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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Tributes pour in for

The Daily Mail 09 Oct 2024
Tributes have poured in for a 22-year-old mother who was found dead at her home in Belfast. The body of Mary Ward was found by police in Northern Ireland at her home in Belfast on October 1, with police determining three days later that she had been murdered ... Ms Ward was found at her home in south Belfast, the PSNI has revealed....
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Daniel O’Donnell looks back: ‘In the 80s and 90s, when pop was experimental, some considered my music from a bygone age’

The Observer 06 Oct 2024
Daniel O’Donnell in 1969 and 2024 ... My only other memories from that day were that I walked home with Diana Quickhead, a girl whose family came up every summer from Belfast, and was able to buy a block of ice-cream from the post office, as a treat ... The village had a pub, a post office and two shops, one of which I worked in from the age of nine ... Share....
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Frustration 'more could not be done' to stop damage in Belfast riots

RTE 02 Oct 2024
A senior PSNI officer has said there is frustration among police that damage done to ethnic minority businesses during recent disorder in Belfast was not prevented. Around 20 officers were injured and 49 arrests have been made, including nine young people, linked to serious disorder in Belfast after an anti-immigration protest in early August....
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“Paperwork” Continues to Delay Start of Endless World Cruise

The Maritime Executive 02 Oct 2024
Passengers boarded the “Endless World Cruise” on Monday evening in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and with great fanfare and media attention the cruise ship Odyssey departed the dock ... The vessel’s rudder posts were judged to be too worn by class requiring new equipment to be specifically machined for the 31-year-old cruise ship....
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In 2017, Cardiff’s music scene was collapsing. What’s the secret of its amazing revival?

The Observer 01 Oct 2024
View image in fullscreen ... Photograph. Taz Rahman/Alamy ... Photograph ... The strategy was a national first – Belfast (who also engaged Sound Diplomacy) and have since published similar reports to aid the post-pandemic recovery of their respective music scenes – and has strengthened Cardiff, says Tom Rees of local indie band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard ... Share ... ....
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Hawk Tuah Girl makes visit at animal shelter in metro Phoenix. Here's why

Azcentral 29 Sep 2024
An inside look at how the Phoenix Zoo protects its animals from heat ... Hawk Tuah Girl, who found viral video fame in June, has a new message for you. adopt or volunteer to help dogs in Arizona ... Hawk Tuah Girl, also known as Hailey Welch of Belfast, Tennessee, went viral on the Tim & Dee TV YouTube channel, which posts person-on-the-street interviews....
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Post Office IT procurement mess saw £35m spent on air conditioner, says board member

Computer Weekly 25 Sep 2024
He said the Post Office Business Plan for the financial year 2024/25 suggests that the cost of the Belfast Exit programme was £19.7m in 2021/22 and £15.1 in 2022/2023, adding. “That project was abandoned after considerable amount of wasted time and costs, and the Post Office’s datacentres are still physically based in Belfast to this day....
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Passenger kicked off world cruise for WhatsApp complaints

Boing Boing 23 Sep 2024
... four months of delays, leaving many would-be passengers stranded in Belfast....

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