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  2. Comment on Lisburn City Council funds Unionist Forum meeting using Good Relations money
    on 23 May 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Chris, Surely you must agree Lisburn City Council has to sink much further down the ladder of acting inappropriately with rate payers money as Newry City Council did here?

    “Playground named after IRA gunman Raymond McCreesh”

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/playground-named-after-ira-gunman-raymond-mccreesh-1-4516659&sa=U&ei=-3meUYP9FcnFPeO7gJAD&ved=0CBsQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNEI6QCZUHntBE-kr81HwnvcYccMUA

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  3. Comment on Ann Travers: “If had joined the IRA or a loyalist paramilitary and killed someone, I would be being listened to…”
    on 22 May 2013 at 5:49 pm

    toaster: “The war is over. People like Ann Travers just want to drag us back to the past. She should learn to move on”

    fitzjameshorse1745: “Ms Travers voice resonates with the “right people”.

    Can the same not be said about Pat Finucane’s family?

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  4. Comment on Has the Protestant Working Class lost out in the Peace Process?
    on 20 May 2013 at 8:30 am

    “Has the Protestant Working Class lost out in the Peace Process?”

    Surely all working classes irrespective of religion or culture in Northern Ireland may have lost out in the Peace Process when it comes to unemployment, education and recent legislation on welfare benefits cuts, bedroom tax etc etc:
    However this negative dilemma among the working classes is also relevant in other parts of the UK and the ROI.

    The one positive result of the peace process re 1998 GFA was an end of terrorists (most who came from the working classes) murdering themselves and so many other Northern Ireland citizens over the past 40 years: Read here:

    Deaths in the Northern Ireland conflict since 1969
    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/jun/10/deaths-in-northern-ireland-conflict-data&sa=U&ei=ac6ZUZTMJMSK4AT19YHYCw&ved=0CCAQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNFF14ObGh8iSRiuzHDJXUDFfpl4eg

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  5. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 18 May 2013 at 9:09 am

    ” SF would argue that they predate the UUP. It used to say on their website that they were Ireland’s oldest political party.”

    Both the UUP and SF were originally formed in 1905. The Irish Unionist Party was formed in 1891, to oppose plans for Gladstonian and Parnellite Home Rule for Ireland, and dissolved in 1922.

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  6. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 18 May 2013 at 7:55 am

    I hope John and Basil’s new party will come out and support the position of world No 2 golfer Rory McIlroy over this coming 2013 world cup and 2016 Olympic issue. The PGA tour is not very mature or acting neutral (by supporting 32 county Irish Nationalism) in this very sensitive issue. The PGA tour are also contradicting the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which allows all citizens from Northern Ireland to choose whatever nationality they prefer “British or Irish” No 2 world golf personality Rory McIlroy travels on a British passport and as a citizen of Northern Ireland he has been denied the right to play golf for his own country in this coming world cup 2013. He is now within his rights to refuse to represent a 32 county Ireland in 2013 if so doing will jeopardize his rights according to PGA tour Olympic rules to play for either GB & NIR or a 32 county Ireland in the coming 2016 Olympic games.

    “European Tour rules out World Cup spot for Northern Ireland team”

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22566827&sa=U&ei=i0yWUcaROaam0AWyuYGABA&ved=0CCcQqQIoADAB&usg=AFQjCNH1sVLqOOX-y8nLXq9aoguTPJfigw

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  7. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 17 May 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Looks like the top guys who are organizing the world cup have got their knickers in a twist. They have gone back to their original ruling that those 2nd class golfers from Northern Ireland don’t deserve a team of their own.

    “European Tour rules out World Cup spot for Northern Ireland team”

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22566827&sa=U&ei=i0yWUcaROaam0AWyuYGABA&ved=0CCcQqQIoADAB&usg=AFQjCNH1sVLqOOX-y8nLXq9aoguTPJfigw

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  8. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 17 May 2013 at 9:48 am

    “They will no doubt attract a percentage of what I will call the “McIlroy Vote”.”

    boondock, you have a point here, but I would have thought McIlroy’s parents family and friends living in the Holywood Co Down area may fall into supporting the John & Basil team if there was a candidate standing in North Down constituency at the next election.

    Still waters run deep, and more is happening between Rory and his management team Horizon based in Dublin. Could the recent news both NI golfers Rory & G Mac will now probably play for Northern Ireland in November been given the cold shoulder from Horizon and created the following?

    ‘McIlroy set to go out on his own’
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/mcilroy-set-to-go-out-on-his-own-29273764.html

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  9. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 16 May 2013 at 8:56 pm

    “I cant remember any of the other individuals you mentioned carrying on with any flags”

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://social.rorymcilroy.com/videos/231472&sa=U&ei=rjWVUZ-qIc22PbO5gIgP&ved=0CCUQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNETLgfAEdPaKvMYPS-IRKTXGx-Flg

    boondock, Is this what you mean? Sure the kid was only enjoying himself. Remember that morning he slept in and a cop car had to get him to the opening tee time. Anyway would you have preferred he wore an Irish flag instead?

    Whatever his intention was it certainly worked for him. Now Northern Ireland will have their own team in for 2013. It looks like both Rory No2 and G Mac No8 will be playing under either the Ulster Banner or the Union Flag if England play under the flag of St George.

