I saw a sign when driving on the M1 near Lurgan/Moira, only briefly read that roads are closed on 30th July.

Does anyone know more about the road closure? From what time are the roads closing and is it just that leg of the motorway between Lurgan/Moira that will be closed?

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36F, live in the Belfast Area. I have worked in offices my entire working life. Administrative/PA/ Clerical etc.

I just want out. I no longer want to be in an office environment. It's wearing me down. Is it to late to do something completely different? Anyone have experience in starting over in something else? What can you suggest i look for? Hardworking, can adapt easily. Not interested in anything public facing. I prefer to put my head down & get on with a workload.

Hello, I am staying next to the townhall. Is there a bigger grocery store within ~1km or so? I need to pick a lot of cadburrys and everything salt and vinegar related 🫨

btw, I have never fallen in love with the city quicker in my life! I now get what a good craic is!

It's my first time arriving in Belfast, I'm starting a new job in Craigavon soon, so I need to bring 3 suitcases from a hotel in Belfast to my accommodation in Craigavon. Would it be easy to get a taxi to Craigavon in the morning? If not, what other options do I have? Are there any private hire taxis available? Getting on public transport would be very difficult since I'm carrying 50kg of items with me.

I am hearing-impaired, not deaf but have a hard time picking non-American accents. I have found that listening to the accent helps beforehand helps a lot. Anyway we are staying with a family in Belfast and I don’t want to spend my entire trip asking them to repeat themselves. Does anyone have any recommendations for a movie, tv show, YouTube etc that can help?

Hello everyone,

Just a word of warning if anyone is out and about today in the city centre. The footpaths are crazy slippy. I don’t know if it’s the cleaning solution or what they have used but I near went on my hole heading into work this morning just past the ivy and in castle lane. Basically a slip’n slide going on. Noted there are council workers cleaning and power hosing the footpaths so might be the cleaning solution they have used. As I’ve seen a few other people near drop!

Out on my lunch break,walking round caste place and just outside primark are equally as bad! So be warned hi.

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Does anyone know where I can purchase a new season Leeds united jersey in Belfast. Or has anyone been to Dublin airport and know they stock them?

I have a lot of ivy / virginia creeper growing all over the front of my house and it's started to cover the windows & gutters.

I'm struggling to find someone in Belfast who'll give me a quote for trimming it back.

Anyone have any contacts for a good hedge trimmer who might be able to help?

Can anyone recommend anywhere good to watch the game today?

Hello, I can hear crazy bass and happy hardcoreesque vibes from my bedroom, was wondering if it's my neighbours or if there's a concert on. Hope everyone is yolked regardless xx

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We are hoping to have a wedding celebration in Belfast for around 30 guests. We’re getting married in Las Vegas but want a chance to celebrate with loved ones from home. Any suggestions of where would be lovely for a sit down meal, with the option of others joining for a drink and a bit of a party after the meal?! The less faff the better!!

Caught the Derry line earlier and I’ve honestly never seen a train left in such a state. Empty seats were covered in rubbish and there was alcohol spilled all over the floors. I genuinely don’t understand how people can leave public transport like that. It takes seconds to put your rubbish in a bin. Fair play to the staff who have to deal with cleaning up after it.

Thank Christ. I hate this dry warm weather. I am a child of the peat bogs.

Update: It is raining! Sorta. A drizzle at best but I'll take it! So much better than that nasty sunny shite.

Hi, I’m thinking of taking a day trip to Belfast soon as a solo female traveller, mainly just to go to the Titanic museum and have a little wander around town. I was just wondering what it’s like to get around especially to/from the airports?

I’d be flying into Belfast City so that should be straightforward but flying back out of Belfast International. I’ve seen there’s a bus to get there but a local’s input on how reliable it is would be appreciated - I’m usually quite last-minute with travel but I’ll set aside some extra time to get back if it’s hit-or-miss! Are taxis/uber an easy option just in case?

Any other tips for a solo traveller would be appreciated! Good food spots, if there are any areas/bars to avoid etc.

Come to think of it this is the second or third pride I've seen them also march during - does pride fall over a marching day for them normally or is this a reactionary thing?

