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Allan Mc Clay of Galen died yesteray - a great man who has donated millions upon millions of his wealth to good causes, most notably QUB research facilities.



I watched a programme on him a couple of years ago and was very impressed by his attitude to life
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A couple of board members are employees so will have the black armbands on at work today. Gave over £20m to Queens for research over the years so fair play to him.

Was in work every day up until his sickness before Christmas. He gave millions to charities but he also bought the company back a few years ago when the whole plant was about 3 months from closure with the loss of about a thousand jobs. Never showed an interest in selling to the highest bidder so there are a couple of thousand people were reasonably secure in their jobs.

Bitch Please - Snoop Dogg

There was a song in the 80's called "Girls Girls Girls"

Cant remember who it was by.

Hope that helps you Leenie.

Ever, your humble servant
Orior

Motley Crue

Girls, girls, girls
American woman
foxy lady
etc etc etc

There must be scores of them..

I agree that direct rule is the preferred route.

I'm coming round to that view myself. I just hope it isn't direct rule under the Tories.

Why?

I've experienced direct rule under the Tories. I don't believe they've moved on much as a party.

Last I checked Maggie Thatcher wasn't at the helm. If I lived across the water they'd get my vote.

I agree that direct rule is the preferred route.

I'm coming round to that view myself. I just hope it isn't direct rule under the Tories.

Why?

When is the second half on?

I think he was referring to the last 15 minutes of tonights Panorama

The wee puck being born was a cracker - but nothing compared to the feelings you get from watching her grow up and learn things and discover excitement and fun and stuff like that.

Fruit

[Think I learned this from a TV show]

Not sure, but apparently they get really constipated when they're high, and when on the way down they get caught short quite often. Think I learned this from a TV show though, so it may not be true. You should still move just in case.

Trainspotting?

Peter is giving a statement in Stormont at 3.30pm over the Iris Robinson / Lock Keeper's Inn scandal. With the growing number of voices within the DUP lending him his support today, it doesn't look like he will be stepping down.

You would then have to assume Spotlight have nothing substantial on him.

I dont understand people, are they stupid?

Pretty much. They assume bad shit happens to other people. Then again it is Camlough.

These clowns earlier today were using a wrecking bar and a lump hammer to get through the ice! My youngest could see the stupidity of it!

Interesting post there Hurler

His best yet.

Went a walk this morning to the big lake on the inlaws land and there a few of our Eastern European neighbours sitting fishing through the ice! It's hard to keep the children off the ice when they see grown men sitting in the middle of the lake.

Even the children were saying how warm it was today and wouldn't keep their hats and coats on.

This really is a golden age for local politics. If the stories are true I can't wait to see the fall of the singing bigot.

All of these stories will mean the end of the DUP in it's current guise. Having said that I can't see broad unionism allowing Sinn Fein to become more powerful. I could honestly see the hardlne elements of the DUP and TUV being amalgamated and redefined. Ideally a decent leader would take over the UUP and disillusioned Dupers went there instead of back the dark ages by lumping on to Jim Allister.

Nobody blaming the Brits for planting the bomb this time ?

On the Robinsons thread hereiam alluded that Peter Robinson was behind it to get the heat off him