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Restrictions have relaxed in the North today - with pubs and restaurants opening for indoor service

Tourism accommodation opens and indoor dining will resume in the North today.

From today, a maximum of six people can sit together inside pubs, cafes and restaurants.

Belfast's Grand Central Hotel general manager Stephen Meldrum said there has been "a marginal increase" in bookings over the last four weeks.

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May 24th 2021, 12:00 PM