Fr Sean McManus of the Irish National Caucus is gunning for the National Geographic for describing Ireland as one of the "British Isles" in a recent publication. “ And to make matters worse,” Fr. Mc Manus continues, “ the catalog is introduced by the National Geographic president, who bears the proud name of John M. Fahey, Jr. Surely he should know that Ireland is not a British isle but an Irish isle? If someone wants to give it a name, it is usually called the Emerald Isle, Mr. Fahey”.
We have been this way before A Meeting of the Atlantic Archipelago
Derry may be synonymous with "Troops Out", but an assiduous blog reader from Derry/Londonderry has brought to my attention a "Troops In" comment from the Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain whilst on the campaign trail in Derry, New Hampshire.
McCain in Derry
The interesting thing about this is that the video was generated by a Democrat supporter trailing a Republican candidate in the hope of picking up a damaging clip of their opponent. Some of our local parties were out and about in last year's Assembly elections making their own video diaries, but will we ever get to the point where they start filming each other in the hope of picking up a gaffe?
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