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New documentary series from Melon Twister in Chief Adam Curtis coming next month…
Published: May 21, 2025 10:01
Adam Curtis is this brilliantly oddball British documentary maker who’s made a name for himself by stitching together weird archive footage, moody music, and these sweeping, hypnotic voiceovers that make you feel like reality’s been a bit of a scam all…
Gerry Adams Libel Case Could Rack Up Legal Fees of ‘Several Million’ Pounds…
Published: May 21, 2025 09:39
The Irish News reports: Belfast-based litigation and media lawyer Olivia O’Kane said that with a case such as that taken by Mr Adams, “even getting to the door of the court alone could cost parties hundreds of thousands”. “That’s serious money, and you…
The Physical And Mental Walls That Divide Us…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/20/the-physical-and-mental-walls-that-divide-us/
Published: May 20, 2025 10:05
I read the new Pivotal report on young people and the breaking down of barriers in the North, which concludes: “Northern Ireland’s young people remain keenly aware of the divisions in local society and, while they want to see greater integration, many…
Starmer’s Deal Recognises The Impossibility Of Defying Gravity
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/20/starmers-deal-recognises-the-impossibility-of-defying-gravity/
Published: May 20, 2025 05:40
The principles underpinning gravity are fairly easy to grasp. The more massive something is, the greater the pull it has on objects within its proximity. The bigger the object, the greater the pull, with truly massive objects dominating all other bodies in…
Calls For Urgent Action On Gambling Harm Treatment…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/19/calls-for-urgent-action-on-gambling-harm-treatment/
Published: May 19, 2025 10:13
The older I get, the more my inner Presbyterian asserts itself — and nowhere more so than in my loathing of gambling.Of all the addictions, gambling might just be the most ruinous. You can drink yourself into a stupor, yes, but your liver taps out…
Panorama Programme Puts Shameless Britain On The Spot- AGAIN…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/19/panorama-programme-puts-shameless-britain-on-the-spot-again/
Published: May 19, 2025 09:47
Belfast and Glenariff is a Slugger reader from Belfast The recent BBC Panorama programme “Special Forces – I Saw War Crimes” was quite shocking, but to many here in the North, totally unsurprising. It was a testimony of some former British Special Forces…
I Survived AC/DC in Belfast. But My Ears Didn’t…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/18/i-survived-ac-dc-in-belfast-but-my-ears-didnt/
Published: May 18, 2025 13:57
Slogger is a Slugger reader. Ulster Hall, Thursday August 23rd, 1979 My buddy and I were in the gallery waiting for AC/DC to take the stage. When the big moment came we were hit with an absolute blast bomb of sound. Angus and the lads were SO loud that our…
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/18/open-sunday-discuss-what-you-like-163/
Published: May 18, 2025 06:05
The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Open sunday – politics free zone…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/18/open-sunday-politics-free-zone-133/
Published: May 18, 2025 06:00
In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Weekly Bulletin. What you need to know this week…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/17/weekly-bulletin-what-you-need-to-know-this-week-21/
Published: May 17, 2025 11:00
First Minister says Anti-Poverty Strategy could “go further” On Thursday (15 May), the Executive agreed on a draft Anti-Poverty Strategy, BBC News reports. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons submitted a draft paper on the strategy to ministers six weeks…
OK computer? Give me your feedback on the use of AI on Slugger…
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/17/ok-computer-give-me-your-feedback-on-the-use-of-ai-on-slugger/
Published: May 17, 2025 06:52
I’ve fully embraced our shiny new AI world and now use ChatGPT daily — for everything from fixing the windows on my mate’s 2014 Honda Jazz to getting advice on random health queries. It’s genuinely brilliant, and I’d recommend giving it a try. A few months…
New book exposes Lord Mountbatten’s abuse of children from Kincora…
Published: May 16, 2025 06:22
Veteran journalist Chris Moore has a new book out on Kincora – Kincora: Britain’s Shame, Mountbatten, MI5, the Belfast Boys’ Home Sex Abuse Scandal and the British Cover-Up. From Suzanne Breen in the BeltTel: A man who claims Lord Mountbatten raped him as…
Mining Licenses granted in spite of local objections and concern from the Republic
Published: May 15, 2025 14:00
The local environment may have taken a blow yesterday when mining licenses were awarded to four companies by the Department of the Economy (fronted by Sinn Féin’s Caoimhe Archibald). As the Irish News reports “The licences will allow four companies to…
Our GP service is sick, terminal even, and no one is prescribing the treatment it needs…
Published: May 15, 2025 07:17
GPs have rejected the Health Minister’s additional funding of £9.5 million as insufficient. And you can see their point: £9.5 million is a drop in the ocean for our bloated, creaking health service. Still, I think we’re at a tipping point with general…
The future of public service media in Northern Ireland and beyond
Published: May 14, 2025 08:50
Ulster University (UU) held an important discussion on the role and future of public service media. Key speakers included Phil Ramsey (lecturer in media studies (UU), Siobhan Walsh (director of content policy (Ofcom)), and Catherine Johnson (professor of…
From Remote Work to Extreme Commuting: How Our Jobs Are Changing…
Published: May 14, 2025 07:54
I was talking with a fella a while back who was very pleased with himself. He had just landed a new job with a company that paid £10k more than he was currently earning. Just one snag – the company was based in Dublin. They were in North Dublin, so he…
The Response To The Supreme Court Ruling Only Proved That Cruelty Is The Point
Published: May 14, 2025 05:47
Since the Supreme Court ruling that defined trans women as men and vice versa, there has been a flurry of activity both within the public and private sectors across the UK, a cacophony of voices clamouring to “abide by the law” and a spate of organisations…