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BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland's biggest public sector strike in a generation shut schools, halted transport services and left icy roads ungritted in sub-zero temperatures on Thursday, with ...
Belfast (/ ˈ b ɛ l f æ s t / ⓘ, BEL-fast, /-f ɑː s t /, -fahst; [a] from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə] ⓘ) [3] [4] is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
The continuous built-up area centred on Belfast, which is contained within these six districts, is defined as the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. [3] The Belfast metropolitan urban area had a population of 579,276 in 2001 [4] and a population of 626,339 in 2021, [5] or 89% of the total population of the metropolitan area.
Belfast City Centre is the central business district of Belfast, Northern Ireland.. The city centre was originally centred on the Donegall Street area. Donegall Street is now mainly a business area, but with expanding residential and entertainment development as part of the Cathedral Quarter scheme - St. Anne's, Belfast's Anglican cathedral is located here.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it has asked for support, submitting a request to National Police Co-ordination Centre for additional officers from across the United Kingdom to support ...
An often forgotten corner of Belfast city centre is due to be transformed with the opening of the new Grand Central Station. The £200 million transport hub, set to be the largest on the island of ...
Stranmillis (from Irish an Sruthán Milis) is an area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is also an electoral ward for Belfast City Council, part of the Laganbank district electoral area. [1] As part of the Queen's Quarter, it is the location for prominent attractions such as the Ulster Museum and Botanic Gardens.
The leaders of the U.K. and Ireland went to Belfast Monday to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government and bask in a good-news moment after two years of political crisis. British Prime ...