For a young boy growing up in this caustic environment, it was, at times, a little claustrophobic. I recall the news reports on bombs going off in Northern Ireland, regularly. It was on the TV bulletins and in the newspapers almost every day. I could probably sit an “O” grade (showing my age) on the news history of Northern Ireland and get a decent B grade. But, in all honesty, I could not really imagine what it was like to live there during The Troubles. But how far has the city of Belfast come on?
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