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Belfast Unrest – the View from the Interfaces

Posted on January 20, 2013 by admin

Belfast is often described as a patchwork quilt of conflicting loyalties. Most residents live on streets that are overwhelmingly nationalist or unionist. Imposing ‘peace walls’ physically divide communities one each another. This has long been the case on the Suffolk … Continue reading →

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In Belfast

Posted on January 13, 2013 by admin

Apparently there were 43 illegal roadblocks in Belfast on Monday night. In a bar with Christmas lights on the ceiling, a hundred yards from a City Hall not flying the Union Jack, most drinkers were glued to their smart phones. … Continue reading →

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Belfast Businesses Count Cost of Unrest

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

The weeks leading up to Christmas are normally a bumper time for the Mourne Seafood Bar in Belfast. One of the most popular restaurants in the city, empty tables at the Mourne are usually a collector’s item at weekends during … Continue reading →

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