Lidl are opening a pub in Dundonald. To get a license to operate an off-license.

Fun fact. That Lidl store is right beside the terminal stop at the East end of the Belfast G1 Glider bus route. So, theoretically, people across Belfast could leave the car at home, take the Glider to Dundonald, and get pissed.

I wonder if Lidl’s Marketing Department has thought of that!

#Belfast #Dundonald https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy814qd9j95o

A battalion of daffodils advancing on the Moat in Moat Park, Dundonald.

#Spring #Dundonald

For the local peeps. Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) have set a rates increase of 4.25%. That should make mine about £1,190 for the year.

https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/w/lisburn-castlereagh-city-council-sets-district-rate-for-2026/27

#NorthernIreland #LisburnAndCastlereaghCouncil #Dundonald

Belfast couple transforms historic Co Down mill with Ottolenghi-backed restaurant – The Irish News

A historic 18th-century watermill in Co Down has be…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanRestaurants #chef #co-down #couple #dundonald #Foodanddrink #Mediterranean #mediterraneanrestaurants #restaurant
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2331134/belfast-couple-transforms-historic-co-down-mill-with-ottolenghi-backed-restaurant-the-irish-news/

Belfast couple transforms historic Co Down mill with Ottolenghi-backed restaurant – The Irish News

A historic 18th-century watermill in Co Down has been transformed into a destination restaurant by a Bel…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanRestaurants #chef #co-down #couple #dundonald #Foodanddrink #Mediterranean #mediterraneanrestaurants #restaurant
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2331134/belfast-couple-transforms-historic-co-down-mill-with-ottolenghi-backed-restaurant-the-irish-news/

Damn. The North Down Orange Parade is in Dundonald on the 12th this year. Route from The high school down Newtownards Road, Robbs Road, Grahamsbridge Road, Comber Road, back on to the Newtownards Road at Ruby’s Bar and back to the schools for speeches etc. See
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/the-twelfth-2025-full-details-of-parades-across-northern-ireland/a1951655245.html

My noise cancelling headphones will get a good test!

#Belfast #Dundonald #NorthernIreland

Daily dander photo dump. Including how The Premier Tree™️ is looking today, the reopened Fairy Trail now the trees that were toppled in the last storm have been cleared (and parts of their trunks turned into logs to sit on).

#Walking #HeartHealth #MoatPark #Dundonald #Trees

Work has started at the Dundonald International Ice Bowl. Part of a long planned upgrade project. They’ve also finished a new overflow car park on the other side of the Old Dundonald Road beside the tourist caravan park.

#NorthernIreland #Belfast #Dundonald

Here’s the latest picture of The Tree™️ in Moat Park Dundonald. Taken today. It’s now very leafy. It’s not in full leaf yet. Pictures 2 and 3 are from 11th April and 8th March.

#Tree #Belfast #Dundonald