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Slugger O'Toole
United Kingdom
Приєднався 14 кві 2015
Slugger's a pro conversational politics and culture blog.
Non partisan it takes a pluralist rather than an impartial view of domestic or international politics.
Non partisan it takes a pluralist rather than an impartial view of domestic or international politics.
Nicholas Whyte – Pushing Boundaries: A century of change in the politics of Belfast
Nicholas Whyte was lecturing at Ulster University as a Visiting Professor of Politics on the topic of “Pushing Boundaries: A century of change in the politics of Belfast”. Introduced by Professor Duncan Morrow. Thanked by Dr Máire Braniff. Filmed and edited by Alan Meban.
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Відео
Eamonn Mallie in Conversation: Eyewitness to War and Peace #imaginebelfast
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Journalist Eamonn Mallie in conversation with Mark Simpson about his recent book "Eyewitness to War and Peace". Recorded as part of Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics on Tuesday 19 March 2024 in Queen's University, Belfast's Great Hall by Alan Meban @alaninbelfast
Ulster Workers’ Council Strike: 50 Years On #imaginebelfast
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This event was recorded on Saturday 23 March as part of the 2024 Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics. Chair Connal Parr was joined by panellists Dawn Purvis, Carmel Gates, Harry Donaghy, Jackie Redpath and Jackie McDonald. Filmed and edited by Alan Meban @alaninbelfast in the Crescent Arts Centre.
Slugger TV - Looming Elections and Political Futures
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David McCann was joined by Professor Jon Tonge, Anna Mercer and Sam McBride at this live event recorded at the Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics in the Europa Hotel on Friday 22 March 2024 with the support of Linen Quarter Business Improvement District. Filmed & edited by Alan Meban @alaninbelfast
Remembering May Blood #looknorthfestival
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A panel reflects on the legacy and impact of Baroness May Blood's life and work - Betty Carlisle, Paul Caskey, Eileen Weir, chaired by Duncan Morrow as part of the Look North! The North Belfast Festival. Filmed by Alan Meban @alaninbelfast on Sunday 25 February 2024. Photo credit: Allan Leonard/@MrUlster
Slugger Podcast looks at the State of the State Report
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David McCann talks with Ed Roddis and Marie Doyle from Deloitte about the 2024 State of the State Report in Northern Ireland.
Máiría Cahill discusses her book 'Rough Beast'
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Máiría Cahill, Nolan Live, BBC Northern Ireland, Wednesday October 11th, 2023
The View - The 'state of NI'...
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The Sam McBride 'state of NI' article at the weekend kicked off a debate about how broken is NI and can it be fixed. He opened tonight's show with these thoughts
Is Better Possible? Professor Jon Tonge at the John Hewitt Summer School 2023 #JHISS23
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In a session chaired by Myrtle Hill, University of Liverpool's Professor Jon Tonge asked 'Is Better Possible' at this point of NI's history, 25 years on from the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Filmed & edited by Alan Meban @alaninbelfast Associated blog post at sluggerotoole.com/2023/07/31/watch-is-better-possible-prof-jon-tonges-assessment-of-gfa-legacy-and-his-ideas-for-reform-jhiss23/
Northern Ireland Council Elections 2023 - Sky News
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Slugger O'Toole Editor Mick Fealty and writer & commentator Emma DeSouza discuss the 2023 Northern Ireland local Council elections Source: Sky News, May 20, 2023
BBC The View - Red Lines - 'The Others'
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The View looks at the state of 'unaligned 'parties ahead of #LE23 Broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland on May 4th, 2023 Full Red Lines podcast available here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fmjcfq
#LE23 PEB review - Slugger reviews the local government Party Election Broadcasts
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Slugger O'Toole's David McCann and Alan Meban were joined by the Belfast Telegraph's Allison Morris and Brown O'Connor's Chris Brown for the now inevitable assessment of #LE23 Party Election Broadcasts. If you're playing along at home, pause the video when we mention each new party and watch the PEB before coming back and restarting. This year we just took a tongue in cheek look at the aestheti...
BBC The View - Red Lines - Nationalists
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The View looks at the state of nationalism ahead of #LE23 Broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland on May 4th, 2023 Listen to the full podcast here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fl669l
On the historic context for the Great Famine of Ireland
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Mick's interview by Mark Simpson on BBCNI's Nolan radio show, in which he talks about the immediate political context of the failure of the potato crop and how Sir Charles Trevelyan's controversial handling of famine relief and protection of exports was ultimately conditioned by the mercantiist politics of John Russell's Whigs supported by anti Peelite Tories.
