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Philip's Stargazing: Month-by-Month Guide to the Northern Night Sky: 2014

Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest

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Philip's Stargazing 2014 is a concise guide to the northern night sky, helping starwatchers to see...

Dog Stags & NAAFI Growlers: For Every Soldier Who Never Went to War

James Marc Ivimey

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"Not every soldier gets to be a hero." James Marc Ivimey served for 10 years in the British Army,...

It Wasn't Me, All Right?

Robert Rooney

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The true story of one teacher's career at one of the most notorious schools in North Belfast. It...

Martin the Magnificent: The Future of Irish Football

Simon Moss

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In November 2013, Martin O'Neill was appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland's national...

Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Holiday for Skins (Bongo Fury #2) in Books

Nov 11, 2019

Following on from the events in the first Bongo Fury book, this novella once again follows the music shop owner Jimmy Black as he unwillingly gets mired in the underworld of Northern Ireland. After the events of the first book, a silent struggle for power among the criminal elements is escalating and people are dying. All Jimmy wants to do is make sure he isn't one of them.

As with the first book the charm of this sequel is in the leading character. Wry, witty, foul mouthed with an eye for the darkly humorous observation, having Jimmy once again show us his world is very welcome. Together with the twists and turns of the plot (a little less straightforward than the first novel) this makes a cracking quick read that combines noir thriller and laugh out loud humour.

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David McK (3728 KP) rated Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008) in Movies

Feb 15, 2026

Ron Perlman's second - and last - outing as the titular Hellboy, this is more-or-less completely removed from the previous film with some of the events and characters from that film only mentioned in passing.

This time around, Hellboy and his comrades from the BPRD find themselves facing off against a ruthless prince (played by Luke Goss), who wishes to awaken the Golden Army of the title in order to destroy mankind.

This comes across as more 'fairy-tale'y than I remember the last film as being, perhaps because of the larger array of creatures here, and in the heavy-lifting of the exposition (which, I've only recently learned, Neil Gaiman was involved in) at the front.

It's also about the only film I can think of that ends near the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland! (although the stereotypical Irish accent annoys)