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I like talking and writing a lot..

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Teslas and nasty people - Jude Collins I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently. We were talking about the Tesla car, and I was telling him about a test drive I had in one and what stunning technology it had. He said that p...

Teslas and nasty people www.judecollins.com/2026/01/tesl...

30.01.2026 09:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are there some truths better left buried?

www.judecollins.com/2026/01/are-...

02.01.2026 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beating them up south of the border - Jude Collins Are you shocked by President Trumpโ€™s actions over Venezuela in recent weeks?ย  He has deployed a huge military arsenal in the Caribbean Sea. This has involved bombers, fighters, drones, patrol planes a...

www.judecollins.com/2025/12/beat...

17.12.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ESP if theyโ€™re called Lassie and youโ€™re in a v old movieโ€ฆ

11.12.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Flags on lampposts: here's how to solve the problem - Jude Collins It warms the heart, makes your toes curl up in delight when you hear of a dignified and respectful display of identity. We had this on the Ormeau Road in 2018. Under a โ€˜protocolโ€™ (EH?) involving union...

Flags on lampposts: here's how to solve the problem www.judecollins.com/2025/12/flag...

11.12.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PAT+JUDE TALK  TO CONOR BOWMAN ABOUT BEING ADOPTED, HIS YEAR IN CAMBRIDGE,  HIS NEW BOOK  - &  MORE
YouTube video by Jude Collins PAT+JUDE TALK TO CONOR BOWMAN ABOUT BEING ADOPTED, HIS YEAR IN CAMBRIDGE, HIS NEW BOOK - & MORE

PAT+JUDE TALK TO CONOR BOWMAN ABOUT BEING ADOPTED, HIS YEAR IN CAMBRIDGE, HIS NEW BOOK - & MORE www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-EO...

04.12.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Trigger Claire Hanna - by Carl Duffy - Jude Collins I recently attended a public meeting in Enniskillen by Claire Hanna. She spoke at length about issues such as Healthcare, Lough Neagh pollution and a New Ireland. I welcomed many of these discussions,...

How to Trigger Claire Hanna. = BY CARL DUFFY www.judecollins.com/.../how-to-t...

02.12.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT TOMMY ROBINSON, FLYING THE TRICOLOUR, JIM O' CALLAGHAN, & FACING A NEW DAY
YouTube video by Jude Collins PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT TOMMY ROBINSON, FLYING THE TRICOLOUR, JIM O' CALLAGHAN, & FACING A NEW DAY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozw3...

28.11.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUTTHE EPSTEIN FILES, THE COVID REPORT,AND SHOULD RELIGION BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS?
YouTube video by Jude Collins PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUTTHE EPSTEIN FILES, THE COVID REPORT,AND SHOULD RELIGION BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS?

PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUTTHE EPSTEIN FILES, THE COVID REPORT,AND SHOULD RELIGION BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPLZ...

21.11.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Presidential pundits and opinion polls - by Andy Murphy - Jude Collins After the first debate on Virgin, it seemed to me that Catherine Connolly was far and away the winner, yet the verdict of โ€œcommentatorsโ€ was that there was no clear winner. The first opinion poll show...

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Presidential pundits and opinion polls - by Andy Murphy. judecollins.com/2025/10/pres...

14.10.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RTร‰: Sure where else would you get it? - Jude Collins So. The headlines from RTร‰ say that the station will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year, If Israel is a participant. No shit, guys. Youโ€™ve finally found your cojones.ย  Mind you, ...

RTร‰: Sure where else old you get it? www.judecollins.com/2025/09/rte-...

11.09.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump: the power and the pity - Jude Collins Perhaps we all occasionally exploit tragedy for our own ends, but Donald Trump turns it into performance art. The way he pounced on Charlie Kirkโ€™s assassination was grotesque even by political standar...

Trump: the power and the pity

www.judecollins.com/2025/09/trum...

11.09.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Will Pegeen's money destabilise the DUP? - Jude Collins When news broke that Pegeen Oโ€™Sullivan, daughter of novelist Liam Oโ€™Flaherty, had left hundreds of thousands of pounds to Sinn Fรฉin, you could almost hear the collective intake of breath from unionist...

Will Pegeenโ€™s money idestabilise the DUP? www.judecollins.com/2025/09/72030/

04.09.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MAIREAD McGUINNESS DROPS OUT, TRUMP IN GAZA, BONFIRES IN DERRY, & KEVIN MEAGHER - Jude Collins By now the world and its mother knows that Mairead McGuinness, the Fine Gael party nominee to run for President, has dropped out for health reason. The Irish Times has described Heather Humphries as โ€˜...

PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MAIREAD McGUINNESS DROPS OUT, TRUMP IN GAZA, BONFIRES IN DERRY, & KEVIN MEAGHER

www.judecollins.com/2025/08/patj...

15.08.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JUDE COLLINS: Our lives are lived in the watchful eye of intrusive cameras DO the names Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot mean anything to you? Maybe ย not. But they will if I say they were that couple caught on camera at a Coldplay concert as they were hugging each other. And whe...

My column in this weekโ€™s Andersonstown News belfastmedia.com/jude-collins...

