After graduating from University College Dublin with a degree in English in 1968, he became journalist with The Irish Times, and was swiftly promoted to the post of its Belfast-based Northern Editor in 1970, at the start of civil unrest and The Troubles in Northern Ireland, a post which he held for five years. During his time in Ulster he published the book How Stormont Fell (1972), which is still highly regarded in its field
hmm 2 stars on goodreads 1 vote, nary a mention on amazon reviews even or nowhere else.. cracking work on your own wiki entry though henry.
― calzino, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 21:38 (four years ago) link
If we are not to wait until the final act or at least an exhausted pause, it is necessary to be quickly in and quickly out. An excellent example of the problems and prospects of such an exercise can be found in Henry Kelly's How Stormont Fell (Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1972) that covers the period of Faulkner's Premiership, March, 1971, to March, 1972. Kelly, Northern Editor of the Irish Times, long a perceptive and knowledgeable if not completely disinterested observer of the Northern scene, has done a sound and balanced study, good journalism in the best sense of the word. And the book had an obvious beginning and end, came out in a rush while the iron was hot and a ready-made
j. bowyer bell on kelly's book
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 21:44 (four years ago) link
lol that’s hilarious
― gyac, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 21:44 (four years ago) link
exellent!
― calzino, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
in terms of actual good books by Irish people who later became tv personalities, have either if ye read It’s Only A Game?
― gyac, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 21:53 (four years ago) link
yes, it's very good, as is a strange kind of glory, dunphy's book on matt busby (himself a member of the irish diaspora) is similarly excellent.
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 16 October 2019 21:56 (four years ago) link
Duphy book sounds ace, my 3rd fave Graun writer Richard Williams reps for it as well.
― calzino, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
It’s so good! Can also recommend Tony Cascarino’s book
― gyac, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
The rocky road gets some praise as well.
― calzino, Wednesday, 16 October 2019 22:27 (four years ago) link
I met Sarah Kennedy once, must've pulled a face when we were doing a cheek kiss for the photographer cos she said something like "I'm not into this either" in a pissy voice
― Xia Nu del Vague (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 October 2019 09:12 (four years ago) link
its probably the 4th or 5th time that Ive mentioned it on the board, but yes the Tony Cascarino book is excellent
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Thursday, 17 October 2019 10:09 (four years ago) link
But do you recommend any books by Irish footballers? <----- the old ones are the best
― Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 October 2019 10:13 (four years ago) link
I associate Cascarino with TalkSport and just assume anything to do with him is bad. ftr I don't even know if he is still a TS regular.
― calzino, Thursday, 17 October 2019 10:17 (four years ago) link
Idk but that book was pretty honest about him & his failings and as such is a lot more memorable than yr usual “we got a great result and the gaffer was over the moon” autos. Strong recommend alongside the Dunphy one!
― gyac, Thursday, 17 October 2019 12:36 (four years ago) link
Believe me as a Celtic fan I don't need to read a book to know about Tony Cascarino's failings.
― Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 October 2019 12:41 (four years ago) link
lol you should still read it though
― gyac, Thursday, 17 October 2019 12:45 (four years ago) link
Paul McGrath's book is good
Not light reading though, needless to say
― Number None, Thursday, 17 October 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
The button pushing scandal is fucking ridiculous.https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2019/1023/1085079-dail-votes/Something to be said for the Brits’ painfully slow method after all.
― gyac, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 08:59 (four years ago) link
http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2019/10/22/ireland-queuing-to-see-the-look-on-arlene-fosters-face/
― Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
I’m actually dying. Is this real?! The best thing they’ve done since man falling on the ice, and maybe Bachelors Walk for my favourite RTÉ thing ever.
Excuse me? @rtenews 😂😂😂🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 pic.twitter.com/ZCXwNoja2v— Holly Carpenter (@Holly0910) October 31, 2019
― gyac, Thursday, 31 October 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
Haha I love it
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Friday, 1 November 2019 00:40 (four years ago) link
Really into this Reeling in the Years account, Seamus Heaney reading a poem while Dragostea Din Tei plays over the top is peak
pic.twitter.com/HuHL8s8Dm8— No Context Reeling In The Years (@ReelingDotJPG) November 1, 2019
― gyac, Saturday, 2 November 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
jesus rte
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Saturday, 2 November 2019 23:05 (four years ago) link
The 2000s edition of Reeling in the Years was notably inferior to the preceding ones, especially from a music supervision standpoint
― Number None, Sunday, 3 November 2019 09:03 (four years ago) link
Or maybe it's just that life was
― Number None, Sunday, 3 November 2019 09:04 (four years ago) link
Possibly? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those ones.
1996 pic.twitter.com/VhEJ1QudQy— No Context Reeling In The Years (@ReelingDotJPG) November 1, 2019
― gyac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 09:07 (four years ago) link
I take it back, this was of course superb and would have been so in any decade
2005 pic.twitter.com/80yei9QEzz— No Context Reeling In The Years (@ReelingDotJPG) November 1, 2019
― gyac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 09:10 (four years ago) link
ah can we not with the 96 final lads pls
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:33 (four years ago) link
Too soon?
― gyac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:33 (four years ago) link
until we fuckin win one*
*ive won one but god bless mayo i am a strong ally and their lot is mine
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:34 (four years ago) link
Ye know you can’t win one til the curse is lifted
― gyac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:36 (four years ago) link
that last bugger died before last year's exit fyi
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:36 (four years ago) link
i mean to whom do we appeal
is this contingent on us taking 13 asylum seekers because ive taken the temperature down home and its shaky enough lookin
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:37 (four years ago) link
Don’t ye have to wait for the whole 51 team to die?
― gyac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:39 (four years ago) link
ya i think they're all gone now
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 12:08 (four years ago) link
uh rip like
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 12:21 (four years ago) link
Paddy Prendergast still going?
― gyac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 12:52 (four years ago) link
look if im honest it looks dodge when our lot track them like that dyhear what im sayin
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 12:58 (four years ago) link
Nadine Coyle and Andrew Maxwell both on I’m A Celebrity..., what a time to be alive.
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 10:09 (four years ago) link
Had to Google Andrew Maxwell, still none the wiser.
― The Man Who Was Thirsty (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 12:52 (four years ago) link
He's the wtf guy sitting beside Brendan O'Neill when Big Bren is going on about being from Irish peasant stock.
― 'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
Ah right, good lad, hope he likes kangaroo balls
― The Man Who Was Thirsty (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 12:58 (four years ago) link
i can support him when the stage is us vs tories
otherwise, he had a wonderful mother id say
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 13:21 (four years ago) link
Andrew Maxwell used to be on The Panel and had the rare quality of resembling both Haughey and Boscohttps://youtu.be/4Xlo_IU2gcI
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 13:29 (four years ago) link
He supports Scottish football team Hibernian F.C..[3]
Poseur.
― 'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link
Are you suggesting he’s overcompensating?
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
paddying the cv
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
returning the soup
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
Not sure why anyone outside of Leith would support Hibs tbh.
― 'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
― 'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Tuesday, November 12, 2019 11:06 AM (twelve seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
other than pat niven and this fella it seems like nobody does
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link