HERE’S Squinter’s lunch, above, in a picture taken on his mobile phone on Monday. At lunchtime, funnily enough. What the hell is Squinter doing taking pictures of his piece?, Squinter hears you cry. And you’d be right to be curious and scathing in equal measure. But houl’ yer hand on the shafts, as Squinter’s […]
Archive | July, 2016
Oh, for just the tiniest bit of piece and quiet
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Jeepers!
SQUINTER thought at first glance this is a Range Rover Evoque, the fancy 4X4 so beloved of second-tier football players, small company directors and mid-level drug-dealers. But he was wrong. In fact, it probably won’t be long before you see one of these at a Camp Twaddell near you. This is the new generation of […]
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Leavers couldn’t have done a better job destabilizing Britain
I WAS surprised to see tens of thousands of people out demonstrating in London last Saturday against Britain’s decision to leave the EU. Not because I don’t think there are tens of thousands of British people who are appalled to the point of tears by what their fellow countrymen and women have done. No, […]
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Being part of Irish history
I HATE the term ‘Brexit’. I spent far too long in a meeting early last summer trying to figure out what it meant and didn’t ask in case I looked stupid, And then I realised: “Oh, Britain Exiting… or something… ugh.” I was then totally distracted from the next ten minutes of the meeting, […]
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The ultimate meat package
#localdealoftheweek IT’S over to North Belfast for this week’s deal with a fantastic offer of a £20 meat package brought to you by the butchery at Saveways. Located at the Flax Centre in Ardoyne, the popular convenience store offers different deals each week. The package consists of a 2lb silverside roast or large roasting chicken, […]
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Sands documentary set to hit screens
“I AM standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul”. These words marked the beginning of IRA volunteer Bobby Sands’ hunger strike on March 1st 1981. Directed by West Belfast award-winning documentarian Brendan J Byrne, Bobby Sands: 66 Days tells the story of the dramatic events of the […]
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