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Not my Job
The end-of-terrace house is being done up. There is a high ladder up against the flat expanse of the gable end, and at the top of it a builder in a high-vis jacket is putting on the final layer of cream … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002 World Cup, Belfast, Football, Gibraltar, IRA, Israel, Joe Bratty, Kimberley Inn, Kimberley Street, Ormeau Road, Palestine, Raymond Elder, Republic of Ireland, Roy Green, Saudi Arabia, Soccer, Spain, UDA, UFF
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Guest Post: ‘The Square’ by Mike McGuire
You turned the corner into Donegall Square – trust the conqueror to add the redundant letter at the end of a place-name; yet another separatist sore thumb dismissive of the border county that birthed the O’Donnell line of High Kings … Continue reading
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Tagged Beirut, Belfast, City Hall, donegall square, Europa Hotel, IRA, Literature, Paras, short story, UVF, writing
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The Thing that went Bump in the Night
I was asleep in my bedroom under the eaves of the student house in Rugby Road when it happened. My little bed was lifted clean off the floor, the jolt of its return awakening me. My first thoughts were that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, ambulance, anger, Belfast, blood, bomb, Botanic Avenue, curiosity, disappointment, Dole Office, Donegall Pass, Dublin Road, explosion, fear, Fulton Street, glass, injured baby, IRA, Jason O'Rourke, March 24th 1992, Pakenham Street, Police station, Posnett Street, RUC Station, Sandy Row, Shaftesbury Square, shattered windows, WPLongform
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