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A poem for the day – Launching the Whaler Juan Peron
A Belfast epic, and one of my oldest poems, the opener of my first collection, Grub. The gist of the story was found in Moss & Hume’s Shipbuilders to the World: 125 Years of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986, which tells how Eva Peron was due to launch a huge whaling vessel in Belfast, built [...] read our review » -
Do Words Matter?: Book Review of Political Discourse and Conflict Resolution – Debating Peace in Northern Ireland
I share many of the concerns of Andy Pollak, whose recent post ‘My Response to the Slugger Begrudgers’ zeroed in on the ‘relentless flow of negativity’ of some Slugger commentators. Pollak’s post was largely concerned with the medium of the blog. Indeed, I think the anonymity of the online world encourages extreme discourse and allows [...] read our review »
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“You can see Newton’s mind at work…”
To add to the open access treasure trove at the Royal Society, Cambridge University Library is putting online some of its collection of books, maps, manuscripts and journals. We have called the first phase of our work on the Cambridge Digital Library the Foundations Project, which runs from mid-2010 to mid-2013 and has been made possible [...] read our review »
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Comment on Londonderry makes shortlist for UK City of Culture 2013
on 25 February 2010 at 12:45 am
“And pretty crappy hosts they were, if you ask me.”
Now, now. They weren’t as bad as Sam Fox & that bloke from Fleetwood Mac
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Comment on Non-IRA member gives view on ‘ceasefire soldiering’
on 25 February 2010 at 12:38 am
“Jim McAllister is the Churchill of Ulster”
Oh. Deary. Me.
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Comment on Londonderry makes shortlist for UK City of Culture 2013
on 25 February 2010 at 12:05 am
Derry hosted the Brits for years so they’re well set up for that!
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Comment on Hillsborough Agreement: some TUVish thoughts; and blackadder
on 8 February 2010 at 2:16 pm
I find it telling that you think compromise is something that needs to be admitted to, Turgon
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Comment on Possible indicator of further DUP problems
on 3 February 2010 at 11:43 pm
*SIGHS* clearly I meant to write: Robinson is back in the helm, apologies
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Comment on Possible indicator of further DUP problems
on 3 February 2010 at 11:42 pm
Robinson is backin the hem, just announced on BBC
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