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Belfast-based murals have made an appearance in Saturday’s Eurovision final.

The artwork by Ernic, aka Eoin McGinn, is one of 12 that has been showcased in Graffiti Art Magazine’s guide to Urban Contemporary Art 2022.

THE inter-agency approach to tackling anti-social behaviour in Belfast's Holyland has been praised by residents following St Patrick's Day celebrations in the area.

Read More It would even be tempting to suggest that the Holyland students were already partied out — but there were fears it was the calm before the storm. After all, illegal house gatherings and on-street revelry have been ongoing in this area for months now. But if they’ve learned anything this term, it’s that breaking the law in broad daylight — with the Northern Ireland Executive, the university authorities, the beleaguered full-time residents and, most crucially, an under-p...

The warnings appeared to have been heeded — or so it seemed during the early part of St Patrick’s Day.

Residents of the Holyland have rounded on the First and deputy First Ministers for their “wholly inadequate” response to concerns about house parties in the run-up to St Patrick’s Day.

Young children were at an illegal house party disrupted by police, it has emerged. The shocking news comes as fines of £9,000 were doled out on Tuesday, bringing to £20,000 the total in penalties issued in just two nights, mostly in the Holyland student area of south Belfast. Officers said there were at least 40 people at Roden Street, off Donegall Road, with both adults and children aged as young as 10 present, flouting Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Meanwhile, exasperated residents have cal...

Police handed out £11,000 in fines after a number of parties were held in Belfasts Holyland on Monday night.