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Belfast
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Push the shamrock aside and meet the new Belfast - hip, historical, happening.

Belfast was transformed by the Industrial Revolution, and its grand public buildings give it a vigorous, 19th-century feel. City centre redevelopment in recent years combined with the optimism engendered by the peace process have restaurants, cafes and pubs flourishing with craic to burn.


This compact city boasts a massive arts festival, waterfront artworks and the modern Odyssey Complex. Of course, there are still plenty of reminders of the Troubles - feelings run deep. But despite occasional setbacks, there is an atmosphere of determined optimism.

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Lavery's Gin Palace
  (live music)

This place attracts everyone from students to bikers, drawn to its various entertainment options. Downstairs it has a back bar for drinking and sing-alongs and a public bar for drinking and watching football. The middle floor has live bands and DJs (plus drinking) and the top floor is devoted to pool, pinball and enjoying a few drinks.

Kelly's Cellars
  (pub/beer hall)

Kelly's is Belfast's oldest pub (established in 1720) and was a meeting place for Henry Joy McCracken and the United Irishmen when they were planning the 1798 rebellion. The story goes that McCracken hid behind the bar when British soldiers came for him. Kelly's now features folk and blues bands on Friday and Saturday nights.

  
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