Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre Controversy - on TV

Where will the
Spotlight
shine?

Watch your TV tonight at 10:35 pm
- BBC Northern Ireland -
for the latest

Adventures of Finn MacCool.

Presumably the video will be available on the internet from Wednesday.

The Boals Family

Four members of the Boals family and the years the photos were taken: James LaSalle Boals, III & Helen Caroline Markley Boals (1993) with their sons Stephen Markley Boals (1970) and Gregory Knox Boals (1976).

Update

James LaSalle (McFarland) Boals, Jr in the 1930's and Elinore Milford (Taggart) Knox Boals in 1927 with their son, James LaSalle Boals, III.

Police Station, Bushmills

Bushmills had quite a good community police service two generations back. Officers probably weren't born locally but they either lived in the station or nearby. They had their finger on the pulse of local life - and their hands on the shoulders of local miscreants.

The bicycle gave way to the police car and, as far as I know, officers are no longer really in touch with local people. The Troubles gave us the present appearance of the police station but we've had a 'cessation' for more than thirteen years.

E/2003/0435/F Full. Police Service of Northern Ireland ESBU, 94 Main Street, Magheraboy/Bushmills BT57 8QD. Replacement of the front perimeter and disabled access works.

But still no visible sign of a much needed transformation. Will the Bushmills station get a face-lift or will the site be sold off to a developer? Perhaps our public representatives would let us know where they stand .....

Celtic "Tiger Fish"

A friend of mine claims he saw two well known local personalities aboard the Tiger Fish - the two Gentleman of Girona - Ian Paisley jnr MLA and Seymour Sweeney. Both are in the eye of the storm that has engulfed the proposed Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre; there are possible implications for the future of the planning process. The Tiger Fish is currently berthed in Ballycastle Marina so that should please the ratepayers of Moyle. [Click on image to enlarge]

Some wit has been having a little bit of fun:

AND it came to pass in the year 2007, that verily, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in Ballymoney, and said, “Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see all manner of evils, terrorists in government and the end of all flesh before me. Build me another Ark and save two of every living thing