Tag Archives: Lower Ormeau Road

House Party

Posted on May 19, 2014 by jasonoruairc

The house next door has been empty for around a month now. The Housing Executive haven’t got round to installing those brown perforated metal shutters over the doors and windows yet, and the place is being used as a party … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Edge 2.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by jasonoruairc

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Postcards from the Edge 1.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by jasonoruairc

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Xmas Special

Posted on December 20, 2013 by jasonoruairc

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Beyond the Pale

Posted on November 18, 2013 by jasonoruairc

The pavement is too narrow for them, half-blocked by parked cars. They need the full width of the street to tack and weave, for they are completely blocked; snottered. These two culchies have ventured out of the student ghetto of … Continue reading →

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Service with a Frown

Posted on May 21, 2013 by jasonoruairc

The Asia Supermarket on the corner of Agincourt Avenue and the Ormeau Road is an Aladdin’s Cave of delights. It is a hulking, windowless, rectangular block, which is partially obscured on the Ormeau side by dusty Rowan trees, and thick … Continue reading →

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Drumbeat

Posted on April 19, 2013 by jasonoruairc

Pawel still hasn’t fully grasped the complexities of Belfast’s sectarian society. He is lying on the cold concrete of the entry. Yellow-edged, purple bruises are blossoming unseen on his body. Each breath stabs like a knife. He doesn’t know it … Continue reading →

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Occupy

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jasonoruairc

My 6 year-old daughter’s birthday present is a new bike. It is pink, of course, with Disney Princess decorations on it, and I have added shiny new stabiliser wheels. She is excited and can’t wait to go out on it, … Continue reading →

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South Central Belfast

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jasonoruairc

Rare birds have flown thousands of miles to land on the Lower Ormeau Road. It is a glorious summer Saturday and I am going across town to visit a friend who lives on the Antrim Road. They are standing outside … Continue reading →

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Go Ahead

Posted on January 29, 2013 by jasonoruairc

It’s been a miserable week so far, what with the news about Jim’s dad needing chemo, and the heavy snow interrupting things. I really don’t understand how one night of snowfall can bring the whole city to a standstill like … Continue reading →

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