People are shocked when you say Jesus Christ was one of the greatest revolutionaries the world ever knew. At Christmas we are all ringing bells and singing and, if we can manage the money, feasting. But that is not what he was about.
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Ulster at the radio crossroads
Sometimes radio can simply suck your breath away – leave you gasping on over breakfast or in the car. I’ve had two such moments already today; at this rate I’ll be hyperventilating by tea-time.
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Take it as red, there’ll be no November moustache here
A boy’s first male role model is supposed to be his father – he looks to him to take him to his first football game, help him shave for the first time or buy him his first legal pint.
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Linfield leave Donegal Celtic feeling blue
Linfield fired five goals past Donegal Celtic for the second time this season as they eased to a 5-1 away win at Suffolk Road.
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Movie snob goes Commando
I was recently lent the Harry Potter films on blu-ray. As a quick aside, I’ve no reason to mention the blu-ray part other than to help illustrate this week’s point (there have been points to the other weeks? I hear the reader ask).
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So many local champions for the Taoiseach to meet
The FIRST Aisling Awards took place in the Beehive back in 1997 – I remember it best for the fact that Brian Kennedy was among the honourees.His parents attended, if the grey cells aren’t deceiving me, and he spoke movingly of his connection to the Falls.
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