The UAFC

From here in Bangor, I take the train for anything in the city centre. Read the paper on the way. Or heading to the airport, free journey there and back and no parking costs. Couldn't whack it with a big stick. Bit of a shame you can't take the train to the International (or Dublin airport for that...

From here in Bangor, I take the train for anything in the city centre. Read the paper on the way. Or heading to the airport, free journey there and back and no parking costs. Couldn't whack it with a big stick. Bit of a shame you can't take the train to the International (or Dublin airport for that...

Comparison between Northern Ireland and Ukraine? Eastern part of Ukraine deliberately populated by Russia with Russians so that there is another rationale, in addition to the historical, for considering it as a part of Russia. Parallel to the Plantation? I know it's far from an exact parallel but is...

From here in Bangor, I take the train for anything in the city centre. Read the paper on the way. Or heading to the airport, free journey there and back and no parking costs. Couldn't whack it with a big stick.

Fair play to the Mexicans, I hope they go the whole way.

Those who didn't qualify for the final go into the Eurovision Challenge Song Contest

https://www.translink.co.uk/industrialaction As things stand, no buses running between Tuesday 17th - Monday 23rd May, something to factor in for travelling to/from the game. Surely none of the worthy denizens of this esteemed bailiwick would avail themselves of a public omnibus? :shock: Having hit...

Agree with everything so far. Us grumpy old men have to stick together.
How can these two 'warring' families push a real war off the headlines?

Just finished Sean O'Brien's autobiography (well, listened to the audiobook, from the library, via Libby. Give it a try) and it wasn't the worst one I've read. Like the others, it simply becomes a list of his most interesting matches and some extra comments (I would have liked a lot more). He has ha...

If I was one of the other contestants, I'd feel a bit peeved that, for political reasons, I was singing for second place at best.

Just watched the highlights again. How on earth did Edinburgh contrive to lose this?

This all hurts my head. I just watch Ulster playing rugby and hope they win.

"The actual structures of government at Stormont DO need an overhaul though."

There must be a way to get this done. The revolution starts here.

The first step though needs to be to have a system that prevents any one party bringing down Stormont, get that sorted and I think people will vote less for the more extreme/heavy hitter parties and for more constructive politics. This is absolutely crucial. The sooner this system goes, the better....

Liked him best in New Tricks when he played a retired version of himself in The Sweeney... and gave some of us someone to identify with... in our vivid imagination!