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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 you want to see a comedian die on his arse youve got to see a gig up north man…
on 18 September 2009 at 6:28 pm
Not bad. A lot better than I expected after Intelligence Insider’s comments.
Tell me then, Intelligence (can I call you that?), do you wonder how it is that there are one or two Oirish comedians very successfully plying their trade in your beloved motherland?
Also, could you develop the rather gratuitously offensive point about the Republic of Ireland being a failure just a little? Thanks.
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Comment on Bastard
on 15 May 2009 at 2:22 pm
Harry Flashman,
Come on – did they really say “Ah shure ye’re welcome”, or was that the voices in your head again, replaying scenes from The Quiet Man?
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Comment on Darling needs to be less out of whack in Budget 2009
on 1 April 2009 at 4:51 pm
Shush George!
You should know it’s just not cricket to say anything about Britain’s poor financial situation.
Get back in line with everyone else and start smugly beating up on little ‘ol ROI.
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