“Stop Wars” in the style of “Star Wars”, in the colours of the Palestinian flag and with a targeted Palestine for the “O”, on a sticker sponsored by “Apache Tribe Belfast – clothing for freaks”.
North Street, Belfast city centre
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Castlebrooke Developments – the company behind the TriBeCa plan (for the TRIangle BEside the CAthedral) – will not renew applications for plans approved back in 2020. The slow/non-existent pace of development – a phenomenon that goes by the naming “planning blight” – has led the Cathedral Quarter Trust to consider buying some of the buildings from Castlebrooke, some of which have been vacant since 2000 (BelTel).
See previously: 2018’s To Be Continued | 2020’s Builders At Work
By FGB (probably) in Union Street.
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World War II ended in Europe at 11 p.m. on May 8th, after Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allied forces. The date was dubbed “Victory In Europe Day” or “VE Day” and this year (2025) marks its eightieth anniversary. For the occasion, this Shankill Road shop-window has been decorated with sandbags and camouflage netting, along with a vintage photograph of the residents of nearby “Wiltton” [Wilton] Street from the summer of 1945.
The text on the poster (lower down the road) reads: “‘My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not the victory or of any class, it’s a victory of the Great British people as a whole. We were the first, in these ancient isles, to draw the sword against tyranny.’ – Prime Minister Winston S Churchill”. The lines come from brief remarks Churchill made to the crowds assembled at the Ministry Of Health in London – the text can be found at Forces News; Pathé newsreel of Churchill’s earlier radio announcement of the end of the war can be found on youtube.
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“You Are The Generation That Will Free Ireland – Join the republican socialist youth movement”, “Drop the rents”, “There is nothing normal about the PSNI – controlled by MI5, political policing, collusion/coverup’s, abuse of powers” – IRSP (web) stickers in Gardenmore Road, Twinbrook, Dunmurry,
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Each republican group has its own commemoration(s) of the 1916 Easter Rising. (For a list of this year’s commemorative marches, see Republican News.) This is a poster for the RNU’s ceremony in Milltown on the morning of Easter Sunday.
For the RNU memorial stone in Milltown, see An Attitude Of Rebellion in the Paddy Duffy Collection.
Antrim Road, north Belfast
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“With voice, pen or hand we will defend our land.” David (Davy) Patterson (12-10-1955 – 03-01-2019) was a member of the 1st East Belfast Rangers Supporters Club (Fb) and Albertbridge Glentoran Supporters Club (Funeral Times).
This memorial board is the side-wall to the Somme Society mural (see Their Name Liveth Forevermore) and the Red Hand Commando memorial garden in Hunt Street, east Belfast.
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“Keep Belfast tidy” by throwing fascism into the bin. Here is a vintage “Keep Belfast tidy” bin (at Alamy).
Rosemary Street and North Street (with swastika removed), Belfast city centre
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“Newtownabbey stands against racism” held down with a small sticker of the Palestinian flag.
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This is a poster by English artist JoLA (ig), who specialises in magpies. This one has pilfered a string of pearls. “I fucking love this place.”
Union Street, Belfast city centre
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This is a 2024 revisiting of the waste-ground (an old weaving factory) at the Westlink corner of the Village, south Belfast. Compared to 2023 (see This Area Needs Social Housing), there is some UVF graffiti (some of which has been covered over with heart stickers – see also Smothered In Kisses) and many new flags, including the row overlooking the Westlink (in the tenth image) among which are the flags of Israel and Ukraine.
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Extramural Activity 