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...Belfast's town center and quayside may be gentrifying, but greater delights beckon to the north. Half an hour by car from Northern Ireland's capital, the beautiful, unspoiled coastline boasts miles of craggy cliffs alternating with white sandy beaches that set off the clear blue-green ocean. Dotting the coast are colorful old harbors and tiny villages tucked away in green glens, waiting to be explored. Drive along the spectacular 40-km A2 coast road from Larne to Cushendall, continue to Ballycastle, either via the coast road or across the moors, and take in the following sights...
...Belfast's town center and quayside may be gentrifying, but greater delights beckon to the north. Half an hour by car from Northern Ireland's capital, the beautiful, unspoiled coastline boasts miles of craggy cliffs alternating with white sandy beaches that set off the clear blue-green ocean. Dotting Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations...
...Sinn Fein party and British intelligence informant; found dead at his remote rural cottage; in County Donegal, Ireland. In 2002 Northern Ireland's power-sharing government collapsed after Donaldson and two other men were arrested and accused of running an I.R.A. spy ring in British government offices in Belfast. The case against them collapsed late last year, but Donaldson subsequently admitted to being a paid British agent for two decades and was expelled from Sinn Fein. The I.R.A. has denied any involvement in the slaying...
...this up.) On Friday, following a tip-off - that big reward talking, maybe - the police picked up yet another van in the car park of the disappointingly named Ashford International Hotel, this one with cash inside it. Two days after the Securitas job, there was a copycat raid in Belfast, where a gang held a bank employee's wife and child hostage while they rifled the safe. But don't expect all this to start a trend. Among villains, bank raids are old hat. The tricky thing about robbing banks is, you have to actually go somewhere (risking witnesses...
...days after the Securitas job, there was a copycat raid in Belfast, where a gang held a bank employee's wife and child hostage while they rifled the safe. But don't expect all this to start a trend. Among villains, bank raids are old hat. The tricky thing about robbing banks is, you have to actually go somewhere (risking witnesses and closed-circuit-television cameras) and steal things that have a real weight and presence, like jewels or money. These days, it's easier and safer by far to sit in some semitropical Margaritaville, fire up the laptop...