There are those who think that school sex instruction only encourages teenagers to turn instruction into practice. There are those who think the same thing about political unrest. Those involved wait for the cameras and then step into focus and do their violent thing. Michael Kelly, writing in The Scotsman last week, takes up a […]
January, 2013
Things that kill
There are those who think that school sex instruction only encourages teenagers to turn instruction into practice. There are those who think the same thing about political unrest. Those involved wait for the cameras and then step into focus and do their violent thing. Michael Kelly, writing in The Scotsman last week, takes up a […]
No Poll here (referenda and how to avoid them)
And speaking of Number Ones…This is a first guest post on this site. I’ll be interested to read reaction to it and to the idea of using guest posters/bloggers. The description below comes from Sammy himself – JC Sammy McNally is an itinerant Fenian scribbler… and a fictional prod character bestowed upon us by […]
No Poll here (referenda and how to avoid them)
And speaking of Number Ones…This is a first guest post on this site. I’ll be interested to read reaction to it and to the idea of using guest posters/bloggers. The description below comes from Sammy himself – JC Sammy McNally is an itinerant Fenian scribbler… and a fictional prod character bestowed upon us by […]
Five questions from last night
When I was a teenage boarder in St Columb’s in Derry, I used hold my breath on a Saturday night as my (illegal) crystal set ( attached to metal bed-post and under-mattress bed-springs) played the hits and told me what was Number One that week. Maybe that’s what’s motivating the flaggers: last night they were […]
Five questions from last night
When I was a teenage boarder in St Columb’s in Derry, I used hold my breath on a Saturday night as my (illegal) crystal set ( attached to metal bed-post and under-mattress bed-springs) played the hits and told me what was Number One that week. Maybe that’s what’s motivating the flaggers: last night they were […]
Why Rory plays golf (and who for)
It’s been said of the game of golf that it’s a good walk ruined but I think that’s being too soft on it. It’s a game where you play against others but nothing you do can affect their play – unlike football, soccer, rugby, tennis hurling, handball and lots of other sensible games. I don’t […]
Why Rory plays golf (and who for)
It’s been said of the game of golf that it’s a good walk ruined but I think that’s being too soft on it. It’s a game where you play against others but nothing you do can affect their play – unlike football, soccer, rugby, tennis hurling, handball and lots of other sensible games. I don’t […]
Shared future or unionist huddle?
Well, Peter Robinson and Mike Nesbitt may believe in a shared future but they definitely don’t believe in a shared forum. That’s strictly unionist – no taigs need apply. Which is odd, really, because you’d think that violence in response to a democratic decision should be the concern of everyone. If you’re an inner-city trader […]
Shared future or unionist huddle?
Well, Peter Robinson and Mike Nesbitt may believe in a shared future but they definitely don’t believe in a shared forum. That’s strictly unionist – no taigs need apply. Which is odd, really, because you’d think that violence in response to a democratic decision should be the concern of everyone. If you’re an inner-city trader […]