Standing firm against terrorism

Northern Ireland is, to put it mildly, having a bad week. The murder, apparently by the Real IRA of two soldiers, in which four other people were seriously injured (deliberately, mind) shocked the governments and media at home and overseas (France24 had the best...

Terrorism returns to Northern Ireland

Nábídána is shocked and disgusted to hear of the appalling terrorist attack on an army barracks in Co. Antrim.  Our thoughts are with the families of those murdered and injured, and we sit tonight in cold apprehension at the effect this will now have on the streets of...

Jeff Peel, Reg Empey and A Clockwork Orange pt 1

Burgess wrote in introduction to the 1986 edition of his gruesome masterpiece, titled A Clockwork Orange Resucked, that a creature who can only perform good or evil is “a clockwork orange — meaning that he has the appearance of an organism lovely with colour and...

Essential iPhone Apps Roundup

Having had the iPhone 3g for yonks now, I thought it’d be a good idea to share my thoughts on some of the best programmes I’ve enjoyed using over the past short while.  i’ll try to stick to the functional and the fun. Essentials Apple-sanctioned...