18th January - the Causeway

There is still a lot of fuss about the Causeway.... and the saga about the big irish giant and his son goes on!

I remember hearing the early morning news about the Causeway visitor centre fire and councillor Christopher McCaughan stating that Moyle Council would rebuild.

I remember too the early morning news on a 12th July as the Paisleys (Ian senior and Ian junior) spoke on the phone as they drove to Ballymoney and the site of the fire which killed the Quinn boys. That was the fault of the Drumcree dispute... Ian junior always turned up at North Antrim tragedies in those days.... it was him cynically just getting into the news and making himself known in North Antrim...

I remember too a Stephen Nolan TV programme on the police and speed cameras. Ian junior took part in that programme and the long-haired Ian criticised the police for catching speeding drivers. I especially remember that programme as Stephen Nolan called me personally on the morning he was to broadcast and asked me if I would take part and talk about the death of my mother-in-law as the result of a road accident. I declined as at that time the case could have gone to trial. I was very angry with the irresponsible attitude of Ian junior in that programme. My view is that the speed limits on all Northern Ireland roads should be 10pmh lower than currently. The NZ speed limit maximum is 100kph... that is 60mph. Drivers are prosecuted if they exceed the limit by 10kph. If outside a school the driver is caught exceeding the limit by 3kph he/she will be prosecuted. Northern Irelander police need to be more strict! Which political party is brave enough to propose reducing the limits by 10mph?

The Causeway development was just the latest phase in a developer trying to take advantage of poor planning processes to make more money for himself rather than considering the environment.

Ian junior spoke this week on the Stephen Nolan show about mistakes he may have made...

Ian junior is an opportunist politician and should be outed by all parties including Alliance.