BBC The View - Red Lines - Unionists
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The View looks at the state of unionism ahead of #LE23 Broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland 27 April 2023 Listen to the full podcast here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fjxp39
Slugger TV at the Imagine! Belfast Festival - outgoing councillors
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Slugger TV at the Imagine! Belfast Festival - outgoing councillors
Look North - The Rise and Fall of Belfast’s own ‘Fleet Street’
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Look North - The Rise and Fall of Belfast’s own ‘Fleet Street’
Look North - Malachi O'Doherty in conversation with Duncan Morrow
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Look North - Malachi O'Doherty in conversation with Duncan Morrow
The work and legacy of Northern Ireland's MEPs
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The work and legacy of Northern Ireland's MEPs
Slugger Podcast: The Crisis in the GP service...
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Slugger Podcast: The Crisis in the GP service...
What is behind the University Strike Action? With Professor Dominic Bryan
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What is behind the University Strike Action? With Professor Dominic Bryan
Slugger Podcast talks about the State of the State
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Slugger Podcast talks about the State of the State
Slugger TV looks at the election that never was
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Slugger TV looks at the election that never was
Matthew Collins - Author of 'The Walk In'
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Matthew Collins - Author of 'The Walk In'
Sin Fein denied any involvement. Ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Daniel who ???? Wilson, still shouting from the very back benches !!!
Mcintyre , is a disturber , Quinn was as bad as his attackers,he provoked the entire incident , the IMC statement is pure nonsense " friends of ,or close to friends of ex ira men " wtf does that tell ye 😂😂😂😂
Slugger O'Toole, AKA EMC?
the union is finished its over.
northern ireland gammon how thick they are.
Gerry adams has a lot more deeper links in the ira then people think
Special Branch and MI 6 knew virtually everyone who was involved at just about any level in the IRA. They had their own reasons for NOT arresting them at the time. As for touts ( informers ) there were so many of them it's a miracle they didn't start shopping each other.m
I had a dream about this guy last night, we were at the Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park and he was walking off down the path leaving politics. His political party has been lack lustre on GFA.
Whis watching jan 2024? 😂
If the British government takes it soldiers out of Ireland now the war will stop
If the British government takes it soldiers out of Ireland now the war will stop
Jock another IRA nonce
Qshut up u shower of u know
O sammy boy
All the unionist clapping in the audience are now crying about a brexit sea border.
This Slugger bloke is a real Tool alright
Watching this at the end of 2023 how are things going for the SDP? not left the union yet nor the North that is the UK of course.
If you are nice to me I will let you answer !!!!! I have never seen such a bias moderator ,O sorry I have every one at the BBC
Not a word about who killed Davidson biased reporting
Mc jntyre one 2 faced hypocrite
she knew too much about the IRAs property investment portfolios.
Three firsts in three years. (1) a nationalist becoming first minister (2) census results showing that Catholics are now in the majority with the Protestant population heavily skewed towards the older age categories. (3) Nationalists taking the most seats in council elections, a feat last seen in the 1970s by a unionists party. We now have talk of a 'super majority' to try to delay reunification... the Good Friday Agreement is explicit that a simple majority is all that's needed. The North used to be the powerhouse of Ireland, now its the poorest part of Ireland and the poorest region of the UK. The North of Ireland has division sewn into its political structures meaning true reconciliation will not occur until after reunification. Irish reunification does not belong to any political party. It never has. It's the people of this island who own it, a citizens assembly should be convened to flesh out the details of what a United Ireland could look like.
IRA blows up and kills 100s but The English shoot an ira killer kevin macguiuss omg ots the end of the world. I never understood the IRA !!
Seemly Ruby and Scapp used to watch midget po^n every week. Scapp used to get the VHS tapes from his Brit handlers to feed his addiction to the filth. Ruby liked to try out some of what he watched on teenage boy's in the area.....two leg-ends
reap what you sow.👏👏👏
UNFORTUNITE
If you have him fighting for a all Ireland you’re fucked
He’s Harry potter’s da
What planet is this man on
Where have all the professional journalists gone, historically politicians would have been interrogated in depth about their politics and the facts surrounding their pronouncements, but not now, it’s lazy journalism, all about creating a headline. There are extremes in all countries and journalists will inevitably find them, but this constant focus by the media is perpetuating pure propaganda, of this fantasy United Ireland, harms the Northern Irish economy and citizens, and so should stop. The facts are, that statistically only an average 24% of Northern Irish citizens, have even self-identify as nationalist over the last three decades. In practice, even with the violence, propaganda and gas-lighting, even fewer than that would be willing to actually vote for unification, as the negative financial impact on their quality of life and demographic future would be massive. As you can see from the statistics, which are easily checked, the Northern Irish communities are not taken in by this nonsense. They are neighbours they see the reality, the propaganda is primarily directed at the international community, ex pats, the young and gullible, to put pressure on the British government to bypass the