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Extract from the Belfast Travel Guides:
BELFAST
is the capital of Northern Ireland and its largest city by some way. More than a third of the province's population live within the Belfast conurbation and, consequently, there's a pace and bustle about the place that you'll find almost nowhere else in Northern Ireland. In appearance it closely resembles Liverpool, Glasgow or any other industrial port across the water, and, similarly, its largely defunct
docklands
- in which, famously, the
Titanic
was built - are undergoing massive redevelopment. Though the city centre is still characterized by numerous elegant
Victorian
buildi...
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| Stay at Crecora if you want Belfast City Airport and the fantastic Waterfront Hall both within reach, then. You might want to stay there because the rates are very cheap especially during the weekends. Upper Newtownards Road. |
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Travelslang Belfast Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| General : Paramilitary Groups |
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| IRA - IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY.....VARIOUS FACTIONS OF THE IRA EXIST,CONTINUITY IRA AND REAL IRA ARE THE TWO MAIN GROUPS.THE IRA WOULD BE SAID TO BE RUN BY NATIONALISTS OR REPUBLICANS.
ON THE LOYALIST OR PROTESTANT SIDE, THERE ARE MANY ORGANISATIONS.CHIEF OF WHICH IS THE UDA(ULSTER DEFENCE ASSOCIATION)FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE UVF(ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE).THE OFFSHOOTS OF THESE GROUPS INCLUDE.....THE UFF(ULSTER FREEDOM FIGHTERS)RECENTLY HEADED BY JOHNNY ADAIR,THE LVF(LOYALIST VOLUNTEER FORCE)WHICH HAS IT'S ROOTS IN PORTADOWN AND TENDS TO BE MORE ACTIVE DURING THE MARCHING SEASON.THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER GROUPS THAT WILL BE MENTIONED IN FORTHCOMING ARTICLES |
| Posted by User Not Logged In on 08/05/2003 17:47:57 |
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Travelslang Belfast Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| Dangers : Advice |
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| If out drinking in the centre of Belfast,be sure and avoid topics of religion or politics.The locals would either think you were very stupid or spoiling for trouble |
| Posted by User Not Logged In on 08/05/2003 17:33:16 |
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Travelslang Belfast Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
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