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What has The Third Man got to say about Northern Ireland?
Short answer: very little, other than he enjoyed the environs of Hillsborough Castle, enjoyed working with the local politicians, and has Gerry Adams to thank for Bobby his dog. Peter Mandelson’s book The Third Man has captured media headlines in recent weeks as the Times serialised the most juicy bits. But what did he have [...] read our review »
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Christopher Hitchens, 1949 – 2011
Writer Christopher Hitchens has died aged 62. He was as contrary as he was brilliant. Here is a brief In Memoriam from Vanity Fair (his outlet of choice since 1992) and, here, a longer tribute from his friend Christopher Buckley Stanley in The New Yorker. Better, perhaps, though to post one of Hitchens’ own writings in [...] read our review »
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Have we Learned our own Lessons? Book Review of John Brewer’s Peace Processes
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »
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Comment on Ian McCrea, another one who failed to get the memo?
on 27 June 2011 at 8:28 pm
Mind you, at some level, albeit a fairly low level, Mr McCrea seems to engage with Gaelic football. He refers to the “Ulster semi’s” as if he was used of watching football and I suppose by default he could be classified as a Donegal fan!
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Comment on Paratrooper spotted on Falls…
on 14 June 2010 at 12:53 am
Jesus, Big Maggie. Guarda! You can’t spell in three languages.
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Comment on Court of Appeal upholds Administration of Justice (Language) Act of 1737
on 2 June 2010 at 7:35 pm
Virtually none I’m afraid.
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Comment on “They are still campaigning for a united Ireland, they are not going to get that either”
on 10 March 2010 at 4:08 am
Uhm, Darragh, I wonder what way you’ll be voting!
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Comment on “They are still campaigning for a united Ireland, they are not going to get that either”
on 10 March 2010 at 3:07 am
Cad faoi “Martin Mc Guinnessstadt”
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Comment on Sinn Féin to sell water (this weekend)?
on 6 March 2010 at 12:19 am
I mightn’t live to see a united Ireland but at least I’ve lived to see united Ireland water.
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Comment on Hands off Falklands oil is no final answer
on 3 March 2010 at 6:18 am
Malcolm Redfellow @ 11.29 in reply to Hibernicle said,”…Any analogies with Ireland are totally fallacious, totally exposing an extremist and bloody-minded bigotry.”
In my post I didn’t mention Ireland at all!
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Comment on Hands off Falklands oil is no final answer
on 3 March 2010 at 4:50 am
I wonder if the countries that make up the southern cone of South America or any other combination of the countries in the region could not come together and decide between themselves how to share the natural resources of the South Atlantic. This would of course involve telling Blighty to hop it.
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Comment on “this will teach ye, ye cheating French bastards”
on 29 January 2010 at 12:30 am
This story is as dodgy as bejasus.
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Comment on Co. Wexford memorial to Edentubber “martyrs”
on 27 January 2010 at 12:26 am
I think people in Northern Ireland should understand that the southern Irish people will tolerate (albeit with a certain amount of discomfort) commemorations by the republican movement of their many failures. Their victories, such as they are, remain uncommemorated.
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