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Union flag protests lead to bus services suspended and roads blocked Union flag protests: Most roads re-open in Belfast
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The majority of bus services in and out of Belfast city centre have been suspended due to loyalist flag protests. The majority of roads in Belfast which were blocked due to loyalist flag protests have now re-opened.
A number of roads have been blocked, including the Knock dual carriageway, the Donegall Road at Broadway and the M2 off-slip at Fortwilliam. Bus services in and out of the city centre have been disrupted but are now expected to get back to normal.
Templemore Avenue and the Albertbridge Road are also closed. The Knock dual carriageway, the Donegall Road at Broadway and the M2 off-slip at Fortwilliam have all been re-opened.
The Ormeau Road is closed in both directions at the bridge and the Ravenhill Road is also closed. Templemore Avenue and the Albertbridge Road are also open again.
Translink said most of its buses were not leaving the city centre, the only exception being the service to the Falls Road. The Ormeau Road is now open after being closed in both directions at the bridge.
Hope Street is closed from Sandy Row to Great Victoria Street. However, in the north of the city, the Crumlin Road at Cambrai Street remains closed.
The Castlereagh Road is closed in both directions between Montgomery Road and the Knock dual carriageway. Earlier, Translink said most of its buses were not leaving the city centre, the only exception being the service to the Falls Road.
The Upper Newtownards Road between Ballyregan Road and Dunlady Road is also blocked. Elsewhere, Abbey Street in Bangor is blocked and in Carrickfergus the A2 Shore Road is impassable at the castle and the Rashee and Doagh Roads in Ballyclare are closed.
In the north of the city, there is disruption on the Limestone Road at North Queen Street from Duncairn Gardens, the Crumlin Road at Cambrai Street and at Hesketh Park.
Elsewhere, Abbey Street in Bangor is blocked and there are reports that in Carrickfergus the A2 Shore Road is impassable at the castle and that roads in Ballyclare are blocked.
The protesters are angry that the flag will not be flown every day at Belfast City Hall, a change the council voted through just over two weeks ago.The protesters are angry that the flag will not be flown every day at Belfast City Hall, a change the council voted through just over two weeks ago.
Businesses in Belfast have reported a drop in trade in the normally busy pre-Christmas period.Businesses in Belfast have reported a drop in trade in the normally busy pre-Christmas period.