TO Drumglass Park off the Lisburn Road on Friday afternoon for a bit of a dander after a big lunch. It was very quiet, which seemed strange at the start of the final weekend before the schools went back. Squinter was strolling en famille along the winding path when the Big Guy challenged him […]
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So how do you like them Apples, Enda?
AT first and maybe second glance, it seems crazy. Enda Kenny and his Cabinet have agreed that they’ll appeal against that European Commission ruling which says that the south of Ireland should be given £11 billion in unpaid taxes by Apple. The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, says he’s very confident the ruling will […]
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Dud illusions a real danger
MY mother was very quiet. She is to this day – nearly 12 years after her passing – referred to as a “lady”. She was quiet because she experienced many horrors in her life. They individually and collectively conspired to silence her. She didn’t scream or shout about them because she chose to continue […]
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Beware of a single cow standing in a field
We’ve enjoyed some of the best weather of the whole summer this week, and plenty of people headed to Slievenacloy, the nature resort above Poleglass, to take full advantage of our beautiful hills. But they were stopped in their tracks by this sign – and this bull. Some readers contacted Dúlra to complain – […]
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When McNamara’s Band were kings of the local music hall
“OH, my name is McNamara, I’m the leader of the band. Although we’re small in number, we’re the best band in the land.” These are the opening lines of the famous song McNamara’s Band. When I was growing up this song vied in our neck of the woods with The Boys from the County […]
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Reginald Molehusband visits Glengormley
AS Squinter’s oul’ lad might have said: ‘That’s not parked, that’s abandoned.” A mid-afternoon drive through sunny Glengormley reveals quite possibly the most hilarious piece of parking Squinter has ever encountered. This white BMW XWhatever, right, is hemming in two cars and restricting left turns from the side road on to the main Antrim […]
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