That Irish bloke from the X-Factor, or Louis Walsh as he is occasionally known, has branded Big Brother winner Anthony talentless amidst rumours of the geordie attempting to land a part in a musical and/or releasing a single off the back of his new found… more »

Never cry over spilt milk... It could have been beer. more »

At 0945 this morning a major earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale epicentered on greater Belfast. The earthquake decimated the area, causing an estimated £30 million of damage, with the exception of Sandy Row and Ardoyne where approximatel… more »

You really can get a free iPod, even colour iPods You may have read the post I made at EverythingUlster.com a few weeks back called "Free Colour/Photo iPods Hit UK" where I explained how you could get a free iPod by signing up to a free trial. If you ha… more »

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, some of the students in work were having their leaving do (hopefully me and a couple of the other students will get a separate one in a couple of weeks time but we'll see). Anyway, I wasn't in the house long… more »

The Apprentice Boys have had an upcoming parade banned from passing the Ardoyne shops, scene of the mindless violence and wanton disregard for human life of republican "protestors" on 12th July. This ban continues the trend from last year when the same b… more »

From one extreme to the other today. Following yesterday's Danny Boy is something (a little) more modern from the Stiff Little fingers. I mentioned their "Alternative Ulster" in my introduction to this series of posts on Sunday but didn't include it beca… more »

You can't write about songs of Northern Ireland and not include Danny Boy. The song (or at least the tune, the Londonderry Air, now almost synonomous with Danny Boy) is used as Northern Ireland's anthem in the Commonwealth Games and one or two other spor… more »

Harvey Andrews - The Soldier I hadn't planned to do the songs in this order but with today's announcement of the disbandment of the RIR's home battalions it seems appropriate. This song depicts the futility and carnage of violence, viewed from a very… more »

The Platoon - Ulster Girl I thought I'd kick off with a song I found recently called Ulster Girl by some crowd called The Platoon. Its a bit of a country/ballad type song (I'm obviously no music expert) about a girl's desire to keep Ulster free. Its n… more »