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Republican anger over plans to spend £3m on Centenary Birthday card for every home in Northern Ireland…

Brian O'Neill on April 1, 2021, 7:30 am | Readers 5205

Plans by Boris Johnson to send a card to every home in Northern Ireland to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of its foundation have met with an angry response from Nationalists and Republicans. It is thought Boris Johnson came up with the idea as a way to remind us of our importance to the Union. The front of the card features a portrait of the Queen with a massive Union Jack backdrop. The back of the card contains a personal message …

McGuinness’ hero on royal visits…

Belfast Gonzo on June 26, 2012, 3:04 am | Readers 53

JAMES Connolly is an undoubted hero of Martin McGuinness’ – the deputy First Minister even invoked him in a speech as as recently as last month. But I wonder if this icon of republicanism’s ‘patriot dead’ would have approved of McGuinness meeting the Queen? Here’s some of Connolly’s thoughts on a previous royal visitor to Ireland, King George V in 1911. Different rules for a different era? Knowing from previous experience of Royal Visits, as well as from the Coronation …

SF Mayor of Cashel who made history by shaking hands with the Queen has died

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on July 12, 2011, 12:56 pm | Readers 73

Amongst the plethora of Orange-tinged posts on Slugger this week, there’s room to highlight that today’s Belfast Telegraph notes the death of the Sinn Fein councillor “who made history by shaking hands with the Queen”. Michael Browne, who was Mayor of Cashel in Co Tipperary, died on Saturday night following a long battle with cancer. Mr Browne had been widely praised for his decision to defy Sinn Fein’s advice to members to stay away from all events linked to the …

“Not so much the rise of a new Scottish sentiment, but the gradual decay of what it meant to be British in Scotland”

Mick Fealty on July 5, 2011, 11:26 am | Readers 9

Thanks to Peter for this acute report on the strange disappearance of British identity in Scotland from Alan Little for last night’s Newsnight… Here’s the real kicker, in almost the last line: “Independence no longer means separation in any meaningful sense, and that’s the game changer.” See also Gerry Hassan‘s take on it… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest …

Irish flag – illegal in Ireland?

Blank on May 20, 2011, 11:01 pm | Readers 130

An Garda Síochána attempt to confiscate Irish National flag under public order legislation during British Queen’s visit: Blank

éirígí announce further protests in response to UDA’s invitation to Dublin ceremony

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on May 14, 2011, 7:51 pm | Readers 62

Eamonn Mallie blogged earlier today revealing that UDA brigadiers and representatives have been invited down to Dublin next week. The UDA’s five brigadiers and 4/5 representatives of their respective districts have been extended invitations to a wreath laying ceremony by Queen Elizabeth at Islandbridge in honour of the war dead. President Mary McAleese’s husband Martin has been involved with UDA leaders in community work for several years. South Belfast brigadier Jackie McDonald regularly visits Aras an Uachtarain. Confirming the invitations …

Fianna Fail Cumman raffling tickets to meet the Queen…

Mick Fealty on June 25, 2010, 11:28 am | Readers 5

So Brian Cowan has finally announced the Queens trip is definitely on. It’s been something of an open secret around Leinster House since last February, and Fianna Fail at large it seems. (Just when was he planning to tell the rest of us?) For a good example of how far down the list briefing the press comes, see this little fundraiser for the local Newtownshandrum Junior B Hurling Team 2010 posted on Facebook in the last few days: With the …

SDLP: I swear they are real republicans

Blank on May 31, 2010, 6:07 pm | Readers 110

On May 12th I posted a mocked up version of SDLP MPs making their solemn declaration/affirmation of allegiance to ‘Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors’ It was variously described by pro-SDLP contributors as a ‘new low’ for Slugger (x4), ‘inane’, ‘masturbatory, a ‘steaming log’, ‘lowering the tone’ and even resulted in one claim of a commenter leaving the site. So I apologise in advance for directly linking Margaret Ritchie actually taking that affirmation to her Queen: And the …