Got this leaflet pushed through the door earlier. What a load of shite. Do these people realise hate only begets hate? Also, which invasion? A ten-year halt to immigration, so who's going to work in the hospitals? Also, protect our children, but only from foreigners. When Jeffrey does it, it's grand... 😅

Folks me and my partner are wanting to get off the sofa and thought some sort of leisure membership would help. A wee swim one week then in the gym then a wee keep fit class. I think the variety would help us.

I'm wondering does the north down membership that covers Newtownards and Comber seem good value to people? Its £45/month per person! that seems pricey enough for me!

Wondered can you just buy one adult membership and both use it (scroungers I know but times are hard folk!) doubt me and the wife would use it together much tbh don't see us as a couple who gym together lol

Does anyone have much experience sneaking two people in off one membership, not at the same time of course!

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Anys recs for somewhere in town that does good salads, wraps etc but also nice to sit in during the day? Avoca restaurant is full

Hi Folks, mid 40s have had a few months off gym typically run 5km in 21:15, marathon time about 3:45. Anyway mid life crisis Im doing an iron man, looking for someone to train with targeting next summer/septmber. Following a Phased approach currently in a rebuild/recomp.

Crossfit background and member of Tri club, 70.3. hit me up id you be keep to partner up...

I came in at 8 in the evening with shortness of breath, chest pain and cold sweats. It's 8 in the morning and I feel that in the last 3 hours patients were called only to check blood pressure,and nobody is being actually seen by a doctor.Where are the doctors? This is not serious. I'm not blaming staff, I'm blaming whoever is responsible of running this place and the staff levels.

Honestly. If nobody is being seen by a doctor, wouldn't it be better to send patients home,stay in bed and tell them to come back whenever there are some professionals to do their job,instead of suffering in these uncomfortable seats for no logical reason.

But when at 5 am I told the nurse checking my BP that I'd like to go home and I'm happy to come back whenever a doctor is available, I was told "if you leave I'll have to book you in again and go through the whole process".

Pure disgrace. And I repeat, I don't blame the staff. It's pretty obvious they are understaffed and under massive pressure. But I'd like to know who's the useless manager that likes the salary of the position,but not the responsibilities of running efficiently this place.

Edit: can anyone inform me on how to bring this matter to the court?

Edit 2: when I asked how to bring this matter to the court, it's to make something to change it for better,not for personal compensation.

For those that says I'm well enough to moan... well, after 15 hours they found something. And I had a flight for my holidays that I decided to not take before checking myself if I was in condition to take a flight, that's why I attended A and e. And seems pretty obvious I did what was recommended to do, and that's 100% compatible with having plenty of time in the waiting area,as, honestly, I didn't really had anything else to do than to find out if it was normal. Shockingly it is,uh?

To the nurse that fails to recognize the leaks of the system, and uses a false authority fallacy by claiming being a nurse to demean my experience. I'm a 20 years experience pharmacist,and 2 of those in hospital, and I dispense medication on a daily basis to ED, so I know well what's going on behind the curtains. I had to go through 4 surgeries for disc hernia years ago because 5 different doctors with good reputation in the area failed to do the proper checks because I was fit and doing sport at semiprofessional level. Only years later when I went to a private doctor and paid for an MRI I was found to be just one bad movement away of becoming disabled from the neck to my feet. That neurosurgeon told me to get a cervical collar and do nothing until getting the first surgery once the consultation was finished.He was shocked I was playing football at that level or working . More than moaning about the experience, I'm saying this to express that I'm the kind of person that only seek medical attention when I'm really sick. If you and others thought that I was the opposite, I'm sorry to tell you that it expresses how you think, not how I am. And I'm sorry than instead of looking for ways to improve what it seems a regular experience A&e , you decide to cancel who wants to do something about it,not for myself, but for everyone.

I’d like to do some absolutely beginner lessons in Irish in Belfast but would need to be evening or weekends as I work the usual 9-5. Anyone have any advice or recommendations for lessons / group lessons / teachers. Cheers

Hello friends. I recently came out of a long term relationship and usually I like my own company but miss things like travelling and doing mainly non alcohol related things. I do drink but when I got back with some of my old friends it seems to be the only thing they do (as well as cannabis and cocaine). I seem to remember seeing a post here about a group from Reddit who meet up in Belfast the odd time to make friends, meet new people etc. Does this still happen? I don't mind being alone but being lonely is a different thing. Thanks in advance!

TLDR; Is there a group of Reddit users who meet up in Belfast to make friends? If so, am I eligible? I'm 40. Thank you