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Monthly Archives: April 2005
Alliance Party: Great Ideas, Shame About The Public Image
How can the Alliance Party capture the attention of the voters in Northern Ireland? Here’s a few ideas. Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland: Politics
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Parading Around: Flying In The Face Of Tradition
2007 will mark the 200th anniversary of Portadown District Orange Lodge’s annual commemoration of the Battle of the Somme. As the BBC website points out: it has only been over the past eight years that the Orangemen’s annual Battle of … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland: Politics
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May-Day Weekend: What Lies Ahead?
Well, today marks the start of the May Day ‘long’ weekend in Northern Ireland! I’m just about to leave the office now, with no idea of what’s in store. I do want to take my camera out and take a … Continue reading
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Snip Snip (Part 1)
Well, I’ve taken the first step on my vasectomy ‘adventure’! On 14 April, I visited my doctor to enquire about the procedure. There wasn’t much discussion, to be honest. I explained to the doc that we were expecting our third … Continue reading
It's a beautiful day
Working from home today – it’s this that makes me want to have a successful business and never to have to drag my arse into someone else’s office again! Fresh, cool air gently blowing through my window, the street outside … Continue reading
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Portadown News
If you have any interest in Northern Ireland’s current affairs, then check out the Portadown News. It’s a satirical slant on local politics in the tradition of the news articles from Viz. I’ll admit, I’ve seen the site in the … Continue reading
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We've Got White Smoke!
No, not another new Pope story. Not even white smoke really. The composter is really kicking into life right now. Yesterday I got about five bags of grass cuttings from my brother-in-law. There was so much grass I could only … Continue reading
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Decent People – The Ulster Unionist Election Campaign
I pity David Trimble. Really, I do. Constantly having your leadership challenged, striving for lasting peace but having to balance this with Party alegiances and political career. There was a time a few years ago that I truely believed that … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland: Politics
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Silver Linings: Travels Around Northern Ireland
When I get a few minutes these days, I try to dip into a book by Martin Fletcher called Silver Linings. Fletcher was a journalist for The Times, sent to Northern Ireland to cover the ‘Troubles’. Despite having seen us … Continue reading
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Great Expectations: Pope Benedict XVI
Wow, a new Pope. . . Let’s get things straight – I’m a former Catholic (accident of birth, I’m afraid). These days I have precious little interest in the church, and it’s been this way for the last. . .hmmmmm. … Continue reading
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