Belfast’s Burning – VICE News reports from Lanark Way

An outsider’s view of eleventh night bonfires from VICE News. Jake Hanrahan based himself at the Lanark Way bonfire, interviewing those building the dizzyingly high tower of pallets as well as those who came along to the structure burn. Near the end of the ten minute video report [8:50] one lad seems to surprise the reporter when he describes the Ardoyne as “half and half, it’s partly their road and it’s partly our road” and goes on to talk about …

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POTD – Peace by Piece

.A section of the peace wall on Cupar way (off Lanarkway) with artistic bunting put up by artist Raymond Watson as part of the West Belfast Festival. For a year Raymond has been working with all and sundry to produce a mile and a half of bunting. I’m unsure if his world breaking attempt was successful. Point of interest…….The weekend saw the 50th anniversary of the Berlin wall being erected. Moochin PhotomanPhotographer and visual artist based in Belfast. I have …

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