East Belfast

The Boat Factory – launched in East Belfast last night

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on October 6, 2010, 11:00 am

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The Boat Factory, play by Dan Gordon, produced by Happenstance Theatre Company

Dan Gordon’s new play The Boat Factory opened in the heart of East Belfast last night. Part drama, part documentary, it plots out the development of the shipyard in Belfast, as well as charting the social history of the shipyard workers. Produced by Happenstance Theatre Company and directed by Philip Crawford, it’s the story Davy Gordon – played by Dan Gordon and based on his father – growing up and following his brothers into Harland and Wolff as an apprentice. …

General Election 2010 – the Alliance.

Dewi on September 6, 2010, 2:23 pm

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There was something for everyone in this election but the undoubted highlight was Naomi Long’s stunning victory in East Belfast.

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Photograph of the Day – Remember the fallen

Moochin Photoman on August 27, 2010, 8:30 am

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If anyone can point me in the direction of a similar sectarian scrawl in a Nationalist area i’d be very happy to show that too. Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in …

Photograph of the Day – Red White Blue

Moochin Photoman on June 25, 2010, 7:00 am

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Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I have been the recipient of a number of grants from the …

Photograph of the Day – Kerbside

Moochin Photoman on May 12, 2010, 7:33 am

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East Belfast at the next General Election?

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on May 10, 2010, 5:00 pm

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There are a lot of issues external to the Alliance party and Naomi Long that will impact the next result. How many people used their vote as a protest? Will the TUV implode? Will UCUNF collapse? Will Peter Robinson stand again? Unionist unity candidate? Or will the East Belfast electorate will decide to give their new MP a second chance?

Slugger reader predictions – latest

Paul Evans on April 30, 2010, 5:57 pm

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We’ve had 49 replies to our Prediction Competition so far*. Averaging the results, we’re collectively predicting a turnout of 61.8%, and the votes cast divide up as follows (rounded up to one decimal place): SF: 25.6% DUP: 23.5% UCUNF: 17.9% SDLP: 16.2% Alliance: 5.2% TUV: 7.3% Others: 4.2% What does this tell us? It isn’t polling evidence, and there’s no weighting (bookies have the benefit of knowing a bit about strength of sentiment because it’s hard-earned cash backing predictions). But …

Photo of the Day – Waiting

Moochin Photoman on April 29, 2010, 9:14 am

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Waiting for the bus on the Lower Newtownards Road East Belfast Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have facilitated community based workshops with groups as diverse as visually impaired individuals in Dungannn, Travellers across Northern Ireland, Young Offenders and many community groups across Belfast. My work has exhibited extensively here in Northern Ireland in group and individual shows and has been shown in North America and i had my first solo international exhibition in New Zealand. I …

Robinson’s hope: the circular firing squad of liberal East Belfast

Mick Fealty on April 22, 2010, 11:53 am

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Splintered’s guides are shaping up to be the blog gem of this campaign, though he’s not got as far as East Belfast yet. The common wisdom is that Robinson is safe. His majority of just 6,ooo majority in 2005 (which is towards the lower end of the scale in Northern Ireland), would be comfortable in normal times. But, for the Robinson family, these are not normal times. Here’s how it worked out last time amongst the main contenders (the nationalist …