Sorry I haven't had a chance to post too much; over the weekend I've been dosed with a severe bout of Manflu and as such, have been fending off the reaper with a combination of max-strength lemsip-like concoctions, hot soup, a duvet, and umpteen hankies.

Glad to say I'm feeling better now though and should be back to 100% soon. Sadly, having wished to no avail that I could only find the energy to open my laptop over the weekend to blog some things, now that I'm feeling up to it there's nothing that interesting to talk about.

There is one thing I should remark upon though. I've been looking to add a bit of variety to the contributions to this site for a while now and to that end, as the more observant of you will have noticed, Michael Shilliday (of Slugger and formerly Young Unionists blog fame) is now blogging here at Everything Ulster so I can now formally bid him welcome. I'm sure his more detailed knowledge of the nuances of political life here will be no small help in continuing to highlight some of the more interesting issues that may fly under the radar of the mainstream media.