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Children of the Revolution (Bill Rolston)
What was life like for children of political activists during the Troubles? A new book by Bill Rolston and published by Guildhall Press during the summer has collected together the stories of twenty Children of the Revolution whose parents’ activities – and in many cases, imprisonment – had a significant affect on childhoods and life [...] read our review »
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Graphic portrayals: Northern Ireland, graphic novels and the peace process
Dr Gordon Gillespie, a researcher at the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, gave a presentation on “Graphic Portrayals: Northern Ireland, Graphic Novels and the Peace Process”, at the Linen Hall Library. Gordon started with a clarification that he was going to talk about graphic novels/comic books, not cartoons, and material that was [...] 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 Nationalist parties finally addressing the GAA’s long term deficit in Belfast…
on 2 April 2010 at 7:13 pm
The most telling comment in the story above is the chronic failure of nationalist representatives in City Hall to adequately support the GAA. Ten council provided pitches for one of the most popular sports in the city is pathetic. The same council provides and maintains 400 soccer pitches. 400 compared to 10 GAA pitches. It has been a long standing disgrace.
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Comment on “Sharon, I wasn’t, and don’t be smart with me.”
on 1 April 2010 at 10:01 pm
Why doesn’t someone ask him why he never joined up? was he a coward?
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Comment on ‘Up like a bird and over the city’
on 1 April 2010 at 3:47 am
I find it annoying that he was carrying an Antrim flag. It besmirches the flag.
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Comment on ‘Up like a bird and over the city’
on 1 April 2010 at 3:47 am
I find it annoying that he was carrying an Antrim flag. It besmirches the flag.
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Comment on Who’s afraid of Uncle Marty?
on 24 March 2010 at 2:51 pm
“As for the SDLP not wishing their leader to appear on live TV, why did they fight to secure a place on Question Time last month?”
My guess would be that they don’t want to put her up for interview precisely because they fought so hard to get her on Question Time, and she was a disaster. I imagine that is why we have seen more of Alex Atwood and Mark Durkan on the air since then than ever we did before.
Where IS Margaret Ritchie?
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Comment on Who’s afraid of Uncle Marty?
on 24 March 2010 at 3:08 am
It would be interesting if SF decided that they did want to put Martin up anyway. What would the SDLP strategists to then, pull out of the debate?
That wouldn’t serve them very well.
Maybe they are secretly hoping that McGuinness does decide to do it, thus giving cover for Ritchie to withdraw. The last thing the SDLP should seek out are live TV appearances for their current leader.
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Comment on Potential candidate signed a ‘confidentiality agreement’…
on 22 March 2010 at 11:50 pm
Em, he is in a different party….
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Comment on Potential candidate signed a ‘confidentiality agreement’…
on 22 March 2010 at 11:03 pm
So Ferghal gets the nod in Fermanagh despite not being a member, while the Good Reverend can’t even put his name to members in south Down? Any chance of consistency?
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Comment on “As for imposing codes of silence…”
on 22 March 2010 at 5:12 pm
McGuinness messed up badly last week and I suspect that SF realise that. Having a go at Brady from the US has not gone down well with the aveage nationalist voter. Liam Clarke summed it all up very well.
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Comment on 17 out of 18
on 21 March 2010 at 5:21 am
Driftwood – it takes a certain kind of panache to ask why should religion matter, followed very quickly by, how many non catholics in the SF/SDLP ranks?
It matters or it doesn’t. Seems it does to you.
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