Two Irelands ramble on

“When the earth is put on my coffin we will still be in the United Kingdom” – Peter Robinson, a former leader of the DUP in Northern Ireland.

I concur and don't see the momentum for a United Ireland

July 15, 2025

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald Rof I : "Northern Ireland ‘makes no economic sense’ and called for a border poll within the next five years. Oh, this should cheer up the Unionists. 😉

Aug 16, 2025

 La Datcha, a superyacht owned by Siberian-born Oleg Tinkov, arrived in Belfast coming from Port Ellen in Scotland.

He founded Tinkoff Bank in 2006 .

Yacht has its own helipad.

Sept 21, 2025

Sinn Féin will back Catherine Connolly, a left -eaning Independent, to be the next president of R of I. She is for a united Ireland . McGregor and Geldof aren't running. 

Heather Humphreys, center-right Fine Gael  from County Monaghan, near the border with NI, is a member of a Protestant church. Her grandfather signed a petition against Irish self-government in 1912, when all of Ireland was still a part of the UK.

Jim Gavin of the  Fianna Fáil, which is the largest party in the Irish Parliament, is running.

Oct 15, 2025

A woman In Londonderry , NI ,whose home was badly damaged during flooding in 2017 described a public meeting hosted by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) as a "tick-box exercise".  Just bureaucrats checking boxes

Nov 5, 2025

The Harland and Wolff site in the Port of Belfast, NI was searched for unexploded WW2 bombs in preparation for a defense contract ,and no bombs were found.

Cleary Contracting, a local company, completed the job.

Dec 17, 2025

Grace period for veterinary medicines will end on the final day of 2025 for NI as Windsor Framework moves it closer to the EU mandates

Dec 23, 2025

Riders of Scramblers, versatile, vintage-style motorcycles built more for light-road use, are  not listening to Belfast, NI regulations. Vehicle should not be driven on pavements, roads, public property, or parks.

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