Memories of UWC Strike of May 1974…
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In May 1974, I was a 13-year-old schoolboy who would return home from school each day for the usual glass of milk and sandwich with my mother at the kitchen table. On 14th May I did not realise the significance …
Judge rules parts of the Illegal Migration Act should not apply in NI…
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From the BBC: Large parts of the UK government’s Illegal Migration Act should not apply in Northern Ireland because they breach human rights laws, a judge has ruled in a major defeat for ministers. The judge at NI’s High Court …
Desperate Measures
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So let’s start with the good news. (SPOILER ALERT!!) After his beating in last week’s episode in a Belfast nightclub during a botched surveillance operation organised by Des Eastwood’s DS Murray Canning, Nathan Braniff’s Constable Tommy Foster was still alive. …
Do the IRFU unfairly promote Leinster dominance in Irish rugby?
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One of the hardy annuals which comes up all the time when other club fans discuss Leinster is the unfairly favourable treatment Leinster allegedly get from the IRFU. The main complaint is that while Leinster will have 10 centrally contracted …
“Why can’t adult consenting women see full frontal nudity if they want to and if they paid for it?”
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A very entertaining story from Niamh Campbell in the Beltel. While most of us were watching the Eurovision, The Pleasure Boys were back in Northern Ireland on Saturday night and bought some Free Presbyterians and Frostbite Boy for a craic. …
Belfast is becoming a dear aul hole for visitors…
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From Vicky Shaw in the Beltel: Belfast is the second most expensive destination in Europe for a city break, according to a new report. It costs an average of £629 for a weekend away, the Post Office, which compiles the …
15 minute cities. Exactly who is being controlled?
1987
15 minute cities. Within 15 minutes’ walk you will find all your amenities. Work. Recreation. Shopping. School. Places of worship. Must surely be government oppression to take our freedom. #amiright? #areyouwhat? If you know anything about me, you know I …
Open sunday – politics free zone…
2015
In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts to your …
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… …
‘Portal’ opens up between Dublin and New York…
2012
We are remarkably blasé about new technology. Thirty years ago, being able to make video calls anywhere worldwide would have been considered science fiction; now, we carry the ability around in our pockets. Strangely, we don’t make video calls that …
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