Belfast in General

I think not. I am a proud Belfast born & bred young woman & I love the craic of living in Northern Ireland. The world has percieved us to have nightly riots, killings everyday & bombs aplenty but I'm on to set the record straight. Stop living in the bygone era of the troubled 70's....time has moved on & so have the folk - (on the whole anyway). Our land is soaked with heritage, history ( good & bad) Passion in abundance. You just need to walk down the road with your eyes open to see how lucky we actually are. Yes I admit our weather is not the best at times but we do not have natural atrocities like earthquakes, tornados, wild fires, and most importantly we do ...

I have lived in belfast all my life, i have seen a lot - the security situation, the bombs, the bullets, the funerals. Now that the ceasefires and peace process has breathed new life into the city some things never change - the state of the place. the rubbish is a disgrace, the graffiti is disgusting and the fact that some city centre streets have been neglected. the massive castle court shopping centre is a major spot for shoppers and tourists. in its shadow lie many neglected streets. Gresham street is full of sex shops which lead onto north street. this is the gateway for the shankill and is a really a slum. castle street on ...

Having spent a wonderful week last Christmas exploring Southern Ireland, I was quite excited about my first trip to Northern Ireland, this time on business. My travel guide for my trip to Southern Ireland was a great book, Pete McCarthy's Bar, which is all you really need. And this weekend, EasyJet announced REALLY cheap airfares to Belfast, as well! BOOMTOWN Business in Northern Ireland is booming and growing throughout the whole of Ireland. Property and houses are cheap by North American standards. S. Ireland benefits from the influx of funds, as being part of the Euro zone, and there is a lot of new building going on - and new houses, mean all ...