Archives for: April 2007
Northern Ireland Smoking Ban Takes Effect
by beano on 30 Apr 2007 at 18:52. Categories: Northern Ireland, Everything Else, Business & Economy, Culture
Smoking ban comes into force today, 30th April 2007... and not a moment too soon.
Today sees the coming into force of the ban on smoking in places of work meaning that smoking will no longer be allowed in bars, clubs and restaurants. I can't wait to b… more »
On Irony...
On my post on Getting Women Into Politics on Thursday I made reference to "some doll from the women's coalition." It seems my sense of humour may have been out of sync with some of my readers on this one so for the sake of clarity I began hunting the we… more »
Getting Women Into Politics
Does Northern Ireland need more women politicians?
There was a discussion on the second half of Hearts & Minds tonight about women in politics and specifically their under-representation in politics here. It did get me thinking, particularly when… more »
DUP - No 'Fair Deal' For Football
by beano on 19 Apr 2007 at 02:57. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sport, Direct Rule, Local Government, Politics
Despite overwhelming opposition, the DUP seem determined to foist the Maze white elephant on Northern Ireland's sports.
As Lawrie Sanchez's Green And White Army marched up to 33rd, equalling their highest ever position in FIFA's rankigns, the DUP wer… more »
Nothing To Celebrate in Easter Rising
Popular romantic depictions of the Easter Rising may owe more to retrospective justification than historical accuracy.
The timing seemed a bit late but last Friday saw an opinion piece by Kevin Myers in the Belfast Telegraph on the topic of Easter Ris… more »
The Benefits of Cross-Community Co-Operation?
The First Minister and Deputy First Minister have made their first public act by jointly signing a letter to Secretary of State for (Wales and) Northern Ireland. So? They've used this iconic act to request something that I'm sure we would all be gratefu… more »
Soldiers Leaving Crossmaglen - Holding Heads High
by beano on 01 Apr 2007 at 14:27. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, PSNI, IRA, Republicans, Beano's Rants, Myths and Lies, Law & Order
It was funny to watch republicans reach near orgasm over the withdrawal of the army from Crossmaglen following a job well done. Yesterday the last soldiers left the village Possibly the most amusing thing was the placard carried by some of the terrorist… more »