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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 If people don’t know how a united Ireland will affect them, they will vote No…
on 15 March 2012 at 1:14 am
someone other than Adams needs to enunciate a/the plan.
simple facts are unionists don’t trust him and neither do southerners.
Like a pain in the ass, we have to put up with him and his ramblings.
unionists like me would vote for a UI, just to shut him up
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 4:50 pm
you feel we had to score with either of those line-outs
and we messed up, unforced errors, a great pity.
glad we didn’t lose at the end though !
small comfort
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 4:27 pm
ouch , I’m futuring .. points points pleeeese
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 4:17 pm
quite so Mick
The French are playing like animals,
no disrespect , its pure aggression & will
I still think we can outsmart the beast
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 4:10 pm
aye France have had a great 10 mins
carving into us like a tin-opener
Discipline guys, hold the line !
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 3:52 pm
we’ve had our bit of “irish luck”, which wasn’t there against Wales,
who have sneaked us twice now in 6 nations.
we play like champs/winners in 2nd half, then its in the bag
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 3:46 pm
6-17
Now can we control the game, that’s the thing
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 3:33 pm
Mick,
peteb is correct its 6-10
its in the rules
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 3:30 pm
Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Bowe has a lean and hungry look,
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.
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Comment on SIx Nations – Let’s try this again…
on 4 March 2012 at 2:51 pm
France 21 – Ireland 22
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