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

Slugger O'Toole is running an award for political bloggers and the nominations (votes?) are flying in. Mick's done a brief recap of some of the early nominees (yes, I am there somehow :oops: ) which serves as a useful reminder of just what Northern Irish… more »

A couple of posts at Slugger have witnessed criticism for going off topic in the comments zone. This in itself is not an altogether irregular occurrence, but something about it got me thinking. Slugger is a great source of news and views on Northern… more »

There's an interesting discussion over at Slugger centred around the Holylands blogger (who was today exonerated of all, apparently trumped up, charges of "harassment"). He recently republished an article by Suzanne Breen describing the terror inflicted… more »

I bet you thought this only happened in China and Zimbabwe. It could never happen in Britain... Belfast blogger Alan Murray has apparently been cautioned by police twice last year and then arrested over for content posted on his blog, Holylands Warzon… more »

"Citizen journalism", as it's been dubbed, is not perfect and nor is it always presented in an appealing format. There are numerous outlets for news both in print media and online, so why bother blogging? The answer to this question is illustrated per… more »

I just wanted to apologise to some local bloggers for my lack of presence on their blogs recently. Unfortunately, while I can still read the blogs, I can no longer respond to posts on the Blogger/Blogspot platform during office hours. I'm not ignoring yo… more »

Colm Bradley has outlined some ways he thinks the GAA can remove the barriers to Unionists joining. Just over a year ago I outlined that the GAA has a de facto ban in Unionists joining. Unfortunately Google hasn't cached it, so some of the substantive… more »

Nearly two years ago I wrote a piece outlining why I believe that the House of Lords is undemocratic and untenable in a modern democracy. I'd be interested to hear what EU's readers think. Rather unfortunately, Charter88's Elect the Lords campaign s… more »

Seems a novel (to say the least) way of recruiting electoral candidates, but the Northern Ireland Conservatives have a message on their blog requesting that: "people - from all backgrounds - who might like to put themselves forward for the next Westmi… more »