Category: Myths and Lies
Whiter than white Celtic fans


Balrog doesn't get any better
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Celtic fans are not, never were and never will be sectarian.
Really?
Nuff said really. more »
Balrog on the deaths of children


Balrog is critical of those who praise Sergeant Lee Clegg for his role in Afghanistan.
I was disgusted to learn that the British military establishment are now exalting murdering bastard Para Lee Clegg in Afghanistan, as some type of noble war hero. P… more »
Another mythbuster


After a period away from regular blogging of the style I don't like putting on Slugger, I'm glad to now be contributing to Everything Ulster. I'm looking forward to getting back into the habit of regular blogging.
When I met up with Beano, we were ch… more »
EU Mythbuster: No. 5 - We're All Subjects
A possibly rather innocuous comment was made a few days ago at Unionist Lite but I've seen this incorrect claim used on Slugger O'Toole to bait unionist commenters on a number of occasions: something along the lines of "Sure you're all subjects up there,… more »
EU Mythbuster: No. 4 - Catholics Denied Votes
The media were quick to point out this morning that Gerry Adams has "apologised" to the family of a 12-year old boy his comrades blew to pieces 14 years ago. In reality it was more a series of excuses than an apology and the fact that the media report i… 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 »
Soldiers Leaving Crossmaglen - Holding Heads High


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 »
Irish America - It Must Seem So Romantic...
Getting it so unbelievably wrong for decades... and still going strong
According to a report in the Belfast Telegraph the Oirish-Americans of Boston who provided the guns and ammunition used in the slaughter of innocent Ulsterfolk seem to remain an ig… more »
When's A Democracy Not A Democracy?


Ah this ever-so-democratic Labour government, which has gone to war in the interests (in part at least) of "spreading democracy" to the middle-east. While I've never been particularly pro-war or anti-war, I do find the way the government have been acting… more »
EU Mythbuster: No. 3 - Political Prisoners
The hunger strikers were political prisoners. I love how this little gem goes so unquestioned in Irish America (and even by many in Northern Ireland). Kate McCabe is obviously a classic Irish American who begins her story with this quote from a Guantanam… more »
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