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  10. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 16 May 2013 at 7:00 pm

    McIlroy is not the only Northern Ireland golfer who uses the Ulster Banner as an identity towards the country he represents when playing professional golf on both the Europe & US PGA tours. Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell, Michael Hoey, and Gareth Maybin are four more well know names who have the Ulster banner alongside their names.

    However Northern Ireland golfers will have no choice other than play for Ireland in a World cup because no Northern Ireland team existed. Enclosed is official documentation in the PGA European professional website, to confirm “Northern Ireland” will be entering a separate golf team for the world cup in Melbourne in Nov 2013.

    “The major difference between the World Cup qualification model and that of the Olympic golf competition is that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will each be considered a separate country (for the purpose of the Olympics, those four countries compete as Great Britain). ”

    http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=191474.html

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/rory-mcilroy-and-graeme-mcdowell-could-be-on-team-northern-ireland-1-5091449&sa=U&ei=VxmVUcCiHMPXPNOtgEg&ved=0CDUQqQIoADAE&usg=AFQjCNFlxLH1O5iEJQlCPTd85AP7TqJoIA

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  11. Comment on Team Jasil – that’s John and Basil – say: “Get off your backsides and vote for people that are trying to make a difference”
    on 14 May 2013 at 5:57 am

    Now the assembly elections are put back to 2016, the important bridge to cross for the two ex UUP MLAs will be convincing the electorate in Lagan Valley and South Down to vote them back into office. Me thinks they won’t succeed.

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  12. Comment on It’s Derry again – with London and Liverpool, commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic
    on 13 May 2013 at 7:25 am

    “On past experience, I guess I’m inviting an abusive tirade”

    Certainly not from me MR, your excellent post only adds to the historical importance to this event. When Veterans from around the world converged on Londonderry yesterday to mark the longest military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Maiden City played a key role.

    http://www.newsletter.co.uk/login

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  13. Comment on It’s Derry again – with London and Liverpool, commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic
    on 11 May 2013 at 6:18 am

    ” After extensive correspondence he was appalled to learn that, not only was his father’s service NOT recorded but no details for the NFS men involved had been reported by the revelent authorities to the Cabinet Office for inclusion in WW2 records.”

    mylesgee, it seems to me the son of this man has not produced some form of documentation ( NFS number) to prove his father served in the NFS during WW2 otherwise the revelent authorities cannot prove otherwise. A name is just not enought or is previous war service in WW1.

    Along with thousands of civilians (many ex WW1 veterans) who volunteered, and many serving personnel who were unfit for war service also served in the NFS but did not qualify for a “Defence Medal”. The reason was because their service fell short of the three year qualification period. See here: “Defence Medal (United Kingdom) WW2″

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Medal_(United_Kingdom)&sa=U&ei=fc2NUb3TJqG_0QXk04HICg&ved=0CB8QFjAB&usg=AFQjCNEEeFs1cCY8WEa9iaynwYD5ryiPqA

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  15. Comment on It’s Derry again – with London and Liverpool, commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic
    on 9 May 2013 at 12:24 pm

    “They chose to remember the enemy.”

    Harry, A defeated enemy. Lisnahally has always been remembered by ex RN veterans (like myself) as the end place were over 100 U’Boats surrendered in 1945 before being towed out to sea to be sunk. In fact I wish I could get my hands on one of those ties for a keepsake. Harry, surely you are not suggesting this German Bomber is being raised now to shower praise on the German Luftwaffe over the RAF in the Battle of Britain?

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308589/Rare-German-wartime-bomber-discovered-Kent-sandbank-recovered.html&sa=U&ei=a4WLUY2SD8fKPY3vgZgM&ved=0CC4QFjAG&usg=AFQjCNEg5AMpj7X03bahRjiog_ZlJzusDQ

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  16. Comment on It’s Derry again – with London and Liverpool, commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic
    on 9 May 2013 at 10:33 am

    Harry, with respect I think you may have the story a little bit mixed up. I remember that weekend ceremony and the tie you mention was to commemorate the surrender of the German U Boats into Lisnahally in 1945.

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205227008&sa=U&ei=AmyLUaydH8O2O4DNgHA&ved=0CCEQFjAB&usg=AFQjCNG_ewDWW8DNoYV4Ud1LGw9jdIYEdw

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  18. Comment on British & Irish flags at new Korean War Memorial for Ulster troops
    on 3 May 2013 at 6:01 am

    Why Irish Flags were flown is a mystery. To my knowledge Ireland was not involved in the “Korean War (1950/53).

    The “North Korean” side consisted of
    Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
    People’s Republic of China
    The Soviet Union

    The “South Korean” side consisted of
    Republic of Korea
    Australia
    Belgium
    Canada
    Colombia
    Ethiopia
    France
    Greece
    Luxembourg
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Philippines
    South Africa
    Thailand
    Turkey
    United Kingdom
    United States

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  19. Comment on Sinn Fein undermining the sanctity of marriage
    on 29 April 2013 at 6:16 pm

    Vote was 53 to 42. With three Unionists, McCrea, McCallister & Copeland voting for. Three Alliance MLAs abstained but the biggest abstention, 10 overall, came from SF & SDLP MLAs.

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