Today, tens of thousands of Orangemen and supporters are set to attend Northern Ireland’s Twelfth of July parades. The largest demonstration of the day will be in Belfast and there will be 17 main venues across six counties. The Independent Orange Order demonstration will be in Portrush in County Antrim. Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams [...]
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BATTLE OF THE BOYNE
July 12, 2006LUNCH WITH BONO
July 9, 2006I’m managing a V.I.P. lunch tomorrow in Dalkey, Co.Dublin at the home of the South African Ambassador. She is entertaining the full cast of ‘Queen at the Ballet’ http://www.thepoint.ie/ http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=f374a63b299fddbb51f6faef3f89b835.577667 Her next-door-neighbour is Mr.Bono. She invites her neighbours to most events held at her home, so I would be chuffed if I even caught a glimpse of ‘yer man’…..
MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY
July 1, 2006I have just spent 24 hours in an Irish hospital with my son. I thought the British National Health was in a mess! I entered Tallaght Hospital in Dublin at 3.30pm on Thursday, made my way down to Childrens A&E and was horrified to see the rows of patients on trolleys. One or two looked a [...]
BRIAN MEEHAN
June 28, 2006Yesterday, Brian Meehan began his appeal against his conviction for the murder of Veronica Guerin. http://www.thefilmfactory.co.uk/vguerin/story.html I dont watch many films, but this one was brilliant.
