Well done to ogra sinn fein. Would certainly go back to another such talk if one was organised again

Queens is about as green as a ripe pear, ie: several shades of brown, similar to the brown your spreading like low fat margarine. Sure the elected candidates are generally elected on a nationalist ticket, but the union wouldn’t be the place it is today without the entertainment of the DUA bringing us God, Liz and and those lucky bagged sized union jacks for royal visits.

PS I don’t believe you are a trad unionist. You used the word While twice in your post, spelled two different ways. Your East Tyrone cultchie grammar shines like a flouresent bulb in a piss stained main library toilet.

And the DVD shown was pretty terrible; felt like a long, complex conflict boiled down into a Top Gear montage blended with a Horslypse b-sides album.

My carping aside, John O’Dowd spoke very well, and came across as a dedicated, capable and caring representative. His evident sincerity in describing the importance of community work was admirable.

Good talk.

armchair believes McGuinness was meeting with those who were ultimately responsible for Sheena’s murder – i would agree.
however, how does armchair believe a society moves out of a conflict situation? would a key component of that not be for ex-combatants and (in the brits case, their political masters), to meet and discuss the issues of disagreement, the reasons for conflict (such as unaccountable sectarian policing) and try to come to a position on these issues which all sides can agree to (reform of policing here and ultimately the devolution of policing and justice – which is exactly what martin mcguinness was in london attempting to achieve).

a member of my family was killed by on duty UVF – off duty UDR during the conflict, yet i and other family members have met members of the UVF in the past and would do so again, to try to understand each others point of view, and to discuss our political differences across a table, instead of at the point of a gun.

i’d like to make two final points:
1) does armchair believe that a talk (about anyone) on a university campus is more important than negotiations on an issue which may well hold the balance of the continued peace and prosperity – or stormont falling, which runs the real risk of plunging us back to full scale conflict within a decade. ARMCHAIR – CATCH YOURSELF ON!
2) having spoken widely to people of Sheena’s character and determination to progress the struggle, i think she would prefer progress was made in those negotiations – as a living tribute to her, than all the commemorative talks in the world!

armchair, ask yourself, what have you done to make your community a better place and what positives will you offer in the future with the attitude you displayed in those posts and while Sinn Féin have a tangible strategy to deliver a united ireland through genuine reconciliation and consensus, how do you aim to deliver the same?