Author Archives: Ian Adamson

A Class Act Last night saw Van play the second of three very special gigs at Orangefield High School to mark the closure of his old school. Van cut a dash in his usual smart suit and shades set off with … Continue reading →

Van returns to his Childhood School to mark its closure Exile Productions pesented three very special gigs in partnership with Eastside Arts Festival on Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August 2014 at Orangefield High School.   The gigs on the … Continue reading →

  Van in his specially commissioned hat in the Orangefield Boys School colours. In the background is Bobbie Ruggiero on drums and percussion.       Van with the Monarchs     Van with Eddie Irvine    Big Hand for … Continue reading →

Van Morrison returns to East Belfast to launch his first ever tourist trail Van Morrison launched a self-guided trail in east Belfast in the Hollow, an area which featured in his well-known song Brown Eyed Girl. The Mystic of the … Continue reading →

I love my Facebook Friends  in all their diversity.. Most, but not all, are the victims of Academic Agnotological indoctrination via the modern Mediacracy… Agnotology (formerly agnatology) is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate … Continue reading →

 PROGRAMME OF THE SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR I BY THE CITY OF ARMAGH BRANCH OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION    1430hrs                                              Parade through Armagh city centre to The Cenotaph. 1445hrs                                              Parade called … Continue reading →

  US PGA: Valhalla was cloaked in darkness minutes after Rory McIlroy won his fourth major by a single stroke US PGA final-round leaderboard -16: R McIlroy (NI) -15: P Mickelson (US) -14: H Stenson (Swe), R Fowler (US) -12: … Continue reading →

  Lights have been turned off around the UK in memory of those who died in World War One A candle-lit vigil at Westminster Abbey and a “lights out” event have concluded a day of ceremonies marking 100 years since … Continue reading →

A Candlelight Vigil Organised by the Northern Ireland First World War Centenary Committee to Mark the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World War  Belfast City Hall, Monday 4th August, 10pm  ORDER OF SERVICE  Welcome Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson … Continue reading →

Royal Irish Rifles in a communications trench, first day on the Somme, 1916. The Somme Association invites you to the launch of an exhibition on  The 36th (Ulster) Division by Dr Ian Adamson OBE, Founder and Chairman of the Somme … Continue reading →