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Debating the Churches’ Role in the Peace in Northern Ireland
This morning’s Sunday Sequence featured a substantial debate (about 35 minutes into the recorded programme) on a new book,Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press 2011), written by sociologists John Brewer, Gareth Higgins and Francis Teeney. The debate was framed in an opening vignette by presenter William Crawley in uncompromising terms, [...] read our review » -
The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman) – an insight into a newspaper that’s maybe not so fictional
‘news’ is often a polite way of saying ‘editor’s whim’ Given the shift from print to online and e-ink, maybe Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists was a suitable first first book for me to finish reading on the Kindle. Considering the economic pressures on the newspaper industry, his novel perhaps captures the spirit and soul of [...] read our review »
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“Unionism Decayed 1997-2007″ by David Vance: book review
I initially wrote this when the book was first published three years ago; whilst certain elements of it now sound dated, its basic premise that the period of 1997-2007 was a period of irreversible decay for Northern Irish Unionism can still be argued as a valid opinion. My own feeling is that it did indeed [...] read our review »
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Hmm.. is the Irish Post connected to the Irish Examiner, Mick? Because that report is reliant on quotes from the Examiner’s article on the story.. which Slugger previously noted *ahem*
Not to be confused with line-dancing
“I think we’ve always had sexy dancers — even before Riverdance. But it’s quite unconscious. It’s not the intention of the dancer to make them sexy. ”
Sorry, but there is NOTHING sexy about traditional Irish dancing. Anyone who reads ‘sexiness’ in Irish dancing needs to get out more
Have you read the quotes in the Irish Examiner article, maca?.. linked above..
As Irish Eagle, John Fay said.. “Woah!”
i agree with maca. if you find irish dancing sexy, you have serious problems!
ps. dr hanna sounds a right perv!
I read them Pete … disturbing!
Has Irish dancing evolved recently or is this just another case of the Law being an ass?
As usual, Crataegus, the real story seems to be somewhat buried behind the headline.. As I noted in the previous thread – “what it shows is a judge who is prepared to make a ruling against what he sees as a far too generalised and sweeping [State] law – bad law in other words – by liberally interpreting the evidence presented to him.”
The judge in the case, Judge Carlton Tilly, quoted in the Belfast Telegraph report, also noted that -
Pete, do you have anything to do with the RSS feed?
I mentioned to Mick recently, the main url on the RSS feed is wrong. Perhaps you could fix it, if possible?
Unfortunately, maca, I don’t have access to those features on Slugger.. for some reason
Not to worry!
sounds like that judge needs to visit the UK when David Cameron is in office, and pop one of those de-classified pills and go clubbing.
what are they called.. ahh ecstasy
Irish dancing saving erotic dancing clubs?
Ian Paisley’s worst* nightmare?
* ok maybe not worst but it’s got to be up there!