More than 1,000 DUP WhatsApp messages released to the Covid Enquiry….
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It seems many in the DUP forgot one of the critical rules of politics. Never commit anything to paper or pixel that you would not like to see splashed on the front page of a newspaper. From Sam McBride in …
Shedding Light on the Shadows of Oppressive Religious Upbringings..
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I In Northern Ireland there is plenty of evidence for poor mental health connected to living in communities which have experienced political violence, tension and deprivation. A fellow counsellor in one such area of Belfast tells me that many individuals …
Experts predict that just 6% of voters in six states will decide this years US Presidential Election…
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I was listening to a podcast that said that although 244 million people are eligible to vote in the US, due to the quirks of the US electoral college system, it could all come down to 81,000 voters in 6 key …
Memories of UWC Strike of May 1974…
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In May 1974, I was a 13-year-old schoolboy who would return home from school each day for the usual glass of milk and sandwich with my mother at the kitchen table. On 14th May I did not realise the significance …
Judge rules parts of the Illegal Migration Act should not apply in NI…
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From the BBC: Large parts of the UK government’s Illegal Migration Act should not apply in Northern Ireland because they breach human rights laws, a judge has ruled in a major defeat for ministers. The judge at NI’s High Court …
Desperate Measures
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So let’s start with the good news. (SPOILER ALERT!!) After his beating in last week’s episode in a Belfast nightclub during a botched surveillance operation organised by Des Eastwood’s DS Murray Canning, Nathan Braniff’s Constable Tommy Foster was still alive. …
Do the IRFU unfairly promote Leinster dominance in Irish rugby?
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One of the hardy annuals which comes up all the time when other club fans discuss Leinster is the unfairly favourable treatment Leinster allegedly get from the IRFU. The main complaint is that while Leinster will have 10 centrally contracted …
“Why can’t adult consenting women see full frontal nudity if they want to and if they paid for it?”
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A very entertaining story from Niamh Campbell in the Beltel. While most of us were watching the Eurovision, The Pleasure Boys were back in Northern Ireland on Saturday night and bought some Free Presbyterians and Frostbite Boy for a craic. …
Belfast is becoming a dear aul hole for visitors…
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From Vicky Shaw in the Beltel: Belfast is the second most expensive destination in Europe for a city break, according to a new report. It costs an average of £629 for a weekend away, the Post Office, which compiles the …
15 minute cities. Exactly who is being controlled?
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15 minute cities. Within 15 minutes’ walk you will find all your amenities. Work. Recreation. Shopping. School. Places of worship. Must surely be government oppression to take our freedom. #amiright? #areyouwhat? If you know anything about me, you know I …
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