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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 » -
“It was a trivial problem that… occurs every year”
Just your average family gathering at Christmas, with a bit of an argument about the seating cleaning arrangements… Scuffles have broken out between rival groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics over a turf war in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Bemused tourists looked on as about 100 priests fought with brooms while cleaning the [...] read our review » -
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
Somehow I escaped reading this essential school text, with its story of racism in 1930s American South. Living in Northern Ireland, I draw parallels with sectarianism, with its similar bigotry and prejudice. To Kill a Mockingbird was part of a Unite Against Hate campaign event at Parliament Buildings in Northern Ireland, which I’ve written [...] read our review »
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Comment on The debate widens..
on 22 March 2010 at 9:52 pm
If the Pope really wants this matter moved on then he has the power.Let him send his Papal Envoy to the Gardai with all the Files he commandeered over the time he was head of the Congregation of the Faith
Then maybe the victims will be given some hope
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Comment on ‘Micro vigil’
on 28 February 2010 at 11:58 pm
The vigil in Newry may not have big numbers but it contained Republicans & Nationalists and the difference between this and previous protest gatherings (excepting Civil Rights in the 60s/70s) we were all standing together
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Comment on McAliskey: “Before this pretence of a democratic administration unravels in abject disgrace…”
on 22 January 2010 at 1:42 am
Bernie is dead right but I think we need to dig deeper into Irish society to find the answer and look at the attitudes we give our children (Generally) about how others should be treated sexually and otherwise or these awful things will continue .All the legislation in the world will not stop human beings acting inhumanly to other humans.
Its simple really and Christ said it all “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” but for a professed Christian Country we do not always show Christian actions
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Comment on “Now I think he’s acted in the best interests of the party..”
on 13 January 2010 at 3:03 am
Victor I’m sure your Mother was a very astute woman but even she has to believe black and white photos of the brothers Adams canvasing for Sinn Fien and Liam as Chairman of SF cumann posing with Martin Magennis at the opening of their new office or maybe you think someone con-cocked this evidence aswell
To dis-believers no explanation is possible but to those who believe their own eyes no explanation is necessary Have you seen Arthur Morgan ??
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Comment on “Now I think he’s acted in the best interests of the party..”
on 13 January 2010 at 12:21 am
Did someone actually say there is no evidence of the lies being put out by Sinn Fien…..just look at the Dundalk papers its all there in black and white
and since when did either the IRA or SF care about evidence before taking drastic and sometimes terminal action
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Comment on “Now I think he’s acted in the best interests of the party..”
on 12 January 2010 at 11:49 pm
No trial !! Simple facts….Gerry is too precious to both Governments to allow a trial
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Comment on “Now I think he’s acted in the best interests of the party..”
on 12 January 2010 at 11:06 pm
To me this is pretty simple Adams like the Bishops had the power within their respective organizations
They could have and did in some cases deal with offenders.The Catholic Church sent them on to re-offend and Adams also sent them or did not prevent them from going elsewhere, to other unsuspecting parents and children who were put at risk.
This was either an abuse or a mis-use of power.
The main difference between the two organizations is that while transfered them to other posts the other which Adams was in charge of sent them ,with the exception of near family to the bogs of Ireland
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Comment on Robinson faces a political rather than a legal problem…
on 8 January 2010 at 10:13 pm
When I think that Peter Robinson called for Margaret Ritchie to stand down for breech of Ministerial Code
because she would not sign up too the sham budget
The Executive should force HIM to stand down or refuse to work with him trouble is whoever they get will be no better
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