Belfast

Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°55′48″W / 54.597°N 5.930°W / 54.597; -5.930

Belfast (/ˈbɛl.fɑːst/ or /ˈbɛl.fæst/; from Irish: Béal Feirste, meaning "mouth of the sandbanks") is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. Most of Belfast, including the city centre, is in County Antrim, but parts of East and South Belfast are in County Down. It is on the flood plain of the River Lagan. The city's motto is Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus (roughly Latin for "what shall we give in return for so much").

By population before the 2015 council reform, Belfast was the 17th largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest on the island of Ireland. It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. At the time of the 2011 census, the city of Belfast had a population of 286,000. With the 2015 council reform it is 333,871 and lies at the heart of the Belfast Urban area, which has a population of 483,418 and the Belfast Metropolitan Area, which had a population of 579,276 at the 2001 census. The larger urban zone, as defined by the European Union, had an estimated total population of 673,000 on 1 January 2012. Belfast was granted city status in 1888.

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How Say Nothing’s Characters Compare to Their Real Life Counterparts

New York Magazine 17 Nov 2024
Jean McConville was a widowed mother of ten living in the high-rise warren of Divis Flats, a massive public housing complex in West Belfast ... As the daughters of steadfastly republican parents in Catholic-dominated West Belfast, Dolours and Marian Price were ideal IRA recruits, but with a twist....
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Kneecap announce vinyl and CD release of movie soundtrack with Fontaines D.C., Bicep and more

NME 14 Nov 2024
The Belfast rap trio will release the soundtrack from the Oscar-longlisted film on a double LP with gatefold sleeve and green/orange coloured vinyl ... ‘Kneecap (Original Soundtrack)’ will feature singles from the band themselves, alongside tracks from Belfast electronic duo Bicep, Dublin post-punkers Fontaines D.C....
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North Belfast: Protest held at school after assault

BBC News 14 Nov 2024
Around 200 people held a protest outside a post-primary school in north Belfast on Thursday. ....
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Full list of 115 Post Office branches closing in major shake-up - is YOUR local affected?

The Daily Mail 13 Nov 2024
The news was broken by Post Office chairman Nigel Railton shortly after 9am today ... Belfast City ... News of the latest round of cuts could affect cities across the UK, with branches in London., Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Bangor, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Sunderland and Birmingham among some set to potentially lose their Post Offices....
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Post Office closures: 1,000 jobs at risk as branches to be offloaded

The Times/The Sunday Times 13 Nov 2024
More than 100 Post Office branches are under threat of closure and at least 1,000 jobs are at risk as bosses plan a sweeping overhaul of the business. The Post Office has revealed it will offload 115 larger “crown” ......
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Full list of 115 Post Offices that could be closed and where jobs could be lost

Metro UK 13 Nov 2024
The Post Office has been rattled by the Horizon IT scandal as well as shaky finances (Picture ... The Post Office has announced that 115 branches are at risk of closure and 1,000 staff will lose their jobs ... But the Post Office says it will shut or franchise its wholly-owned branches as the company tries to balance the books ... Belfast City....
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Public Image Ltd announce 2025 UK and Ireland tour

NME 12 Nov 2024
READ MORE ... Additionally, there will be festival appearances at Stone Valley South in Ware, Stone Valley Midlands in Newark, Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, Stone Valley North in Durham, and Putting The Fast In Belfast. Further gigs are to be announced later, according to a post from the band on social media ... 16 – Putting The Fast In Belfast, Belfast....
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‘I am very worried for my son’: Mother calls for release of Belfast man detained in Dubai

The Irish Times 12 Nov 2024
The mother of a Belfast man detained in Dubai over a negative Google review he posted about his former place of employment has pleaded with ......
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Security staff shortage leads to chaotic scenes at Belfast Airport

RTE 09 Nov 2024
A number of passengers took to social media to complain about the delays and express concern about missing flights, with the situation at Belfast International Airport described as an "absolute shambles". Photographs posted by a number of passengers on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed long queues waiting to go through security ... ....
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Man faces jail in Dubai after leaving negative online review of dog-grooming service

AOL 08 Nov 2024
A Northern Irish man is facing up to two years in jail in Dubai over a negative online review he had posted of a dog-grooming service....
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Vona Groarke wins 2024 Michel Déon Prize

The Irish Times 08 Nov 2024
... Belfast, in partnership with the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s ... The Robert and Nelofer Pazira-Fisk Archive & Library encompasses material from Fisk’s first posting in Belfast in 1972 for the London Times until the posthumous publication of his final book, The Night of Power....
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Government provides funding to conserve Robert Fisk’s archive at Trinity College Dublin

The Irish Times 05 Nov 2024
It spans a period from his first posting in Belfast in 1972 for the Times until the posthumous publication of his final book, The Night of Power ......
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Ruth Langsford, 64, gets a glamorous makeover as she heads to the salon after ex-husband Eamonn...

The Daily Mail 05 Nov 2024
Ruth's makeover comes after her estranged husband Eamonn Holmes appeared to take a swipe at her with a cryptic Instagram post on Saturday ... It comes after her estranged husband Eamonn Holmes appeared to take a swipe at her with a cryptic Instagram post on Saturday ... 'When u know u r in Belfast! On the wall in a Cafe....

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