-stating the dates of the next “Election” and the boundaries on which those elections will be fought. And by “Election”…I mean Westminster and Stormont. And yes I do know that fixed term … Continue reading
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Tagged Fermanagh-South Tyrone, Mid Ulster, Newry-Armagh, SDLP, Sinn Féin, west belfast, West Tyrone
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Square Pegs….Round Holes….Local Politics
I am going thru a lot of Nostalgia over the past few weeks. Lots of reasons. In three weeks, I will be sixty years old. And it should not actually be any more different than any previous birthday. It concentrates … Continue reading
Dr Joe Hendron….SDLP Youth Conference
My wife first met Dr Joe Hendron in the 1960s. Her family were patients and she remembers him with great affection. I first met Dr Joe Hendron in May 1973 when I joined the SDLP. He was Chair of Falls … Continue reading
Bombay Street, Belfast
Photograps taken in Bombay Street, Belfast in February 2012.
Hey Diddly Dee…A (Belfast) Actors Life For Me
Following on from the blog I just wrote about Irish actors, I just wanted to add something about “Belfast” actors. In the 1970s, I used to regularly lunch in a small restaurant in central Belfast…basically a “greasy spoon”. Every Thursday … Continue reading
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Tagged Acting, Actors, amateur dramatics, Belfast, west belfast
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Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 