April, 2012

The Titanic – let’s have all the facts, shall we?

Dear God.  Have we all lost our senses? I was at the launch of a novel by Downpatrick’s David Park on Friday night. In the course of a witty speech, the author said he’d like to apologise firstly to the people there, then to all future readers and especially to the people of Belfast:  he […]

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The Titanic – let’s have all the facts, shall we?

Dear God.  Have we all lost our senses? I was at the launch of a novel by Downpatrick’s David Park on Friday night. In the course of a witty speech, the author said he’d like to apologise firstly to the people there, then to all future readers and especially to the people of Belfast:  he […]

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David tells DUP what’s what

Do you miss David Trimble? Me neither. I interviewed him once a long time ago. As I waited, he moved around the UUP headquarters in that nervy way he had, softly whistling (no, not ‘The Sash’) some classical piece, perhaps an aria from an opera, but definitely nothing common. The interview? Can’t recall a work […]

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David tells DUP what’s what

Do you miss David Trimble? Me neither. I interviewed him once a long time ago. As I waited, he moved around the UUP headquarters in that nervy way he had, softly whistling (no, not ‘The Sash’) some classical piece, perhaps an aria from an opera, but definitely nothing common. The interview? Can’t recall a work […]

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