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Voices from the Grave
Coming up to the Halloween holiday, some people might be frightened of the idea of Voices from the Grave – but for others, the chance to hear an oral history of the Troubles from the mouths of two (in)famous protagonists, PUP leader and former UVF member David Ervine, and Brendan “The Dark” Hughes, is not [...] read our review »
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A New Vision for the Catholic Church – Book Review
The oft-quoted verse from the book of Proverbs, ‘where there is no vision, the people perish,’ (chapter 29, verse 18) opens a new book by Gerry O’Hanlon, A New Vision for the Catholic Church: A View from Ireland (Columba Press, 2011). That verse could be considered an apt summary of the current state of the [...] read our review »
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Douglas Murray – Bloody Sunday: Truth, Lies and the Saville Inquiry, Book Review
The aftermath of the Saville Inquiry into the events around Bloody Sunday has left me, and I suspect many others, with one enduring image: Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology in the House of Commons, where he says that the actions of the British Army were ‘unjustified and unjustifiable.’ But there’s a lot more to the [...] read our review »
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Comment on “I now go forward with the full backing of my local members.”
on 30 January 2010 at 8:38 am
remind me, what has the tories acheived politically since 1997?
Posted by Harry J on Jan 29, 2010 @ 11:13 PM
Well as the vast majority of commentators expect a Tory Govt of the UK come May.. clearly they have achieved quite a lot politically! No?
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Comment on “You can’t say one week “There will be no devolution of policing and justice during this A
on 16 January 2010 at 1:33 am
I can indeed if this is another Iris-esque case of hypocrisy but at the same time would not want this to turn into a case of gay-bashing. Its just all so uninspiring.
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Comment on “You can’t say one week “There will be no devolution of policing and justice during this A
on 16 January 2010 at 1:13 am
“Also heard that a very senior figure in that Party is to be outed as a homosexual in the coming days. Without naming names has anyone else heard anything about this?”
I could not care less about someone’s sexuality. I hate the fact that in Northern Ireland we are at least 15 years behind the rest of the civilised world in giving a damn about this!
Any chimps want a banana?
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Comment on And now the important stuff – Magners League Weekend 11
on 10 January 2010 at 9:36 pm
I am bored rigid with this weather fouling up the sporting calender!! Could have done with Cardiff beating Edinburgh before next weekends match.
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