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Risk of going beyond either/or…
This is article was first published in Fortnight magazine back in February 2003. Chris Farrington is now a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ in the School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin. Although the circumstances it describes has changed radically and [...] read our review »
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Learning from 1798?: Northern Ireland’s Upcoming Decade of Commemorations
Last year, the Lilliput Press released a new extended edition of Tom Dunne’s Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize winning book, Rebellions: Memoir, Memory and 1798. First published in 2004, Dunne’s book provoked considerable controversy with its critique of the ‘commemorationist’ history that Dunne believed dominated the 1998 commemorations of the 1798 Rebellion. The book blasted the involvement [...] read our review » -
“Good Friday. The death of Irish Republicanism” by Anthony McIntyre: a review
This was a book that I first reviewed at the same time as “Unionism Decayed” back in 2008. Like Vance’s work, it is the author’s portrayal of a defeated political movement or ideal and as a Unionist it was instructional to read an interpretation of the immediate post-Agreement period from the other side of the fence. [...] read our review »
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Comment on Unionist Unity is not a Sectarian proposition…
on 20 April 2010 at 7:24 am
A UUP guy wrote that piece, Christ they are a mess.
The first part of his contribution to verbal diarrhea does not even make sense. Suffice to say it’s no surprise that a member of the sectarian Orange Order should stand as a representative of the racist BNP. Birds of a feather and all that.
He then goes on to infer that McDonnell is somehow unqualified because he was elected on a “minority vote”. Well, Jesus H Christ, it’s called First Past the Post, it’s an electoral system preferred by the British parliament. I would think approx 50% of British MP’s are elected by minority vote – what’s his point?
“However you don’t have to be in the Orange Order to be concerned about nationalist triumphalism in South Belfast”.
Really? It’s south Belfast FFS, the average house price is probably the highest in the North. What are the Catholics doing? Rubbing the Orange noses in champagne and caviar?
And then as an example of this Nationalist aggression he points to a bunch of drunk students celebrating St. Patrick’s day. That’s right, things have gotten so bad in South Belfast they even have their own University.
Christ this guy is a knob of the highest order. Absolute sectarian drivel.
“That there have been 70 sectarian attacks on Orange halls in Northern Ireland in the last year is another telling fact.” Tells us what exactly? That sectarianism like yours is rife in society? I guess no Catholic churches were attacked, no GAA halls burned, no Catholics beaten to death in places like Coleraine, Ballymena and Portadown (to name a few), no sectarian marches through Catholic villages? Eh? Eh? Knob head!
The UNCUF talked about offering a new path, a way out of the past. Drunk on the sound of their own voices they even talked about Catholic candidates. Whow! Think of that, in the 21st century the UUP would actually consider a Catholic candidate, aren’t they fucking wonderful!
No, they couldn’t even do that. Just the same old sectarian headcount.
At least the SDLP girl has balls, more than can be said for the sterile prick who wrote that article.
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Comment on Some thoughts on North Antrim
on 19 April 2010 at 9:51 am
I agree totally gentlemen. DUP got nothing but what was already on offer. St Andrews was all about getting them off the hook and into the only game in town. They acted like spoilt little children. Some of the stories about the DUP representation at St Andrews is embarrassing for the DUP.
Luckily though, Peter the master tactician, negotiated that the FM position would come from the biggest party. Yep, more self serving greed that came back to bite him in the ass.
Politically you should be 10 years ahead of where you are now, DUP shoulder most of the blame in my view.
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Comment on Northern Ireland and the aftermath of the May poll
on 19 April 2010 at 9:08 am
No British party would have anything to do with the DUP and it’s dodgy financial dealings, property developers, flat earthers and Orange Order bigots. Well, okay…maybe the BNP / UKIP or whatever.
No, it’s simply a case of Lab / LibDems or any number of other possible arrangements. But the DUP will not be invited to the party. Hello, reality calling.
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Comment on Some thoughts on North Antrim
on 18 April 2010 at 8:51 am
Two points:
1. Ian Paisley Jr will win in North Antrim.
2. Religion is balls.
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Comment on “his colleague Gerry Kelly engaged in a British-Irish Council meeting through such a mechanism…”
on 13 April 2010 at 8:50 am
Peter Baker at his best here.
Trying desperately to find anything that looks like a Unionist win over Sinn Fein. It all moved way beyond sad a pathetic a long time ago for pompous Peter.
Then out comes his legendary arrogance in post number 2 above.
Talk about a guy with an inflated sense of his own self worth.
Any validity to his petty post is lost in his constant bias, writing style and hyperlinks.
And yes I would have to give that exchange to Edwin Poots. But it’s not news worthy.
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Comment on “The taxi driver got out [of the car] and shouted ‘It’s a bomb, it’s a bomb!’”
on 12 April 2010 at 9:17 pm
Albert,
1. MI5 have built a state of the art facility at Palace Barracks probably employing a couple of hundred people.
2. Palace Barracks is in Hollywood, Co. Down. It is not “the only army barracks left in Belfast”.
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Comment on DUP lessons for incoming Tory politicians…
on 9 April 2010 at 8:58 pm
Who is Theresa May? I presume she is some kind of high ranking Tory. If she is just an English MP then no big deal, but if she is a party officer responsible for overseeing electoral strategy in some capacity, then it would say a lot about how the Tories view the UCUNF link up.
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Comment on South Antrim report: The most marginal of them all?
on 9 April 2010 at 8:10 am
Empey to win SA.
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Comment on “campaign against me is not really about me at all…”
on 6 April 2010 at 8:04 am
Whatever!
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Comment on “campaign against me is not really about me at all…”
on 6 April 2010 at 7:32 am
Alias, that is utter drivel (#6 above) and not even worthy of a response.
Michaelhenry, decommissioning was carried out under international supervision. You and Alias live in a fantasy world.
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