Could this be the quietest St. Patricks Day in the Holylands area in years?

The usually crowded streets of the Holylands area are reasonably relaxed today on what is its most celebrated day of the year – St. Patricks Day – for the first time in years.

This residential area of inner-south Belfast is notorious for its binge drinking and debauchery around this time of year but its residents appear to be taking it easy this time in light of the existing Covid-19 restrictions on social interaction. Megan Whiteside is there.

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