Taggged: Northern-Ireland

David Ervine

Though suffering the final indignity of having his death reported while he still lived, David Ervine has now, officially, passed away. A rare adult in a political world populated by kids, it was good to hear his sane voice, even if it often seemed as if no-one was listening. Strange to say, he will be greatly mourned down south.

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Tiny Thoughts

When you're too slothful to flesh your thoughts out, why not just print the headlines? Irish Times prints photo of Saddam's Corpse- On Weekend Review front pageThey either are running with it or they're not. If they want to run it, its the main image of the week and should be on the Front Page. If they don't think that's suitable, they shouldn't run it at all.

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Easter, 2006

Some time ago, I wrote an article on Northern Ireland. It is the only time, I think, that I've dealt directly with the topic. I'd only go back to it if something had changed, either in my mind or in the world.

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