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Assembly Election 2022: North Belfast

North Belfast is a constituency comprising areas like Antrim Road, Crumlin Road, Oldpark Road and Shore Road (the arterial roads leading north from the City Centre.)as far as the old village of Glengormley and Ligoneil. It includes prosperous areas like … Continue reading

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Assembly Election 2022: West Belfast

West Belfast is a constituency comprising Falls Road, Andersonstown, Ballymurphy, Glen Road. It is mostly nationalist with small unionist areas in the Shankill area and a smaller enclave at Blacks Road. I lived in the constituency from my birth in … Continue reading

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Assembly Election 2022: East Belfast

East Belfast is a constituency that includes prosperous areas around Knock, Belmon and Stormont and working class Protestant areas such as Lower Newtownards Road, Castlereagh Road, Woodstock and estates such as Gilnahirk and Dundonald. There is a Catholic enclave at … Continue reading

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SDLP : New Faces: Paul Doherty (West Belfast)

I am of course a man from West Belfast. I still feel like that even though I only lived there from 1952 to 1979. Of course I usually worked in Belfast but oddly I have never felt totally at ease … Continue reading

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SDLP at 50

Happy Birthday SDLP. I remember the day the SDLP was formed. I vividly recall the founding members and a handful of journalists outside the venue. A journo asked “will the SDLP be non sectarian?” and Paddy Devlin replied “we are … Continue reading

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Assembly Electon 2017: West Belfast

The key difference between Assembly 2016 and Assembly 2017 is that only five MLAs will be elected from each constituncy. For at least eighteen MLAs and their staff, this election has come four years too early. The percentage of votes … Continue reading

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South Belfast Hustings

A crowded hall/church  at the Methodist Agape Centre, Lisburn Road, Belfast last night. South Belfast hustings. Organised by two students (one still not eligible to vote) thru Challenges NI. A crowded hall/church but not a crowded platform. DUP, UUP, TUV … Continue reading

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South Belfast Hustings: The Undercard.

A pretty full house at Agapé Centre (South Belfast Methodist Centre) for South Belfast hustings. Two panels. An undercard…Sean Burns (some kinda Labour) Bob Stoker ((UKIP), Lily Kerr (Workers Party), Brigitte Anton (Labour in NI) Ben Manton (Conservative) and Billy … Continue reading

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Poster Boys & Girls 2016:#7 Lily Kerr (Workers Party)

Lily Kerr: South Belfast. This poster located at Ormeau Road near Eglantine Avenue. Lily Kerr is an official with Unison Trade Union. She stood at Westminster Election last year and got around 400 votes.

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Poster Boys & Girls 2016: #3 Damien Harte (Workers Party)

Damien Harte: Upper Bann. This poster is located at William Street, Lurgan. Stood in last years Westminster Election.

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