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Looking Forwards, Looking Outwards…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/25/looking-forwards-looking-outwards/
Published: July 25, 2025 06:50
After listening to the 45 minutes of complaint by Mervyn Gibson on BBC Talkback, I read the Orange Order statement in full and as someone who grew up in a firmly unionist family, attending Presbyterian Sunday School I was both surprised and disappointed.…
Time to Stop Talking and Start Acting: Why a Reduced Corporation Tax Rate Still Matters for Northern Ireland…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/25/time-to-stop-talking-and-start-acting-why-a-reduced-corporation-tax-rate-still-matters-for-northern-ireland/
Published: July 25, 2025 06:47
Back in 2006, the case for devolving corporation tax powers to Northern Ireland was championed as an economic game-changer. Nearly 20 years later, the idea remains strong—but it’s been quietly shelved, avoided, or kicked into the long grass. I admit that…
The Daily Thread For Friday 25th July 2025
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/25/the-daily-thread-for-friday-25th-july-2025/
Published: July 25, 2025 05:00
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The Daily Thread For Thursday 24th July 2025
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/24/the-daily-thread-for-thursday-24th-july-2025/
Published: July 24, 2025 05:00
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No eulogy, no fuss, not even a name…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/23/no-eulogy-no-fuss-not-even-a-name/
Published: July 23, 2025 08:16
Today, Wednesday, Sean will be cremated at Roselawn Crematorium. You will not know this as he left strict instructions there would be; no death notices, no mass, no eulogy, no memorial cards. Sean is not even his real name. His remains, transferred…
The Daily Thread For Wednesday 23rd July 2025
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/23/the-daily-thread-for-wednesday-23rd-july-2025/
Published: July 23, 2025 05:00
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivering the Seamus Mallon ‘Shared Home Place’ Lecture
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/22/taoiseach-micheal-martin-delivering-the-seamus-mallon-shared-home-place-lecture/
Published: July 22, 2025 22:45
Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivered the annual Seamus Mallon ‘Shared Home Place’ Lecture in the Navan Centre & Fort in Armagh this evening. You can watch back the full event which was chaired by Hume Foundation vice-chair Dawn Purvis. Allen McAdam, Dr Kate…
Why painting the Orange only in the darkest colours will rebound on nationalism…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/22/why-painting-the-orange-only-in-the-darkest-colours-will-eventually-rebound-on-nationalism/
Published: July 22, 2025 06:00
I wonder what our media would report during silly season if it were not for the Orange celebrations leading up to and following the 12th July. Sammy Morrison of the TUV calls it Twelfth Derangement Syndrome (does TDS sound a wee bit familiar?). In the US,…
The Daily Thread For Tuesday 22nd July 2025
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/22/the-daily-thread-for-tuesday-22nd-july-2025/
Published: July 22, 2025 05:00
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Weekly Bulletin 21/7/25
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/21/weekly-bulletin-21-7-25/
Published: July 21, 2025 11:00
What you need to know Sinn Féin leader criticised by deputy First Minister fo “talking down” NI economy During an interview on Monday (14 July) on Good Morning Britain, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD said Northern Ireland was “not economically…
Why GPs (and the Rest of Us) Should Set Work Limits Before Burnout Sets In…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/21/why-gps-and-the-rest-of-us-should-set-work-limits-before-burnout-sets-in/
Published: July 21, 2025 07:33
I was chatting with someone a while back whose daughter is a GP. She told me that her daughter and the other GP partners were on the verge of closing their practice due to an utterly unsustainable workload. She was burned out and couldn’t take any more. As…
The Daily Thread For Monday 21st July 2025
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/21/the-daily-thread-for-monday-21st-july-2025/
Published: July 21, 2025 05:00
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‘These are the Times that Try Men’s Souls’…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/20/these-are-the-times-that-try-mens-souls/
Published: July 20, 2025 05:35
John Gray’s address to those attending Reclaim the Enlightenment’s celebration of Bastille Day may be of interest. On the face of it ‘These are the Times that Try Men’s Souls’ may seem an entirely apt title for an address in times when there are so many…
Four Seasons Before Breakfast: Life Under Changeable Irish Skies…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/19/four-seasons-before-breakfast-life-under-changeable-irish-skies/
Published: July 19, 2025 08:34
I have some sympathy for Australian golfer Jason Day. After battling the conditions at The Open in Portrush, he remarked: The weather here … it’s the craziest weather pattern I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Day told reporters after walking off the 18th…
Open Weekend – Politics Free Zone… (19th & 20th July 2025)
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/19/open-weekend-politics-free-zone-19th-20th-july-2025/
Published: July 19, 2025 05:00
Need a break from the political noise? This thread is for anything *but* politics — books, hobbies, film recs, you name it.
Open Weekend – Discuss What You Like… (19th & 20th July 2025)
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/19/open-weekend-discuss-what-you-like-19th-20th-july-2025/
Published: July 19, 2025 05:00
It’s the weekend! Here you can post and discuss news stories, social media links, or whatever is on your mind.
Na leoin Éireannacha (The Irish Lions) to win by 20
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/18/na-leoin-eireannacha-the-irish-lions-to-win-by-20/
Published: July 18, 2025 08:57
As a reluctant and begrudging, Lions fan, I felt my reluctance and begrudgery giving way when 15 Irish players were included in the original Lions squad of 38. That number is now up to 17 with the addition of two more Irish players, Tom Clarkson & Jamie…
The Daily Thread For Friday 18th July 2025
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/18/the-daily-thread-for-friday-18th-july-2025/
Published: July 18, 2025 05:00
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