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26 Apr
Belfast City Hall is closed as a result of Council strike action.
Grounds of the City Hall are currently closed, as well as the indoor visitor attraction and the Bobbin coffee shop.
It comes as staff at Belfast City Council are on strike until May 8 due to a dispute over pay.
Read more: Council services and schools face two weeks of disruption during Unite strike
Members of Unite the Union in most local council areas along with the Housing Executive are staging walk-outs too.
Council services likely to be affected by the strikes include some bin collections, street cleaning and the operation of some venues.
Belfast City Council has confirmed that their registration team are still processing death registrations and taking appointments for picking up marriage and civil partnership schedules.
Pre-booked events, such as weddings, are still being facilitated. However, birth registrations are not being done at present until strike action ends on Sunday, May 8.
Further information on how the regional strikes are impacting Belfast City Council services can be found here.
25 April-1 May and 3 May-8 May: Unite members in the NI Housing Executive; nine councils (Antrim and Newtownabbey; Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon; Causeway Coast & Glens; Mid & East Antrim; Belfast City; Derry City & Strabane; Fermanagh & Omagh; Lisburn & Castlereagh; and Mid-Ulster); and three further education colleges (North West Regional College; Belfast Metropolitan College; South Eastern Regional College)
26 April-1 May and 3 May-8 May: Unite members at the Education Authority
3 May-15 May: Unite members at Ards & North Down Borough Council
6 May: Unite members at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Read more: Council services to be disrupted by strike across Tyrone and Fermanagh
Read more: Disruption at schools still expected despite Translink strike suspension
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