Comment on What will you be reading this “summer”? by WorldbyStorm
Yeah, might pose a few problems. Jesus, Brown’s stuff in 2003 was like a rash. Always seemed sub-sub-Ludlum to me.
View ArticleComment on What will you be reading this “summer”? by Tomboktu
David Graeber's <i>Debt: The First 5,000 Years</i>. I must finish Steve Keen's <i>Debunking Economics</i>. And WBS has lent/given me two books that need attention. And I'll...
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by petey
i have to say that i’m keen to get any information avialable from the learned people here on this:...
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by Garibaldy
Just noticed that BBC3 is doing a programme on Irish rappers tonight (11th July) at 10pm.
View ArticleComment on Gay Pride and the Gardai… by Tomboktu
The pedant in me … Norris’s remarks make clear that the issue went way beyond the pride parade. A Garda Commissioner trying to prevent gardaí wearing their uniform to a reception hosted by the...
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by malachysteenson
Thanks for that Gari
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by Garibaldy
No problem. Thought it might be of interest to yourself and the other music fans here.
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by Garibaldy
In fact, it’s on again at 1.10am tomorrow morning and then on Saturday at 12am, Saturday at 3.10am, Sunday at 4.25am and Monday at 12.30am for anyone who missed the start of it this evening.
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Comment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by doctorfive
Was a documentary on Drum n’Bass here shown on DCTV on UPC 802. Repeated tomorrow at nine on http://www.aertv.ie/#dctv
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th July by fergal
Anybody heard the Ulster bank”sorry” ads on the radio?Some fellow call Ryan form Ulster bank says “We’ve made a promise that no customer would be left permanently out of pocket and we intend to keep...
View ArticleComment on Sinn Féin and Irish politics, North and South… by Garibaldy
Nope. As you’ll notice, I said last night I was happy to leave things.
View ArticleComment on Meanwhile, back at the Olympics… by Jolly Red Giant
From the North Paddy Barnes Michael Conlon Hannah Craig James Espey Martyn Irvine Lisa Kearney Matt McGovern Sycerika McMahon David McCann Aileen Morrison Gavin Noble Melanie Nocher Ryan Seaton Kieran...
View ArticleComment on What’s left? The Irish Left in 2012 by Jolly Red Giant
The numbers you quote from 2008 were way off then and they are even further off now. LP have about 5,000 all be it paper members SF, SP and SWP are significantly higher than quoted I suspect – with no...
View ArticleComment on What’s left? The Irish Left in 2012 by Mark P
The WSM one was probably accurate enough then. My understanding of their trajectory is that they went from about 12 to about 70 briefly and then back to about 35.
View ArticleComment on Meanwhile, back at the Olympics… by Mark P
Who is the Nordie cyclist on the GB team? Martyn Irvine is a Northern Irish cyclist on the Irish team. I had thought that generally these things went by sport.
View ArticleComment on What’s left? The Irish Left in 2012 by Tawdy
Precisely the point I was trying to make. You made it much better, with even fewer words.
View ArticleComment on What’s left? The Irish Left in 2012 by lcox
My own research on the libertarian left would certainly bear out the comments on the high proportion of activists who are not affiliated to formal party-like organisations. I would reckon that for...
View ArticleComment on The Quinn Issue by irishmarxism
The real issue with this is not Quinn or his GAA supporters but all the ordinary people who have supported him. See http://irishmarxism.net/
View ArticleComment on Meanwhile, back at the Olympics… by PaddyM
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Houvenaghel" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Houvenaghel</a>
View ArticleComment on Meanwhile, back at the Olympics… by Jolly Red Giant
Wendy Houvenaghel from Magherafelt is competing for Britain in the Women’s Team Pursuit. She rides in the UCI track circuit. Irvine is primarily a road racing cyclist on the UCI Continental circuit –...
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