Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)

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Belfast, Northern Ireland alaninbelfast.blogspot.com Joined January 2008

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Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban) @alaninbelfast 6d

REVIEW – Faraway Home – rejuvenating an important part of NI’s wartime history – @BelfastFilmFes1 #BFF26

alaninbelfast.blogspot.com/2026/11/farawa…

A group of children stand with heavy coats and suitcases outside a dilapidated farm building. A man holding a hat stands to one side.

Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban) @alaninbelfast Nov 5

REVIEW – Skintown – Capturing the vibe of 1994 Enniskillen and one 23 year old’s need to escape its orbit – @BelfastFilmFes1 #BFF26

alaninbelfast.blogspot.com/2026/11/skinto…

Three fellas and a young woman sitting on a sand dune. One is pointing towards something. One looks shocked. One is launching while holding a cigarette or a joint. The other looks on.

Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban) @alaninbelfast Nov 4

The one about taking @niassembly on the road ... written back in 2011 and published in #TheVacuum in 2012!

alaninbelfast.blogspot.com/2012/03/self-s…

Snippet from the article ...

Meanwhile MPAs questioned why East Belfast should remain the centre of political life and the civil service. They decided to rotate the location of the People’s Assembly around the six counties after each ‘election’.

When the democracy circus came to town, investment quickly followed. Vacant secondary school classrooms were converted into offices, assembly halls fitted out as debating chambers, and kitchens and canteens reopened. With two year’s notice of each new location, hotels sprang up, bus routes bolstered, roads widened, and train lines extended to each new venue ...

Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban) @alaninbelfast Nov 3

REVIEW – Our House – warring siblings, a disputed will and miles of gaffer tape in a great local feature debut – @BelfastFilmFes1 #BFF26

alaninbelfast.blogspot.com/2026/11/our-ho…

Andy Doherty, Hannah McClean and Michael Shea playing three siblings who are looking down into an open coffin.

Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban) @alaninbelfast Nov 3

We’ve never been called #TheATeam but I still love it when a plan comes together …

Slugger O'Toole @SluggerOToole Nov 3

It's back!

Join @AlexKane221b @AllisonMorris1 and @alaninbelfast for our annual review of the year.

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