Brian O’Neill

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 …

Brian O’Neill

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… …

Brian O’Neill

‘Portal’ opens up between Dublin and New York…

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We are remarkably blasé about new technology. Thirty years ago, being able to make video calls anywhere worldwide would have been considered science fiction; now, we carry the ability around in our pockets. Strangely, we don’t make video calls that …

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Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Connacht locked and loaded, plus transfer news.

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Match previews and latest transfer news in this post will be updated with match reports later today. All four provinces have picked near full strength sides, allowing for injuries, in preparation for their third last regular season matches in the …

Brian O’Neill

“What’s the unionist version of Ireland’s Future?”

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Also, on last night’s The View, Sarah Creighton asked: “Nationalists and republicans are so far ahead of unionism when it comes to organising. What’s the unionist version of Ireland’s Future?” "Nationalists and republicans are so far ahead of unionism when …

Brian O’Neill

Founding member of the DUP says that fellow unionists agree with his belief a united Ireland is “inevitable”…

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In an interview with The View, DUP founder Wallace Thompson doubled down on his comments from last year. From the interview: A founding member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has told BBC News NI that fellow unionists agree with …

Brian O’Neill

“I just find it gives me anxiety or I find it too depressing to watch the news…’

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The BelTel has an interview with BBC Broadcaster Declan Harvey. This section caught my interest: “The most common remark I get when I’m out and people recognise me is they say, ‘I don’t really watch that much [news] anymore. I …

Slugger Team

Eight NI journalists were under routine surveillance by the PSNI…

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There are pretty serious allegations against the PSNI here: The documents show the surveillance started in 2007/8 and went on for a decade, involving a small group of journalists who were, in the words of one detective, “always looking for …

Slugger Team

Poll finds that a majority of Republic’s Sinn Féin voters want checkpoints on the border…

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Yes, you read that correctly and it’s not April 1st. To clarify, according to an opinion poll conducted by the Sunday Independent, half of the public and a majority of Sinn Féin voters (52%) in the Republic of Ireland want …

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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 …

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