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| Union flag protests: Roads re-open in Belfast | |
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| All roads in Belfast which were blocked due to loyalist flag protests have now re-opened. | |
| Bus services in and out of the city centre were suspended for a time but have now resumed. | |
| The Knock dual carriageway, the Donegall Road at Broadway and the M2 off-slip at Fortwilliam have all been re-opened. | The Knock dual carriageway, the Donegall Road at Broadway and the M2 off-slip at Fortwilliam have all been re-opened. |
| Templemore Avenue and the Albertbridge Road are also open again. | Templemore Avenue and the Albertbridge Road are also open again. |
| The Ormeau Road is now open after being closed in both directions at the bridge. | The Ormeau Road is now open after being closed in both directions at the bridge. |
| However, in the north of the city, the Crumlin Road at Cambrai Street remains closed. | However, in the north of the city, the Crumlin Road at Cambrai Street remains closed. |
| Earlier, Translink said most of its buses were not leaving the city centre, the only exception being the service to the Falls Road. | Earlier, Translink said most of its buses were not leaving the city centre, the only exception being the service to the Falls Road. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |