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The High Sheriff of Belfast is a title and position which was created in 1900 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, with Sir James Henderson the first holder. Like other high sheriff positions, it is largely a ceremonial post today. The current high sheriff is Councillor Fiona McAteer, who took office in January 2025.
Belfast, Northern Ireland has over forty public parks. The Forest of Belfast is a partnership between government and local groups, set up in 1992 to manage and conserve the city's parks and open spaces. They have also commissioned more than 30 public sculptures since 1993. [1] In 2006, the City Council also set aside £8 million to continue ...
The wall's foundations were laid on 1 September 1994, the day of the first IRA ceasefire. [4] The northern part of the park was accessible only from the Antrim Road whilst the southern part could only be reached from the Shore Road. [5] In September 2011 a gate linking the two communities was installed in the wall.
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The surviving examples retain pockets of historic development including many Victorian and pre-Victorian period pubs, some of which remain open for business to this day. [1] Former Social Development Minister David Hanson described the Entries as the streets "where Belfast began and developed into the city it is today". [ 2 ]
Ormeau Park is the oldest municipal park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, having been officially opened to the public in 1871. It is owned and run by Belfast City Council and is one of the largest and busiest parks in the city and contains a variety of horticulture, woodland, wildlife and sporting facilities. [1] The park is open daily from dawn ...
An 18-foot-high (5.5 m) barrier along Springmartin Road in Belfast, with New Barnsley police station at one end The loyalist Highfield estate borders onto the Springfield Road around West Circular Road and this area provides access to the Ballygomartin Road, a predominantly Protestant area that links to the Shankill Road.
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI, Irish: An Roinn Bonneagair; [5] Ulster-Scots: Depairment fur Infrastructure) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. Up until May 2016, the department was called the Department for Regional Development.