A rotating lunch
Journalists were summonsed to a lunch today to meet our 3 MEPs to discuss forthcoming European issues. But how would the MEPs interact, given Jim Allister's frosty relationship with Bairbre De Brun?
The solution appears to have drawn on the old "proximity talks" format with the journalists seated at three different tables, and the MEPs shuttling between them. My colleague Martina Purdy had Jim Nicholson for main course, Jim Allister for dessert and Bairbre De Brun for coffee. We always said she had a healthy appetite.
Martina has more on the runners and riders for next year's European election on Good Morning Ulster, BBC Newsline and the main BBC news website tomorrow.
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Martina has some time of it!
Did she happen to have a nice juice box after with Christopher Stalford? the apparant DUP candidate for June.......
*sniggers*
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Mark,
I wish you had of told us yesterday. I would have asked Martina to ask Jim what chance if any he had at achieving a seat next year. The Jim I am referring to is..... Jim Nicholson.
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Jim Nicholson for main course (beefy) I can understand.
Bairbre de Bruin for coffee (bitter) I can also understand.
But Jim Allister for dessert?
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Oh, and tell Martina that if she ever wants somebody to have her for dessert, I've got a sweet tooth.
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RJ
You should not forget that there is no such thing as a free lunch...
Pandora
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I hope that Martina, had a nice time with the 3 MEP'S
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what does the rest of Europe think we are
I do really feel ashamed to be a resident in this little place And all because our polititions cannot grow up or better still wise up
I stopped votng years ago as the secterian gray train just gets bigger and fatter at our expense
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