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Learning from 1798?: Northern Ireland’s Upcoming Decade of Commemorations
Last year, the Lilliput Press released a new extended edition of Tom Dunne’s Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize winning book, Rebellions: Memoir, Memory and 1798. First published in 2004, Dunne’s book provoked considerable controversy with its critique of the ‘commemorationist’ history that Dunne believed dominated the 1998 commemorations of the 1798 Rebellion. The book blasted the involvement [...] read our review » -
Have we Learned our own Lessons? Book Review of John Brewer’s Peace Processes
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »
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The Earl Bishop
Interesting BBC article on an upcoming presentation and talk [Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 17 August] by lecturer and broadcaster Stephen Price on the subject of his new book – The Earl Bishop. The 18th Century ”Earl Bishop” was Frederick Augustus Hervey, fourth Earl of Bristol and Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. Hervey was also elected [...] read our review »
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Comment on “This is [partitionist] provocation in the extreme…”
on 22 March 2012 at 9:30 am
They should show some pride playing on an international stage
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Comment on Football eligibility row illustrates unionism’s inability to respect ‘The Other’ tradition
on 10 February 2012 at 4:33 pm
Entirely agree with Forkhandles that it makes a mockery of the rule that the entire world of football (except ROI,NI) have to abide by i.e. that you have to have been born or have parents/grandparents born in the country you wish to play for.
NI nationalists’ delusions remind me of the scene in the Life of Brian (swap woman/have babies to ‘be from Ireland’ ) –
[The members of "The People's Front of Judea" are sitting in the amphitheatre. Stan has just announced that he wants to be a woman and wants to be called "Loretta," and is explaining why.]
Stan: I want to have babies.
Reg: You want to have babies?!?!
Stan: It’s every man’s right to have babies if he wants them.
Reg: But … you can’t HAVE babies!
Stan: Don’t you oppress me!
Reg: I’m not oppressing you, Stan. You haven’t got a womb! Where’s the fetus gonna gestate? You gonna keep it in a box?
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Comment on Football eligibility row illustrates unionism’s inability to respect ‘The Other’ tradition
on 10 February 2012 at 2:53 pm
Northern Irish folks can all themselves Rwandan for all I care….it doesn’t make them so
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Comment on Football eligibility row illustrates unionism’s inability to respect ‘The Other’ tradition
on 10 February 2012 at 12:41 pm
I thought the ROI plastic paddy picking era had died out with Jack Charlton…. obviously not
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Comment on A New Era for Newry Gaels
on 17 January 2012 at 11:32 am
a new madrassa for Newry…just what the place needs…
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Comment on Robinson reaching out to nationalists … just not through the Irish News
on 22 November 2011 at 9:32 am
Don’t blame him for not going through the Irish News – it’s a joke – the only paper that can ignore world cups (football and rugby) and splash on some parish pump GAA game in ballygobackwards. A parody of Oirishness and plastic paddyism…
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Comment on MTV EMA: How was it for you?
on 7 November 2011 at 11:19 am
If you look past the first three host cities for these awards Berlin, Paris, London (who were actually ‘selected’ to host the ceremony), the remainder of the list is made up of provincial towns/cities that have paid good money to ‘put themselves on the map’. Unfortunately you’re either ‘on the map’ or you’re not… Belfast is… for negative reasons and this is very unlikely to change with one awards ceremony. If you want to see world class events on a regular basis, your best hope is a good cheap and reliable airline service to London.
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Comment on MTV EMA: How was it for you?
on 7 November 2011 at 9:56 am
can’t believe the fuss made over hosting this…. it’s already been hosted in LIVERPOOL for God’s sake. This just goes to show how little goes on in Belfast and NI in General i.e. most touring Acts stick to GB and Dublin, never venturing up North, no world class sport, a pitiful theatre landscape dominated by pantomine and parochial ‘local’ drama…
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Comment on Your questions for the SDLP leadership candidates?
on 2 November 2011 at 3:02 pm
Why do all you of show unyielding and unquestioning support for the GAA – a quasi political organisation that glorifies violence and names its trophies, stadiums and clubs after convicted, sectarian terrorists.
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Comment on The latest Boundary Commission News..
on 13 September 2011 at 2:09 pm
huge loss for the people of South Belfast losing one of the laziest MPs, with one of the worst attendance records in the House of Commons…
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