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We Walked Away, But We Never Stopped Caring Reflections of a Politically Homeless Social Democrat…

https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/15/we-walked-away-but-we-never-stopped-caring-reflections-of-a-politically-homeless-social-democrat/

Published: July 15, 2025 05:15

I served as an elected representative — the sole SDLP councillor in a chamber dominated by Unionism. I stood firm in my beliefs: social democracy, a reconciled Ireland, and a Northern Ireland where peace and prosperity belong to everyone. I believed in…

“We All Grew Together” – The Strange Story of the Fishermen of Ghana in Northern Ireland…

https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/14/we-all-grew-together-the-strange-story-of-the-fishermen-of-ghana-in-northern-ireland/

Published: July 14, 2025 07:46

Originally from Chicago, Rus Bradburd is the author of five books, including “Paddy on the Hardwood: a Journey in Irish Hoops.” He has lived in Belfast for a total of four years and can often be found at local trad music sessions playing fiddle. This essay…

Beneath the surface of conquest, remembrance, and belonging lie paradoxes that pulse at the heart of Northern Ireland’s enduring divisions…

https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/12/beneath-the-surface-of-conquest-remembrance-and-belonging-lie-paradoxes-that-pulse-at-the-heart-of-northern-irelands-enduring-divisions/

Published: July 12, 2025 04:55

Finley is a Slugger reader from Belfast Every year on July 12th, parts of Northern Ireland erupt into bonfires, parades, and political tension. For some, it’s a celebration of victory at the Battle of the Boyne; for others, it’s a reminder of centuries of…

Your quick guide to the Battle of the Boyne…

https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/11/your-quick-guide-to-the-battle-of-the-boyne/

Published: July 11, 2025 11:59

The Twelfth is a big deal around these parts, as you know. But it hit me the other day, I actually know very little about the actual Battle of the Boyne. In moments like this, I turn to a higher power: ChatGPT. Yes, that AI thing everyone’s arguing about.…

Pyres and Prejudice…

https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/11/pyres-and-prejudice/

Published: July 11, 2025 05:45

Karl Marx and Winston Churchill would have had very little in common overall but both seem to have shared similar views on the cyclical nature of history. Whereas Marx famously said ‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce’ in “The…

Do we need a Bonfire Commission?

https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/09/do-we-need-a-bonfire-commission/

Published: July 9, 2025 06:15

After the IRA ceasefire of 1994 the then leader of unionism, James Molyneaux described this as one of the most “destabilising events since partition”. I was surprised and disappointed by the statement but in a sense, he was right – loyalist unease at the…