02.08.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MARTIN McG BOOK, EMMA AT WIMBLEDON, DREW HARRIS & PORN, & TARIFFS - Jude Collins Can Jim McVeighโ€™s book match my (stunningly good) book about Martin McGuinness published some six year ago? Itโ€™s said to show human side of Martinโ€ฆBeen there, done that Emma Little Pengelly spend near...

PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MARTIN McG BOOK, EMMA AT WIMBLEDON, DREW HARRIS & PORN, & TARIFFS

www.judecollins.com/2025/08/patj...

01.08.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you're seriously interested in a border poll on Irish reunification, you need to watch this video....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W30q8ebwgBs&t=91s

28.07.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THE GPO, PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBLES, TRUMP'S BIG BEAUTY AND FDI IN THE SOUTH - Jude Collins The GPO is the jewel of Oโ€™Connell Street in Dublin โ€“ or it should be. Thereโ€™s talk about cleaning up and renovating Oโ€™Connell Street generally, so what should be done with the historic GPO โ€“ offices??...

PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THE GPO, PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBLES, TRUMPโ€™S BIG BEAUTY AND FDI IN THE SOUTH

www.judecollins.com/2025/07/patj...

07.07.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JUDE COLLINS: Leo's intervention a game-changer for New Ireland project SOME years ago, Mary Lou McDonald was asked what single word came to mind when she thought of the Fine Gael leader, Leo Varadkar. Mary Lou paused for a second and then said โ€œSmarmy.โ€

My column from this weekโ€™s Andersonstown News. belfastmedia.com/jude-collins...

28.06.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vijay Prashad predicts the future of Israel
YouTube video by Macintosh Team Vijay Prashad predicts the future of Israel

WATCH THIS AND WEEPโ€ฆ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijla...

09.06.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Embarrassing Irish Times typo:: Newton Emerson obviously intended to say 'BBC' when he wrote 'Irish'....
"The best insight into how the BBC handles a mistake comes not from the insinuations of Gerry Adams but from Terry Wogan, a truly great Irishman..."

05.06.2025 07:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The B(ritish)BC: the paragon of responsible journalism? - Jude Collins โ€œHow have they found themselves in a situation where allegations were insufficiently evidenced with the consequence that license payersโ€™ money will be now be spent on both damages and reputed legal co...

The B(ritish)BC: the paragon of responsible journalism? www.judecollins.com/.../the-brit...

01.06.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good man . There are worse jobs than F and Mediaโ€ฆ where I London? Iโ€™ve got 3 ex- children and 3 grandchildren there. Amazing you havenโ€™t run into them. I always felt teaching comes into its own this time of year๐Ÿฅธ.

11.05.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh fer gawdโ€™s sakeโ€ฆ How are you , Steven??? Have gone native in Angleterre?? Are you still teaching???

10.05.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JUDE COLLINS: Reconciliation is impossible while British bad faith remains, Micheรกl BY now weโ€™re used to the sight of them. Middle-aged and aged men and women, faces bleak with grief, standing outside a courthouse carrying pictures showing a close-up of their lost loved one. These ar...

My column in this weekโ€™s Andersonstown News

belfastmedia.com/jude-collins...

10.05.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sooo glad you enjoyed it , Molly. My fav bit is confessionโ€ฆ re hot water bottle. Goes down a storm anytime read it aloud to public. .. where did you get it? I thought it was out of stockโ€ฆ

09.05.2025 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT NOLAN & A FOOTBALL PITCH, TRUMP &TARIFFS, , & BEATING SMALL BOYS (FOR KICKS?) - Jude Collins Did you watch Nolan on TV tโ€™other night?He was talking about Lisneal College, which got a ยฃ710,000 football pitch โ€“ without even asking, itโ€™s alleged โ€“ following a meeting with Education minister Paul...

PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT NOLAN & A FOOTBALL PITCH, TRUMP &TARIFFS, , & BEATING SMALL BOYS (FOR KICKS?)

www.judecollins.com/2025/02/patj...

14.02.2025 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What kind of person killed taxi-driver Michael McGoldrick? - Jude Collins Clifford McKeown, who shot dead Catholic taxi-driver Michael McGoldrickย  during the Drumcree crisis of 1996,ย  died on Tuesday. A member of the UVF, he had servedย  a long prison sentence for the murder...

What kind of person killed taxi-driver Michael McGoldrick?

www.judecollins.com/2025/02/what...

06.02.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Omagh bomb: Say Nothing - Jude Collins Iโ€™ve just been listening to part of an RTร‰ Radio One report on theย  Omagh Bomb Inquiry being conducted at present. As often happens, the details of those killed are appalling โ€“ a woman blown to bits,ย ...

www.judecollins.com/2025/02/the-...

04.02.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Death remains active beyond the Washington crash - but nobody's horrified - Jude Collins Itโ€™s strange the things we mourn.ย  The collision of that Black Hawk helicopter with a passenger plane over the Potomac River in Washington DC has grabbed the headlines.ย  News bulletins provided the de...

Death remains active beyond the Washington crash - but nobody's horrified judecollins.com/2025/02/deat...

02.02.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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