Picture by Alan Cardwell There are days when you struggle to believe that politicians are quite right in the head and this is one of them. Try David Cameron for starters. He’s announced that Britain will take in 20,000 refugees/immigrants. That’s because he’s a compassionate man. He’s also announced that he’s given orders which have […]
September, 2015
AUTUMN’S SLY CREEP by Harry McAvinchey
It ‘s in the air already .That feeling of Autumn’s sly creep. There’s a ,crispness to the air so I can imagine it will not be long before the drone bees are pushed out of the hives to die in indolence and uncared helplessness.The remaining worker bees will shake out their aprons and dust down […]
Peter and Mike prepare
Pictures by Northern Ireland Executive and Belfast Gonzo respectively Peter: So what have you been up to over the Summer? Mike: Oh this and that. Mowing the lawn, showing my face at Uncomfortable Conversations – you know the sort of thing. Peter: Well no, actually. I’ve been in Florida, you see. Have a little […]
Running in Derry and a badly-balanced world
OK – I’m back. A wedding in Mayo and a half-marathon in Derry have kinda kept me anchored in the real world. As you’ll see from the pic above, my medal for completing the Waterside(Derry) Half-Marathon is on display which means I DID IT. (Please don’t ask my time) The one being held by my […]
WE ARE HUMAN , ARE WE HUMAN by Harry McAvinchey
The sea was pecking at the flotsam and jetsam along a rill on the beach.Old plastic bottles , drifting wood and the small body of a sleeping little boy. He slept so peacefully and quietly as though he might be dead. What did that image remind me of ? Yes …now I recall. There […]
If the Chief Constable said what I think he said, then WTF???
Picture by Northern Ireland Executive Did my ears deceive me, or did I just hear on TV the Chief Constable and one of his understrappers both make patently clear that the IRA does not exist as a paramilitary organisation? That its active service units no longer exist? That its members have now turned their attention […]
Dying to Live. By Randall Stephen Hall©
Dying to Live. By Randall Stephen Hall© VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NNnIOvvRns JUST CUT AND PASTE LINK INTO YOUR WEB BROWSER IF IT DOES’NT WORK. I’m dying from living. I’m waiting to live. I work in this box now. My heart is a sieve. I catch what you say now. Process it and cough. […]
We all believe in the principles of British justice. Don’t we?
Picture by Andy 101 I don’t always agree with David Ford, leader of the Alliance Party, but I do agree with something he said this morning. He was being interviewed by Noel Thompson, I think, and was asked why his party hadn’t followed the lead of the UUP and quit the Executive. His reply was […]
NORNEVERLAND , A MARRIAGE ADRIFT by Harry McAvinchey
There is much wrangling in Norneverland about the demise of local government and the reinstatement of Direct Rule from Westminster in London. That sounds like something that London isn’t looking forward to. There is no way that they want this to happen again but it really does seem an inevitability. We’ve been here before , […]
How not to talk and how to be suggestive
Picture by Joe Cashin Picture by Northern Ireland Executive Two quick references to convince you (as if you needed it) that politics is a dirty business which uses words as weapons. This morning on RTÉ Radio One, Leo Varadkar was being quizzed about the Fennelly […]