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This is the blog of my journalism and recordings, with some extracts from my books too. I tend to sound off on Northern Ireland Politics and Culture. Some of the work here will be recent journalism, articles that have appeared in the Belfast Telegraph or elsewhere, but there is a lot of material going back a couple of years now, so please hang around and browse. Malachi
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Malachi O'Doherty 
Jayzuz, but you’re really into all this online stuff, aren’t’n ye? I recognised most of Barney’s words from my own dad’s lexicon. I though you might have included “coof” and “gam,” even “blurt,” but I’m sure you will for the second edition.
McKittrick tells me you were at a book launch and there was an American girl there who had chosen to spend her Fulbright money doing meja at Coleraine. That probably wouldn’t have been my choice, but then I’m not her.
And Jimmy Kelly still going strong at 95. Do you realise this means you could still be podcasting in 2050? You’ll be Ireland’s Old Man of e-Letters.
As wor Gerry would put it, Go ndeanfaidh Dia trocaire uirthi.
Yes, but what does it mean?