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Queen's University lifts collarettes ban for Remembrance service - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5y…

So soon after our own similar tragedy , thoughts and prayers with her family Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard - BBC News share.google/OdbTryq1FymUT5W… – at Leyland, England

The Commitments , loved the movie and it had an awesome soundtrack almost as much as I enjoyed the book 📔 Read all Roddy Doyle's books and loved them. I have a blogpost covering many of the best and well known movies about our tortured past , see link below belfastchildis.com/60-films-…

Those poor children need protecting from the circus of Meghan and Harry lives. Kids need stability and they are being dragged all over the world and stumbling from one drama to another , most of it Harry anf Megan's doing. Someone should get social services to have a word with them @danwootton @piersmorgan – at Leyland, England

What has Adams to to with it ? Are you joking ? At first, he completely denied any IRA Involvement , they he came off with "no one involved acted as a republican or on behalf of republicans" , yeah their all saints 😇 And then he went on to accused the family, public and media of a smear campaign ,boohoo 😭. For once the SF/IRA PR machine failed in its mission . Only then were he and the IRA forced to admit that their members were directly responsible, and even then, it was only because of the intense global attention the story attracted and the widespread public disgust it provoked. Instead of telling witnesses to go to the police, Adams publicly urged them to give statements to "the family, a solicitor, or any other authoritative or reputable person or body." Fear of reprisals killed that one. This was widely derided by the McCartney family and political opponents as a cynical attempt to look cooperative while actively steering people away from actual criminal investigators. Throughout the entire ordeal, Adams remained deliberately evasive , with the usual deluded and self-serving platitudes , and true to form he placed the protection of IRA members above the grief and suffering of the victims' family. At least Karma caught up with one of the main perpetrators and he met a violent end ! @kingphilly2016

I Don't Like Mondays – the Boomtown Rats: Iconic Songs & the story behind them .Her flippant response attracted media attention and inspired the song. Geldof had been contacted by Steve Jobs to play a gig for Apple, inspiring the opening line about a “silicon chip”. The song was first performed less than a month later. belfastchildis.com/2026/06/2… via @bfchild66

Thanks for clearing this up matey @JohnGrugan

100 Belfast & Northern Ireland Slang Phrases & Meaning Belfast slang is in a league of its own , so it is, and that’s a big part of the city’s craic. The accent and the banter have been shaped by Irish, Scots, and English influences, so if you’re not from here it can sound a wee bit strange at first and might do yer head in. Some words and phrases might confuse youse, and you might think that ballbeg is slabberin but once you get used to it you won’t be ascared anymore and yer man might become your best mucker. So shut your bake and catch yourself on and we’ll go to the offie and get loads of beer and have a mad sesh 😉 belfastchildis.com/2026/08/1… via @bfchild66

Murder In Belfast ? I watched this last night & it left me fookin raging 🤬 Here's my thought ... The brutal killing of Robert McCarthy by the IRA, and the extensive cover-up that followed involving republicans, Adams and Sinn Féin, once again highlights Sinn Féin’s utter lack of integrity, unsuitability for high office and disregard for the rule of law. Despite the bar being packed with roughly 70 witnesses, a wall of silence immediately went up. Witness intimidation and the fear of the threat of violence kept many silenced and the deluded institutional loyalty to IRA have robbed the family of Robert and his brave sisters of a justice that is long over-due and those complicit (and there are many) should hang their heads in eternal shame. How people can still support these thugs and bullies is beyond my comprehension, especially ordinary law-abiding Catholics who continue to vote for them and keep them in power - as they use and abuse the GFA for their own selfish needs and twisted political ideology. IMHO Sinn Féin are one of the biggest obstacle for a lasting peace and harmony between our two tribes and tarnishes our relationship with our cousins in the South of Ireland.

I'm fooking raging at this 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 What a fookin utter disgrace ! This country is fecked . If it wasnt for the sacrifice our brave troops made during the wars those that despise us and our way of life so much wouldn't have the freedom to hate us and would be living under a Nazi regime !

Meghan Poll , seems the great british public have zero sympathy for her ! Do you feel sorry for Meghan now the accusations against her father have come to light? Yes, Meghan has had it tough - 14% 7554 votes No, it doesn't excuse her other behaviour 86% - 46503 votes @danwootton mol.im/a/16238133?ito=poll-s…

Thanks for all the love and support folks , I'm truly touch 💓 Ive got an appointment with the doctor next week , waiting for him to get the results back from the hospital and tbh I'm not gonna stress too much. On a more positive note been off the fegs for over a month now , hopefully I haven't left it too late. Laters X

The Shankill Bomb - Never Forgotten When the first reports of the bomb started coming in I felt an overwhelming sense of dread and as I watched the news unfold my first instinct was to worry about my  family  back in Belfast.Many who lived and shopped on the Shankill rd daily. I immediately  made contact with them and thankfully they were all safe and well , although a few of them had been in the vicinity of the explosion and had helped in the recuse effort immediately  after the bomb. belfastchildis.com/2015/10/2… via @bfchild66

In hospital for my follow up x-ray , hopefully nothing shows up in my chest this time. Wish me luck 🙏 – at Whittle-le-Woods, England

Coming to a town near you ! No doubt they'll head straigh to UK , the utopian land of milk and honey where everyone is welcome , even terrorists who killed innocent aid workers 🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡 – at Clayton-le-Woods, England

Aberfan Disaster 21st October 1966: 116 children and 28 adults killed belfastchildis.com/2020/10/1… via @bfchild66

I'm fecking raging at this 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Some crimes can never be forgiven & this vile bast**d should have NO RIGHTs whatsoever to remain in our country after the horrendous acts of barbarity he took part in. I can't begin to comprehend the pain and disgust this is causing Ken Bigley family and those who knew and loved him. Why should we the British people give a flying feck for his human rights , he should be deported immediately & with any luck Karma will show him the same mercy he showed his innocent victims. Eternal shame on Human Rights lawyers , they get rich milking and abusing the system defending scumbags like this monster.

Wee glass of wine 🍷 Cheers all X – at Clayton-le-Woods, England

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