Northern Irish democratic system and impose structures not democratically supported in Northern Ireland, purely for sectarian reasons and motivations. The remaining 77% of Northern Irish include, non-aligned, DUP, TUV, Alliance Unionists and NICA and have all consistently resisted the many, sometimes extreme pressures applied historically, determined to stay independent from the Republic of Ireland as they simply don’t like what they see, have seen or what would be waiting for them. The Northern Irish have a socialist bias in their health and economic infrastructure, diametrically opposite to the Republic of Ireland’s American style, hustle, tax haven, leprechaun economics, with a massive wealth gap and main export being its citizens. Already imposing a horrific demographic, infrastructure, social, tax, cost of living and investment impact on Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal, the three Ulster counties that the Republic of Ireland managed to extract from Britain and have subsequently driven their Ulster working and middle class population out, very often to Northern Ireland to survive, not very inviting. Those facts don't sell newspapers or get views but omitting them creates an illusionary environment, fantasy world that could not only cost lives but create misery for thousands and could even eventually force them out of their homes, just like Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal. Think this is exaggerating, delusionary, the facts are easily checked, but people are to lazy, you will be surprised if you take the trouble. Secular independence not unification is by far the more democratic, historically accurate and prosperous way forward if exiting the UK, with by far the most potential for the Northern Irish, opening up opportunities for the Northern Irish such as joining the EU as an independent country and getting the benefits of its close proximity to the UK, very unusually, actually getting the significant benefits of joining the EU as an independent country but also at a cut down subscription, and the most historically appropriate. All this without removing or even reducing the democratic viability of any longer term future aspirations that the Northern Irish citizen might have. Coincidentally, also giving an independent Northern Irish government far greater bargaining power to safeguard its citizens in any future negotiations they might decide to take part in, as an independent country. Go on, be a devil leave this post up, don't block it, open up the conversation, open up your mind. Interested in facts about Northern Ireland, download our android app in google play or visit us in UA-cam, Tick Tok or Facebook.
Jeeziz... only 7 years ago... and sammy still has a middle shade😅... these people are still living in the dark ages. The union is fucked and unionists know it... get ready , in the next 5 or 6 years... Ireland 🇮🇪 will be unified, and if you want to ne a brit... thats ok too.... i think the unionists are afraid of the tables turning ,and think nationalists/catholics are gonna makenthem pay for the past ... hardly grow up, get on the unification boat with us, lets work together and be an example to the world.
Was Gerry related to paddy mcguigan ?
Imagine voting Sammy Wilson 😅
Claire is tuff cookie
Has anyone ever considered the fact that there is a possibility that McGuigan might not have killed Davison or had anything to do with it...
Nope, those four shots to the face as he was on the ground?? that was Kevin, that was years of resentment and hatred right there
@@geedee1264 do you know that for a fact
@@geedee1264 McGuigan wasn't the only one who hated Joc
@@friotaiocht101 most people did yes
@@friotaiocht101 is this the drug dealer theory again?? Jock and McGuigan were both killing dealers, Jock was killed by a hitman, not a drug dealer or some drug dealers relative. A makarov holds 7 rounds, 1 was put in Jocks head, 4 in the face as he lay on the ground, leaving 2 shots just in case. It was somebody with an extremely violent history, and a bitter hatred for jock Davison , it also didn't help that he was heard saying he was going to do it more more and jock fobbed it off
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How about the British government's complicity in over 200 murders in the province ? Not including 18 suspected PIRA kidnapped in Eire by 22SAS and the Det, all topped in Ulster. So who were the terrorists ?
This has aged well for the Brexiteers... NOT.
Favoritism? 😂😂 yeah, any adult male who attempts to argue about fairness don’t belong in that world!
Where is Sammy
Is Jock Davison the guy in the well known funeral photo? Cousins funeral with Adams and Scappatici. The menacing guy in the long leather jacket
His uncle Ruby,a wrong un tout.
@@gerard1965able Ruby's in the coffin. I definitely think he was an informer because the peado stuff. But who's the tall guy in the photo ? It don't look like 'Jock'. Looks a bit like Storey but I don't think it's him
@@dsd7004 above vid ? The bloke stood next to "Mr (Storey) Compassionate," on the left that's one of the top n,d i mean top Strabane,Tyrone boys, the pic your on about ? Nearly everyone, iconic, in the pic was got at, including the Stiff in the box, ginger bollox from Ardoyne was called in, (late 80,s?) quote, "find AA tell him his batteries have ran out, his children are gonna be fed to pigs," funny as fukk, his face,class.
@@dsd7004 poligies, Adam,s driver, tout, can, remember his name.
Took a while, Roy McShane,
While there is no democracy in the north there is always a chance of a United Ireland. People in the west tend to value democracy yet there has never been democracy in Northern Ireland. A fact Britain should be ashamed of.
Brexit was the biggest step towards a 32 county United Ireland since the sgning of the GFA. Since we now have a border in the Irish Sea & Sinn Féin are the biggest party both north & south of the island. Gifted to us by the DUP.
As if not drinking or smoking makes you a model citizen.
lol
Hitler was a non smoker and a vegetarian.......
Sammy you've a shortage of brains, were are you going to get them
hannon and wilson bully boys liers and thieves like tories would not trust them
South COUNTY dublin.
No GAA ..
Aarons a brave man. Fair play to him