Given Sinn Fein's serious, and not at all opportunistic, commitment to creating "neutral working environments" I'm shocked, nay stunned, to find them taking advantage of International Women's Day to celebrate a convicted bomber, Mairead Farrell. Surely the Equality Commission would have something to say on this, no?

"We have a right to hold the celebration there. I would never, ever say to unionists or loyalists that they should or should not be doing something."
Jennifer McCann MLA, organiser of the event

It's lucky then, Jennifer, that Unionist politicians wouldn't be so sick as to arrange an event dedicated to the Shankill Butchers right under your noses (actually I'd be disgusted if they organised one at all, but that's neither here nor there at the moment). There are plenty of places in west Belfast and South Armagh where I'm sure there would have been less fuss, but this is all about Sinn Fein showing how far they can push their luck in sticking two-fingers up at unionists.

The DUP has, co-incidentally I'm sure, decided to hold an event commemorating the role of the SAS in defending Ulster from Farrell and her semtex-happy buddies. The SAS shot dead Farrell and 2 other IRA members who were on "active service" in Gibraltar, attempting to blow up the band at the weekly Changing of the Guard at the Governor's residence.

Hat-tip Big Ulsterman, who points out that stunts like this appear to be the tit-for-tat in the new dispensation.

If I wanted to be as vindictive as McCann I would suggest a ceremony to honour the Parachute Regiment be held at the Guildhall in Londonderry. Thankfully, I'm not.