A menacing sofa, or possibly the Titanic centre, lurches through the flames on the shutters of the re:store furniture shop, with LOFT upstairs.
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Local residents and children who helped construct the ‘Welcome To Sliabh Dubh’ mosaic at the top of the estate got to include their handprints as part of the artwork, under the direction of Martin McClure (according to a City Council brochure). As the other images (below) show, the area is also host to another mosaic depicting local landmarks from the past such as the Glenalina Bleaching Co and a cottage on the hills of Black Mountain as well as the superhero murals (Wallbusters | Cartoon World | Red-Eye) and Disney murals (some of which have been featured in If The Shoe Fits | Look Behind You! | Magic Mountain).
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The ‘Welcome To The Shankill’ board is looking the worse for wear, as can be seen particularly in the three close-ups below of the Boyardo memorial at Aberdeen Street, the (previously featured) Malvern Arch mural in Hopewell, and the Crumlin Road Gaol. For the two strips of ‘famous faces’ on either side, see Welcome To The Shankill Road.
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The ‘Teenage Dreams So Hard To Beat’ line from the Undertones’ ‘Teenage Kicks’ is back after a 21-month absence, officially unveiled on Saturday (2015-03-28) during the Urban Village festival (Belfast Live). The new version makes no mention of DJ John Peel, who helped promote the song and after whose 2004 death the original was painted (Tele) by TDS (The Dark Side). The new version was painted by TDS together with youth from Doyle and Ballymac Youth clubs – the sig is below.
See also: Teenage Dreams | John Peel
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Here are two boards from outside the Spectrum Centre on the Shankill Road. “The baby survived, his mummy and daddy didn’t. Joyriding: Where’s the joy?”. (A similar board is at the junction of Whiterock and Springfield Roads and another in Duncairn Avenue). The board below features youth activities such as painting, martial arts, and DJing.
Previously: Death Driving
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Banksy’s Love Rat has filled in his heart and is now holding a rally for love in Belfast city centre.
More fake Banksys on Extramural Activity: Bundoran Banksy | Belfast Banksy.
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Here are two shots of a long mural between Mountforde Road and Beechfield Street in east Belfast. It features a tree growing out of a book, a golden teapot, with teabag hanging out the side, and a street scene. “Drugs Out” has been helpfully graffitied at the far end.
There doesn’t seem to be any information at all about this mural on-line. So, if you have any leads, please e-mail or leave a comment.
On the same wall: Geordie Bell
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St Malachy’s (tw | Fb) is a junior (i.e. 2nd division/B-tier) GAA club established 1936 in the Markets area of south Belfast. It is not known who the six portraits are of (there were originally only the four at the corners – see M08137) or who the four players are. Get in touch if you have any information.
With sponsorship from Pulse, Belfast City Council, New Belfast Community Arts Initiative, the Housing Executive, and ?Brighten Belfast?
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“End internment by remand. End forced strip searches. End controlled movement.”
Fists are raised in defiance of the police state (both PSNI and Gardaí). Cogús (meaning “conscience”) is the division of the Republican Network for Unity (Fb) concerned with political prisoners. (RNU published a list of prisoners before Christmas.)
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Gardiner Street graffiti: “God Bless Paisley, Fitt Never.” The graffiti is more than 40 years old, dating to 1969 or earlier (it appears in the Sunday Times magazine 1969-03-23). In 1971, Ian Paisley founded the DUP (in September) and had supplanted Terence O’Neill as the leading unionist politician. Gerry Fitt at that time had recently formed the SDLP and would represent West Belfast under that affiliation in 1974 and 1979 until Gerry Adams won the seat in 1983. The Northern Ireland Assembly was still sitting.
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