Felix McElhone

I was fifteen years old when I went up to Derry with a black pair of glasses and a horseweight of themes

I saw George Mitchell give a talk last night about the diplomatic effort to end the Troubles, culminating in the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, and he said something so sobering but obviously true: if social media had existed in the 90s the negotiators would never have been able to get an agreement.

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this is a day for those of us who have spent the last six months terminally online. this is for us and honestly, we deserve it.

𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋! 🧤❤️

Derry City FC is delighted to announce that Brian Maher has signed a contract that will see him remain at the Brandywell until at least the end of 2026.

Details of takeover bid and €750,000 loan revealed ahead of Shamrock Rovers’ AGM The short-lived prospect of the company behind Premier League side Bournemouth investing in Shamrock Rovers evaporated this summer because UEFA multi-club rules prevented them from owning more than 30...

It’s still simmering away behind the scenes at Shamrock Rovers. A piece on their short lived flirtation with Bournemouth’s owners, the reasons it went nowhere, and why they are facing into a big week both on and off the field

m.independent.ie/sport/soccer...

This is a really good article on the problems that you face when trying to make the U.S. government more effective www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...