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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 Northern Bank robbery – redux
on 2 May 2010 at 11:45 pm
Only a few years earlier, that money would not have been stolen but Liberated. LOL
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Comment on Popularity contest
on 7 April 2010 at 7:24 pm
Best of luck to Eamonn.
A genuine man which is a rarety in politics.
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Comment on “and for a time remained faithful to the IRA leadership and Sinn Fein.”
on 5 April 2010 at 6:14 am
Did he break for money, lighter sentence etc or did he just break.
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Comment on ‘Up like a bird and over the city’
on 1 April 2010 at 3:07 am
At £2,000 a day its nice for some.
Just as well we the tax payer are`nt picking up the tab but rather the always cashed strapped party that our Lordship owns.
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Comment on The MI5 problem is real
on 1 April 2010 at 2:21 am
“Those in Sinn Fein, who launched the whispering campaign against Kieran, then wrung their hands. Those who drove him to financial ruin wrung their hands. And those who planted the drugs, and planned the black operation wrung their hands.” – Old School
…and those who tortured him, stripped him, shot him in the head and left his naked body on a lonely country road did they do any hand-wringing I wonder?
Posted by Rory Carr on Mar 31, 2010 @ 06:33
With respect Rory. Torture ?
I consider the murder of Kieran was a sadistic murder of an Irish man. No one, republican or anything else, should get to choose which Irishman lives or dies, especially when the murderer/s are trumpeting their Irishness!
Posted by pippakin on Mar 31, 2010 @ 07:12 PM
As a senior member of an Army would he not have been well aware of the rules and regulations within same ?
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Comment on “Some time I hope to get the space to reflect on my life with Brendan…”
on 1 April 2010 at 1:59 am
Seamus, we’re being asked to believe Brendan Hughes or Gerry Adams.
No corroboration is needed for me anyway.
But if you insist, Dolores Price, Ruari O Bradaigh, Seamus Twomey, and indeed those present in Cheyne Walk have all placed Adams as a leading Belfast Provo in the early 70s.
Old School
Like yourself no corroboratin is needed for myself.
And as Adams will always apply an unpatriotic label to the brave people mentioned above.
I was being more ambitious in hoping that some of those veterans who remain under his control might finally say enough is enough.
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Comment on “Some time I hope to get the space to reflect on my life with Brendan…”
on 1 April 2010 at 12:40 am
Will be a shame if those best placed to step out from the shadows and back the Darks version don`t.
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Comment on If at first you can’t convict him…try, try, try, beat, try, try, try again
on 20 March 2010 at 2:08 am
Medillen.
The reason Gary refused community service is he believes he is not a criminal, How ever much you would like him to be.
By accepting the same he would have been accepting criminalisation of himself and what he believes in.
There are still those whose principles can not be bought.
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Comment on If at first you can’t convict him…try, try, try, beat, try, try, try again
on 20 March 2010 at 2:02 am
Granted he may have a Celtic top but his attempts to murder innocent Irish families sort of cancel whatever republicanism that bestows on him. My definition of ‘Irish republican’ doesn’t include those who are mortal enemies of the Irish people, although I suppose it’s a broad term.
Where has he been charged with this.
I`ve no doubt about the Celtic top but the other.
Remember the bad old days when you were supposed to be inocent till proven guilty.
Sorta proves his very point that nothing has changed for Republicans.
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Comment on ‘educating the youths of the courageous exploits of the Volunteers’
on 1 March 2010 at 4:20 am
John
I was merely pointing out that if every one that was ever involved were from an abusive home inviroment, that would be sick.
Holy mother of, i forgot about all the church abuse as well.
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