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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 Children and the mysterious origins of sectarianism…
on 6 June 2011 at 1:36 pm
Turgon, would you be happy for your kids to play sport on the Sabbath?
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Comment on Adam ain’t lost it….at least you left “us” Canada…
on 27 May 2011 at 12:57 pm
I remember having drunken discussions on Irish politics with Adam in Clwb Ivor Bach in the late eighties.
He’s come a long way since then, a good bloke.
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Comment on “Exercising our right to walk the Queen’s highway..”
on 24 March 2011 at 2:18 pm
101 : Yes, but whatabout …….
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 21 March 2011 at 2:18 pm
I have no problems with the tricolour being waved, but as a unionist, I don’t want to parade behind it. That was the major issue, if the flag was in the parade and not leading it then it would maybe have been less of a problem.
You could have “a Shinner and a DUPer carrying their respective flags at the head of the parade”, but I’d rather not walk behind any of them.
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 21 March 2011 at 1:40 pm
Neil,
It’s interesting how you seem to lump all unionists together.
What about the significant proportion of the unionist population who aren’t members of the Orange order, wouldn’t attend a parade or who don’t want flags hanging off every lamp post?
Isn’t it good to have at least one place on St Patrick’s day when they can celebrate the patron saint with their neighbours without any political flags or symbols?
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 17 March 2011 at 3:42 pm
Definately going home now, but have you seen the flags they were giving out at the Belfast parade (see UTV website)? Green with a white shamrock, should keep everyone happy? (unlikely, aways someone not happy)
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 17 March 2011 at 3:32 pm
Right, work finished, of home, might raise a glass myself to Patrick tonight and wonder if I really want to live in Northern Ireland again.
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 17 March 2011 at 3:23 pm
The flag is just being flown to wind up the prods, job done
(I know it happens the other way, doesn’t make it right).
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 17 March 2011 at 3:02 pm
Must be a very quiet day at work
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Comment on Flag wars over St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick
on 17 March 2011 at 2:51 pm
The parade must be over by now. Anyone know how it went?
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