Cliftonville Football Club – 2024 Irish Cup Winners…
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Belfast Glenariff is one of our regulars in the comment zone “WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING BUT WANTING TO WIN IS” is a quote attributed to the great American football coach Vince Lombardi. It could have been written for my fellow Cliftonville …
‘They diagnosed you as having the problem, when in fact you were pointing out a problem.’
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I came across this interesting post from the psychologist Naomi Fisher. From the post: I was listening to a podcast about something unrelated to parenting, or school, or any of the things that I usually talk about. The guest was …
Taking The Gloves Off
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The latest installment of ‘Blue Lights’ began with a tight close up of Seamus O’Hara’s Lee Thompson as he faced questions about the discovery of £30,000 in the boot of one of his taxis. Claiming it was the sum collected …
Alliance : time to get off the fence ?
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Some weeks ago I noted with interest the outcome of the University of Liverpool survey into the makeup of the Alliance Party membership base and their views on constitutional matters, finding that a larger number of members believe that Irish …
Telling people where to go in Northern Ireland (quite literally)…
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I was intrigued to find a recent feature in the Metro newspaper promoting tourism in Northern Ireland. ‘Awe-inspiring’ UK destination full of natural beauty spots with flights from £30 | Metro News For those unfamiliar with this publication it’s a …
Open sunday – politics free zone…
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In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts to your …
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… …
A quiet man
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The name Denis Grimshaw will mean nothing to most people who will read this post, but a quiet man from the Ormeau Road made an immeasurable contribution to keeping the lights on at Northern Ireland Railways. The news of his …
European Cup Semi-Final Leinster 20 Northampton 17 F/T
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Match Preview, with Match Live Blog updates. Once again, Leinster are putting all their eggs in one basket, putting home advantage in the URC knock-out stages at risk for the sake of giving their front-liners a good rest and a …
The Covid enquiry exposes the dysfunction at Stormont….
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In today’s Beltel, Sam McBride has a lengthy piece on the Covid enquiry. Some extracts From the article: After just four hearings of the Covid Inquiry in Belfast, already layer after layer of Stormont’s deep secrecy has been penetrated. The …
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