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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 Senior political hacks have been summoned to Dundela…
on 6 January 2010 at 10:16 pm
Alan – I thinks the domestic issue between Mr and Mrs R is a little more serious than them ‘moving from Whitewell to People’s Church’!
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Comment on Senior political hacks have been summoned to Dundela…
on 6 January 2010 at 10:12 pm
Alan in Belfast – You mean moving from Whitewell to People’s Church! That would be quite a split.
A little more serious than that Alan…
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Comment on Senior political hacks have been summoned to Dundela…
on 6 January 2010 at 10:00 pm
A domestic issue between Mr and Mrs R methinks!
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Comment on DUP nerves fraying, Paisleys sending Robinson a warning over Larkin promotion?
on 1 July 2009 at 9:55 pm
So Givan is ‘double jobbing’ – working for the FSB and the Department of Environment (as special adviser)!!?
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Comment on DUP nerves fraying, Paisleys sending Robinson a warning over Larkin promotion?
on 1 July 2009 at 6:13 pm
On a different but connected note, I understand that DUP Lisburn City Cllr Paul Givan is back working for Edwin Poots as his special adviser (Mr Poots today replaced Sammy Wilson as Minister of Environment). However, according to the Federation of Small Businesses NI office he is still their public affairs manager. Am confused. Can someone please clarify?
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