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Books: Listening to Van Morrison…
Great little review of Listening to Van Morrison by Griel Marcus… It’s a short book, not a biography or a career survey, but an attempt to follow those moments in Morrison’s music, as he’s made it from his first records with Them, from Belfast in 1965 to the present day, when something happens that breaks [...] read our review »
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“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 » -
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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Comment on Willie Flags Up An Interesting Question
on 20 May 2012 at 10:47 pm
First off, Frazer is a political nobody who has been rejected at the Ballot Box more times than I care to count.
Secondly, IMO no school should be incorporating any form of controversial politics/culture into their environment. Children are far too young to indoctrinated with that carry on. Similarly, should the Orange Order contact my kid’s school and the principal agree to market such a competition I would be at his door.
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Comment on Normality and rugby
on 20 May 2012 at 9:03 pm
constitutional publican
“If Ulster wants their team to be seen as a team that can embrace all strands of Ulster identity, then they need to drop that loyalist rag they fly around stadia during matches…. Adopt the Yellow and Red, fly the real Ulster flag, and then you might get support across all 9 counties!”
The provincial is the more common flag seen at regular games down at Ravenhill on a Friday night. The atmosphere at the Aviva was different and a significant % of that 42,000 Ulster fans are more accustomed to stadia in BT9 than BT6. Its partially down to the fact Ulster don’t sell their own flag and they are very hard to come by. The Ulster branch take nothing to do with the Stormont banner i.e. its not flown officially at or sold at Ravenhill. We already do get support from all nine counties and all shades of the community. If a minority, and I mean extreme minority are going to start bitching off about a flag they don’t like being flown by some fans then I think its best for all you don’t bother darkening the turnstiles at Ravenhill. As I’ve stated before, I have travelled to the Aviva on a number of occasions and I have to look at tri-colours all over the place, it doesn’t bother me for the fact I am there for the rugby, I’m not there to complain about flags.
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Comment on Sinn Fein’s split political personality north and south…
on 20 May 2012 at 4:22 pm
Nevin,
I suppose we as tax payers have to pay for these wacky races chauffuers insurance costs too?
I remember a clip on UTV after Caral called some guy a gobshite. She was chased by the reporter and camera crew, jumped into the ministerial car, which proceeded to take off the wrong way down a one way street!
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Comment on Normality and rugby
on 20 May 2012 at 3:04 pm
Dec,
True. The nationalities issues is going to be forcefully redressed bu the IRFU, at the expense of all of the provinces success I believe on the back of the THP and 12/13 issue at national level. That said though, its uncommon for a IE player to opt to play for a province or team other than his own. Yes, there are a few but its more of a case of exception to the rule.
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Comment on Normality and rugby
on 20 May 2012 at 2:43 pm
Dec, I wouldn’t call them professional clubs in the sense of English football types who have more independence and control over themselves. All provinces receive subsidies from the IRFU and are actually bound quite heavily by IRFU regulation, so its important to distinguish that they are pretty much representative sides and are partnered with the body responsible for promoting rugby within each of the regions.
http://www.ulsterrugby.com/branch/index.php
If you look closely at the top you’ll see the Ulster branch logo beside the Ulster one, along with the traditional provincial logo and the words Irish Rugby Football Union.
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Comment on Normality and rugby
on 20 May 2012 at 1:15 pm
I just can’t ever seem to get my head around it … I read some interesting comments on facebook from individuals in various places in Ulster hoping Leinster won as that was better than ‘westbrits’ getting their hands on the trophy … Followed by a comment allegeding most Ulster fans would have missed the match because they were too busy marching. I just miss the republican idea that they are not welcome in the sport. Especially when some of the most avid fans are from the ‘lost three’, ie their fellow country men?
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Comment on Normality and rugby
on 19 May 2012 at 8:31 pm
Truly showed why they are Number 1 in Europe. Totally blindsided by the scale of that victory.
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Comment on Total Politics: Top 20 NI Blogs…
on 19 May 2012 at 7:30 pm
Reads date … *face palm* … Why the …. is this in the active discussions section ffs
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Comment on Total Politics: Top 20 NI Blogs…
on 19 May 2012 at 7:27 pm
No mention of our very own “dissenter” in the form of Hearts of Oak and Steel then?
Unfortunate. His blog is of a quality better than a majority (not to include slugger, of course … *avoids card*
) of those in that twenty, and this comes from someone who wouldn’t exactly embrace Mark’s ideologies.
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Comment on Brian McLaughlin: ‘Heineken Cup Final’ swan song
on 19 May 2012 at 12:33 am
I’m coming round to the view that Brian in the academey isn’t such a bad idea … especially if the IRFU are prepared to insist on their new foreign player rules … which IMO are going to, whether specifically designed to or not, hurt Ulster more than the other two provinces.
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