IN the great Derry-Londonderry debate, BBC Ulster chooses Londonderry. In the great Northern Ireland/Ulster/the Province-the North debate, BBC Northern Ireland’s position is self-evident. In the great the Ardoyne-Ardoyne debate, BBC This Here Pravince favours the definite article. And, of course, the teddy bear’s head continues to float, eerily disconnected, behind the presenters’ heads, a loyal bulwark of the Great British mainland.
Archive | January, 2012
Thatcher’s tale unquestioned but Dugdale’s another story
It’s funny the way people react to TV and film. Print? For most people now, much print requires too much effort – they prefer to watch the movie rather than read the book.
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Artist Ferran well ahead of show
When internationally celebrated artist Brian Ferran was 15 years old he won the Ulster Youth One Mile Championship and planned to use his athletic ability to become a PE teacher.
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Thatcher’s tale unquestioned but Dugdale’s another story
It’s funny the way people react to TV and film. Print? For most people now, much print requires too much effort – they prefer to watch the movie rather than read the book.
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Tunnels vision unveiled at City Hall
A project that would herald the first stage in a major regeneration of a South Belfast community by opening it up to the city centre has been officially launched.
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Numbers game is becoming a reality
Last month while most of us were distracted with Christmas shopping, the Equality Commission published its 21st Annual Monitoring Report on the composition of the workforce in Northern Ireland.
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