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The Ministry Of Defence has been asked to posthumously award the Victoria Cross to Second World War hero Lieutenant-Colonel Paddy Mayne. Mayne from Newtownards was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and three Bars. He saw service with the Royal Ulster Rifles and helped to found the SAS. KilsallyIT Technical Manager for a CCTV company in the UK & Ireland. Christian, Orangeman, Unionist. Webmaster of Ulster-Scots Online. Occasional blogger on Slugger O’ Toole. Eurosceptic. @Kilsally www.ulster-scots.co.uk

The UK`s first online 3D Church has had to moderate it`s cyber pews after the congregation misbehaved. The Church of Fools has been inundated with visitors since it`s launch on the 11th May. It is a three month experiment by the UK`s largest Christian webzine, the Ship of Fools. It is being backed by the UK Methodists and National Christian Resources. KilsallyIT Technical Manager for a CCTV company in the UK & Ireland. Christian, Orangeman, Unionist. Webmaster of Ulster-Scots Online. …

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John Anderson`s new stage show On Eagle`s Wing will premier at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on the 28th May. In the run up to this event Lord Laird Of Artigarvan has detailed the history behind the title. In September 1636, 140 Ulster-Scots Presbyterians set sail from Groomsport, Co Down, aboard the Eagle Wing. Their destination was Massachusetts. Paradoxically the Presbyterians who helped to found the United Irishmen and who fled religious persecution in Scotland and Ulster are now some …

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Yesterday, the News Letter carried an interview with the leadership of the UVF and reiterated its view that there can be no place for paramilitaries in Northern Ireland. Irish President Mary McAleese dedicated a memorial to the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. KilsallyIT Technical Manager for a CCTV company in the UK & Ireland. Christian, Orangeman, Unionist. Webmaster of Ulster-Scots Online. Occasional blogger on Slugger O’ Toole. Eurosceptic. @Kilsally www.ulster-scots.co.uk

A fairly old article by Peter Taaffe of the Socialist Party concludes that only Socialists, using Marxist ideas, can provide a solution in Northern Ireland, uniting Catholic and Protestant workers on a class basis. KilsallyIT Technical Manager for a CCTV company in the UK & Ireland. Christian, Orangeman, Unionist. Webmaster of Ulster-Scots Online. Occasional blogger on Slugger O’ Toole. Eurosceptic. @Kilsally www.ulster-scots.co.uk