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The centre of Belfast was brought to a standstill today, as thousands of striking workers converged on City Hall demanding better pay.
Thousands of workers across Northern Ireland joined mass rallies to demand a resolution to ongoing pay disputes within a number of sectors.
The Hands Across the Divide sculpture in Derry was symbolic on what could prove to be a seismic day of strike action in the north west.
Opening the curtains to a cold, frosty morning, with dustings of snow covering the branches of trees and cars half-disappeared under a blanket of white, it was quickly clear this wasn’t going to be a normal day in Northern Ireland.
All morning a song from Icelandic popster Bjork was rolling around in my head. It’s oh so quiet. And the Iceland link was all too appropriate.