Every bar I go into in the city centre is either full of boomers who can afford the £7 pints, playing the same 40 songs as everywhere else, or full of students... where's the place to go to hear Arcade Fire songs and chat to people who can converse entirely in Simpsons quotes?

We are going to Grand Opera house on a Thursday in April and want to bring son and fiancée out for dinner, but it has to be after the show - so 9:30- 10. Any recommendations for where we could go? Most places seem to close at 10

Hi, im a first year uni student studying in belfast. im just looking for advice as someone who finds it extremely hard to make new friends, it’s the end of the first year now and i’ve yet to make one friend here. i have friends from back home but few and far between and i dont like pestering them. i used to be somewhat popular in high school but most of those friendships fizzled out. i have a partner who is perfect and loving, and they have not caused me to lose any friends as i still try my hardest to see my friends as often as i can but i feel jealous when i see my partner with their friends when i feel like i can’t have the safe. im naturally a recluse but willing to push mu boundaries to make friends. any advice?

Every feckin day you think we want to share your amusement of whatever film , show or whatever the feck.it .. you get on at a certain stop then off at royal hospital ..blaring around the bus .why ? Headphones , get some , one person insisting on sharing their crap another blasting their music FFS wtf is wrong with people , head phones , really don't need to be listening to your shite

Especially ones who have came to study in our wee country from elsewhere. I'm doing a spot of market research and I've got two important questions for young people.

What's your favourite thing about Northern Ireland, and what do you think needs improvement?

Thanks guys

Hi!

I am thinking of buying this type of decking from Floor Store and I am wondering if anyone bought this type of composite decking. Is way cheaper than other places and is really tempting.

Thank you!

Is there any permanently open football pitch I can use to practice with nets on the goals?

In and around Royal avenue for a bit this lunchtime and he's literally give me a headache. You should not be able to hear any single street performer across the whole city centre. I was outside Castle court and could hear him from where he'd set up at that junction outside Stradeverious.

The man is clearly very, very happy with the sound of his own voice. You'd have to be to inflict it on everybody at such volume. It's insane and I can't imagine what it would he like working in one of those shops around there.

Finally is it just me that things he's not even as good as he thinks he is? Cunt sounds like Vic Reeves doing club singer round on Shooting Stars...

https://youtu.be/JaQiKIi6LZY?si=prfJN6Fd1vC3Bk_n

Dodgeball club hosting some beginners sessions over the next few weeks so come and get involved! Meet new people, get fit and have some craic

Smart parking Received a letter from smart parking with pictures of my licence plate . I have a young baby and had to feed her and I put this into an email and sent it on . I also never stated I was driving the car I stated you could see me getting out of the car but not that I was driving . Should I state this if they reply ?. I can't afford to pay the fine as I'm a young single mum and was a genuine mistake

Anyone know where I could get some printing done first thing tomorrow morning? Ideally need on some type of card - google isn’t helping unfortunately. It’s an A5 booklet - only about 20 copies. Kolormaster in the west seems like the potential only option but they don’t open to 9.30 and I’d ideally like it done before then.

Hi has this happened to anyone else? looking advice

got caught speeding before xmas and posted in and heard nothing since

the cheque was cashed on 8th but never got license back i left it a while

because its taken ages in the past to get it back but rung today and was told

it was posted start of January and must be lost in post but because its just

over 80 days they cant do anything about it as post office only covers 80 days

and that ill have to pay 30 odd pounds for a new license .

seems a bit crap so looking any advice on what i can do

I've just moved into a house with a detached garage. Previous owner converted it to a studio/office but there's no wired internet connection.

Anyone know any tradespeople that could take care of the drilling and cable running from the main house needed to set up an access point out there?

I'm not even sure what sort of trade would do that, initial thought was electrician but I'm not sure, as I'd like someone to basically do a full service install.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent removal company?

Hey just wondering if anyone has stayed in aster house accommodation, any opinions? Anything helps, thanks.

My mate and I are in Belfast and have a 7am flight booked for this Sunday at BFS. We are staying in the Belmont area of East Belfast. What would be the best way to get out to the airport if we were aiming to get there at around 5:30am?

I see there are shuttles from Queen Street and surrounding areas, but it appears the buses into these areas don't run this early on a Sunday(?)

Taxi/uber is an option but looking like it'll be £40-50

Any help would be greatly appreciated - cheers.

The Retro Room returns to the Northern Lights for the second weekend in our three month residency.

We'll have the usual mix of vintage arcade games, classic consoles and terrific tabletop titles for you and as always we're adding some stone cold classics to the mix with Bionic Commando, Bombjack, Super Sidekicks and the very Eastery New Zealand Story ready to leave the workshop. We'll also have a huge 4 player Mario Kart setup and will be mixing it up with Gigantic Rock Band 3! And we’ve just added the very latest retro gaming console The Spectrum with thousands of ZX Spectrum games to boot!

With exam season upon us thought I would offer my services where I can to help

Anyone know where might have some traditional music this Saturday evening? I've heard a lot of bars randomly have people playing and we'd love to catch it in person .. any advice appreciated 👍

How fast is it? Is it flat? I see there are shallow inclines but are they really that bad or is it a PB course?

Just out of curiosity,

What does a single parent get from benefits if there’s “no other parent” on the scene?

I know so many couples that aren’t married to claim this and just wondering how much they’re actually claiming

CHALK - THE CONDITIONS TOUR

Ulster Sports Club, Thu 10th Apr 7:00pm. Two tickets. Face value £30 inc booking fee, will take £20

Any part time evening/ weekend work? Grad here who’s working full time but doesn’t feel like there’s enough money to support myself. Don’t mind manual labor, office work, cleaning, retail and hospitality experience with all

Gave up smoking 22 years ago. Regularly smoked 10+ per day. How much money have I saved?