AMONG the tens of thousands of words spoken during interviews for my book ‘Whose Past Is It Anyway?’, those of Ian Paisley Jr are among the most memorable – particularly his thoughts on the Easter Rising. “I’m an avid student of history, so I’ve absolutely no difficulty in exploring the Easter Rising further. As I […]
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Nutts Corner air crash dead largely forgotten
I often pass through Nutts Corner now the site of a Sunday market (I visited it but once on a December day many years ago and I think it is the coldest place in this country.) Other activities such as the Irish Superbike Championships and rally cross were held there but abandoned due to noise […]
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Roman Holiday
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. That’s the saying, and if you were to take it literally you could find yourself ordering executions at the Colosseum and Circus Maximus for entertainment (Emperor Domitian), burning Christians in your garden simply to create light (Emperor Nero) or ordering all the general undesirables of the city […]
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Cheltenham 2013 fever starts to kick on
Weekend Racing/Cheltenham 2013 Cheltenham 2013 is only 20 days away, folks, and already we have some market moves this week as we build up to March’s festival. The main activity this week came on Monday with the announcement that My Tent Or Yours would run in the Supreme Novice Hurdle. Nicky Henderson confirmed that his […]
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Take Cue Card to bounce back at Ascot
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AN eventful first round of Champions League last 16 ties and looking ahead to next week’s games we have Arsenal hosting Bayern Munich and Gunners’ fans could be tempetd at to back their team at 3/1. AC Milan host Barcelona at the San Siro and are as big as 11/2, while the draw looks tempting […]
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Pitch your tent at Newbury on Saturday
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE A Massive week of soccer ahead with the Champions League last 16 ties being played midweek and some mouthwatering clashes in prospect. All eyes will be on Parkhead on Tuesday and many Celtic fans will be surely be lumping on at 3/1 as their beloved team tackles Juventus. That’s not a bad price as […]
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