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"Thirty years ago they decided that education was their top priority, and they have used their education system to ensure that their young people know their history, know what they're about, and want to advance in whatever walk of life they find themselves in.

In a constituency where Nationalists are clasing the gap all the time its amazing she doesn't have the foresight to reach out even just a little bit to try and protect her seat/job, instead she sticks to her own declining bigoted base

She is very safe for at least another 2 general elections. UB along with East Derry should both be chances for nationalism to sneak in but time andagain turnout is poor here on the green side

I'd love SDLP and SF to step aside and let AP have a free run in Upper Bann.

Not so sure about Tennyson or the Alliance party for that matter these days, would prefer an agreed nationalist candidate but would never happen and the unionists would just rally round 1 candidate if there was any risk

I would happily take anyone from Alliance if it meant the DUP never held Upper Bann ever again. See my previous reply to Gallsman

[Christ Carla never ceases to amaze.]

Christ Carla never ceases to amaze. She spent last Friday in a courtroom as a solitary Orangeman challenged the PC's Drumcree ruling?! Did she not see the photo of this year's protest of approximately five lads? What a dedicated public servant she is!

Would be very interested to hear exactly what it is she wants in the curriculum.

She has sat in on planning committee meetings for ABC Council in attempts to stop bilingual street signage being erected on the Garvaghy Road. £90k+ of public funds the DUP pissed away on legal fees trying to block it. This is the f**king MP for Upper Bann. Given her penchant for shamelessly posing for photographs with loyalist terrorists and suspected murderers, nothing should surprise you about this odious ****.

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"Thirty years ago they decided that education was their top priority, and they have used their education system to ensure that their young people know their history, know what they're about, and want to advance in whatever walk of life they find themselves in.

In a constituency where Nationalists are clasing the gap all the time its amazing she doesn't have the foresight to reach out even just a little bit to try and protect her seat/job, instead she sticks to her own declining bigoted base

She is very safe for at least another 2 general elections. UB along with East Derry should both be chances for nationalism to sneak in but time andagain turnout is poor here on the green side

I'd love SDLP and SF to step aside and let AP have a free run in Upper Bann.

I was driving up the lower ormeau road this evening and there was a reasonable police presence... do they do this every year to ensure no unauthorised marches in the contentious areas? Awful waste of money if they do.

Doubt it, they have unauthorised marches regardless and I'm sure the PSNI don't give a f**k. I got stuck behind one down Donegall Pass this time last year!

I don't know anyone expects a party to perform when you have a mandatory coalition with a bunch of belligerent  Loyalists like the DUP.

https://celtsarehere.com/martin-oneill-iheanacho-saracchi-celtic-transfers/

Interesting....

Not sure what O'Neill is on about. He's a lackey for Desmond. These two should have been sorted 6 weeks ago.

And have them in for pre-season training. Obvious to everyone else but predictable from the board. 

What are you on about? Sure they saved themselves 6 weeks' wages 

Euro28 should never have been in the conversation. A millstone.

Except it was just the GAA's last chance to screw an extra huge wedge out of the Brits, even if it always was pretty hopeless - a "Hail Mary", if you like.

And what? The GAA has for generations been systematically underfunded in the occupied six. 

Am I correct in saying he can't appeal anything until he's been sentenced? Although, him surrendering his title would suggest to me he may only appeal the sentencing rather than the conviction.

[Wonder do they have one prepared incase of a not guilty verdict.]

We only got a snippet of the evidence, dont think we need to know all the details

Sam McBrides reporting of this since yesterday would suggest he'd no time for the man and also alluded to the fact that some of the evidence presented was so graphic they couldn't report it:

https://x.com/SJAMcBride/status/2069167719421780291

What I found interesting was that all these articles were released as soon as the verdict came in. So they had been prepared in advance. Wonder do they have one prepared incase of a not guilty verdict.

Ben Lowry was in charge of that one

May be a silly question here - is his position as a (former) MP an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing? The DUP in their statement mention an abuse of power. Edit: abuse of trust

Why are people shocked?

True. Not that long ago Loyalists were doing the exact same thing. Difference now though is that everything is recorded on a mobile phone.

Apparently sprayed slurry on the tow path beforehand as well, just what the canal needs! About 4 brain cells between the lot of the inbred c***ts.

The bottom of the Sugar Island Rd was sprayed in slurry. I have to laugh, the farmer was seen doing it and the person who witnessed it, let's just say they won't be reporting it to the PSNI.

Trusty needs punted in the summer

It was always going to be a gimme for Hearts tonight. Celtic need to buck up their ideas. Too pedestrian and zero urgency

I admire the optimism on here but Motherwell's recent form has been shocking. Their last league win before beating the Huns last weekend was February. Sevco are also at their most dangerous when they've nothing to play for.

The 3 title contenders haven't all bagged a win on the same weekend this year

They all won on 11/12th April