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I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS BLOGGING BUSINESS COULD BECOME CONTAGIOUS. THE INITIAL RESPONSE TO MY FIRST BLOG HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I SEE ALL THE COMMENTS I FEEL GUILTY THAT I CANT RESPOND ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. IT IS LIKE NOT ANSWERING A LETTER. AND I ALWAYS TRY TO ANSWER ALL MY LETTERS.
IT WOULD BE GREAT CRAIC IF I COULD ANSWER ALL THE BLOGGERS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COMMENT. IF I HAD THE TIME. BUT I DONT HAVE THE TIME. SO WHAT TO DO? WELL TO BEGIN LET ME WELCOME ALL COMMENTS, GOOD OR BAD. BLOGGING SEEMS TO BE A VERY DEMOCRATIC CARRY ON AND I LIKE THAT. LET ME ALSO THANK EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ENTER THIS SPACE. GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT. LET ME ALSO EXPLAIN HOW COMPUTER ILLITERATE I AM. FOR EXAMPLE I NOTICED A FEW LINES BACK THAT I AM TYPING IN CAPITALS.
I DONT KNOW HOW TO UNDO THAT AND I DONT WANT TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT GETTING THIS FAR TOOK ME HALF AN HOUR EVEN THOUGH THE EXPERT AT THE BELFAST MEDIA GROUP GAVE ME TWO PAGES OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS. AND IM ONLY BACK FROM DUBLIN.
I WAS THERE YESTERDAY AS WELL FOR TONY GREGORYS FUNERAL AND CAME BACK TO DO MEDIA ABOUT UPCOMING CHANGES IN THE SINN FÉIN LEADERSHIP AT NEXT MONTHS ARD FHEIS AND TO MEET THE USA SPECIAL ENVOY THIS MORNING BEFORE HEADING BACK TO DUBLIN AGAIN. IT IS THE LAST WEEK OR SO OF HER REMIT AND ALONGSIDE OUR OWN ISSUES WE RAISED THE USA ATTITUDE TO THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENTS ATTACKS ON THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. SEE STATEMENT BELOW.I ALSO GOT NEWS ABOUT FG WILSON LAY OFFS. BAD SCEAL! SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
ALL THIS IS BY WAY OF EXPLANATION AND ME THINKING ALOUD IN A BLOGGY SORTOFAWAY ABOUT HOW I INTEND TO PROCEED. FIRST OF ALL IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BLOGGING IS A PROCESS. SO SUBJECT TO HOW I SURVIVE THIS WAY OF WORKING I WILL TRY TO GET AROUND EVENTUALLY TO THE ISSUES MY BROTHER AND SISTER BLOGGERS HAVE RAISED. OF COURSE I ALSO WANT TO RAISE ISSUES THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO ME. SO WE WILL SEE HOW ALL THIS WORKS OUT. FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED I HOPE THIS INTERIM FEED BACK IS SUFFICENT. NOW LETS SEE IF I CAN POST THIS.... WHAT DO THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY? HIT PUBLISH POST. OK. HERE GOES!!! UNTIL MY NEXT 'PROPER' BLOG ....SLÁN.
Editor's note: our photograph shows Paula Dobriansky (right), outgoing US envoy to the North of Ireland, with Geraldine McAteer, ceo of the West Belfast Partnership Board, and former US Consul General Dean Pittman during a June 2007 visit to West Belfast.
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Equally disappointing/outrageous is Obama's silence on the issue...
Happy blogging.
PS. Don't worry about capitals vs lowercase. Sod's law dictates that the 'Caps Lock' button always does the opposite of what you hope it will do!
Scaoil do ghlas ceannlitreacha.)
Paul Doran Here Clondalkin
I note your comments on SF trying to develop in South.From my experience Sf have a very long way to go.for what its worth I was a member of the local Cuman in Clondalkin which was and probaly still is very active,but the organisation in Dublin is crap.I was amazed to see how SF ran the show in Dublin I know all other parties are the same.
Ná bí ag úsáid an "caps lock". ;) Tá sé in aice leis an "A".
Ar aon nós - I was on my way home tonight in a shared 7-seater taxi.. The recession amongst other issues were brought up. Everyone seemed utterly disgusted with the current Government's reaction to the recession in the 26 counties and wanted radical change in how our Government operates. I understand cuts had to be made to co-exist with the current economic climate, but when our very own politicians are absorbing our tax un-needlessly for hair-cuts and other nonsense, they are hardly in a position to reinforce a budget that infringes upon our lifestyle, health and education.
My father has recently lost his redundancy due to the fall of Waterford Crystal, and like him - many working class families in Ireland are now paying the price because of greedy, self-absorbed politicians.
Now more than ever, the Irish public needs Sinn Féin to be in Government at it's highest level, to ensure working class people like myself and my father are not shafted.
We need change in Ireland. We demand change in Ireland. Now is our time, and we will work our hearts out to ensure the working class people of Ireland have someone looking out for them; Because right now, the only thing our Government is looking out for is #1.
Le meas,
Seán Ó Briain
Port Láirge
Ádh mór, agus brón orm fán Ghaeilge bhriste!
Rob
Sleep well Mr Adams, for there are Mothers, Fathers, Son's and Daughters all over Northern Ireland tonight, that will have no sleep.
Give the Palestians back their stolen lands and lives and only then can there be peace in the Middle East.
European Jews rightly got back any property stolen under the Nazis but those same Europeans and their descendents have a double standard when it comes to Palestians being given back their rightful property.
Either Justice is blind or there is no Justice at all.
Spreading hatred, no matter what the reasoning,is not the way to bring justice to the people of Ohmagh by your shallow agenda. You do not speak for 100's of Catholics but Gerry Adams does.
Gerry becomes your problem only when you can't express yourself other than to hate, a very shallow and ineffective way of communicating, leaving you no satifaction in what you do expect creating havic to others.
talon
And (as many keen bloggers might be 'breaking their asses' to tell you) in the blogoshere all-capitals is the 'height of bad form', lol, but sometimes I think it just looks nice! Apparently it represents shouting! Now, who do we know who used to do a lot of that in the bad old days?
PS I've a feeling many of said bloggers will be just as interested in the fist you're making of the blogging business, as in the very pertinent topics you raise!
Thanks for the bit of blogging craic!
it is great to see you are not afraid to expose yourself to this type of feedback which at times can be scathing.It will be interesting to see what exicting sceals you have to tell. Rumour has it that you also have a wicked sense of humour. Bring it on!
Who said anything about Hate?
Everything I pointed out was a fact, if you disagree with any of the points, please tell me.
As a member of Cairde na hEireann,it would great to see you in Scotland.
Have you any plans to coming to Scotland in the near future
I'm sure as time goes on this blog will grow as well as your IT skills.
I think it's brilliant that the party President from time to time can share his personal thoughts and concerns of topical discussion. I hope you keep it up and look forward to future posts.
Derry Comrade,
Bernard O'Hagan Cumman
Progress indeed...even in a CAPITAL way .
Looking forward to more.