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Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
Somehow I escaped reading this essential school text, with its story of racism in 1930s American South. Living in Northern Ireland, I draw parallels with sectarianism, with its similar bigotry and prejudice. To Kill a Mockingbird was part of a Unite Against Hate campaign event at Parliament Buildings in Northern Ireland, which I’ve written [...] read our review »
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Lessons in Cute Hoorism: “Graft was accepted, for you were taking from the British…”
I’ve been catching up on some reading, recently. Most pleasantly surprised by John Drennan’s latest opus from Gill and Macmillan, Cute Hoors and Pious Protestors… It’s early days yet, but I was struck by this paragraph, part of a dissection of Fianna Fail near the beginning: One of the more fatal consequences of our colonial [...] read our review »
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A New Vision for the Catholic Church – Book Review
The oft-quoted verse from the book of Proverbs, ‘where there is no vision, the people perish,’ (chapter 29, verse 18) opens a new book by Gerry O’Hanlon, A New Vision for the Catholic Church: A View from Ireland (Columba Press, 2011). That verse could be considered an apt summary of the current state of the [...] read our review »
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Comment on Unionism under the DUP: Firmer, bolder but still much too short sighted…
on 5 February 2010 at 3:17 am
well put MU @14
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Comment on “It is for the parties to decide when the time is right” – redux
on 3 February 2010 at 6:33 pm
its the old “when is a deadline not a deadline” classic
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Comment on “It is for the parties to decide when the time is right” – redux
on 3 February 2010 at 6:30 pm
Aye nice try Baker, one party is sittin back relaxing, seriously though effort
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Comment on Identifying the 14 ahead of an apostolic departure?
on 3 February 2010 at 5:35 pm
I think you need a wee read of the agreement there bryan !
A referendum in England and Wales (scotland is unnecessary as it will be independent) I doubt it would want produce a welcome result for the union
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Comment on Identifying the 14 ahead of an apostolic departure?
on 3 February 2010 at 5:12 pm
I dont see why SF would have any reason to bolt, thus the DUP would point the finger
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Comment on “He asked Mr Poots to ‘detail any representations’”
on 3 February 2010 at 2:57 am
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/peter-curistan-life-after-the-house-of-commons-allegations-13399959.html
Mr Curistan must have a wry smile, disgrace he was wrongly accused for ulterior motives
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Comment on The DUP are still in play at Hillsborough…
on 2 February 2010 at 1:47 am
nice try alias
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Comment on How are people ever going to face up to their responsibilities as elected representatives
on 31 January 2010 at 3:29 pm
Sure we was all in the same boat
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Comment on How are people ever going to face up to their responsibilities as elected representatives
on 31 January 2010 at 3:26 pm
Elected Reps for the north 1969, pretty fair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPs_elected_in_the_Northern_Ireland_general_election,_1969
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Comment on “…republicans are in a rather worse position than the SDLP”
on 29 January 2010 at 4:39 pm
Richiep, its a little bit of whipped up spin that goes no-where, and cannot be quantified nor really commented on..
In the end it is a great desire for Mick and co to see the SDLP take seats from SF thus bringing the Gerry Adams debacle and its dire consequences to the SF middle class vote
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