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Born and bred from west Belfast stock, relocated to the leafy surroundings of the Belfast Castle as a teenager.
Main interests GAA and boxing, currently an economic emigrant in the land of the oppressor a.k.a. London.
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Hearing the Other Voice from the Grave: Why Should we Listen to David Ervine’s Stories?
Ed Moloney’s Voices from the Grave: Two Men’s War in Ireland has received considerable attention in the press and in the public realm since its publication earlier this year. Although the book relates the experiences of the Provisional IRA’s Brendan Hughes and the PUP/UVF’s David Ervine, much of the discussion has focused on Hughes’ stories [...] read our review » -
Help me with the West Wing: Essential viewing or Party Political Broadcast?
Having somehow managed to avoid watching a single episode of the widely praised West Wing TV series I was delighted to discover the entire Box set in my Christmas stocking – and with enough spare time over the holidays to give it a good lash. But with 10 episodes of the first series under my [...] read our review »
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Of the Old North and other Vanished Kingdoms..
I’m currently trawling through Norman Davies’s fabulous new tome – “Vanished Kingdoms” – Five stars in the (London) Telegraph’s review from Ben Wilson: All the nations that have ever lived have left their footsteps in the sand,” writes Norman Davies. “The traces fade with every tide, the echoes grow faint, the images are fractured, the human [...] read our review »
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Comment on Nationalism’s ‘crise de foie’: most Catholics prefer the United Kingdom…
on 18 June 2011 at 4:03 pm
These surveys cannot give a true reflection of the feeling for a united Ireland for many reasons already mentioned such as question wording, sample size and the penchant to tell lies just for the sake of it when you know that the answers dont really matter. Which is why I dont give much heed to it.
When faced with an actual vote on a). United Ireland
or b). Remain as part of the UK
the result, at the minute, will be very similar to the nationalist vs. unionist breakdown of the local elections. My school friends are all Catholic due to the nature of education in Northern Ireland and even though many are not die hard chucks they would still vote for a united ireland purely because, rightly or wrongly, when taught the history of this place and the island as a whole it is seen as settling an old wrong.
However the degree of unity is probably where some catholics will disagree, me I’d like to see a full united 32 county republic, others a federal ireland etc. and some would be happy with an all ireland soccer team!
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Comment on Osama Bin Laden killed in Pakistan
on 2 May 2011 at 7:19 pm
“He was the greatest ever player, a definite inclusion for the hall of fame” latest press release from the Hide and Go Seek association.
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Comment on Catching up with Jim Gorman and Paul Little, IRSP council candidates in Belfast #lg11 #belw #beln
on 1 May 2011 at 5:47 pm
I always admired the potential of the IRSP to cross into territory that the provo’s couldnt, a potential that they failed to fulfill, in the regard to being a true republican socialist organisation. They suffered from an untimely brain drain with the executions of daly, bunting et. al. O well heres hoping they can achieve enough votes to get a council seat, god knows variety is the spice of life and I’m sick of sinn fein dinners!
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