👋 How are ye Belfast?

No edition from us this week.

Every Thursday, our job is simple: bring you the best of Belfast. The stories worth talking about. Places to go. Things to eat. Reasons to get out of the house this weekend.

That's the deal.

After the last few days, it doesn't feel right to send a normal edition.

Our promise has always been no crime, no politics, just the good craic. But we also can't pretend we didn't all just live through the same week.

Monday night's attack was horrific. What followed was deeply unsettling. Cars burned. Homes attacked. Businesses closed. Streets many of us walk every day suddenly felt different.

Things appear to be settling, slowly. We hope they continue to.

For now, we're pressing pause on this week's edition.

We'll be back next Thursday with the Belfast we know and love. The edition we had ready. The stories that remind us why people care so much about this place in the first place.

We shared a short statement on Instagram earlier this week that says what we wanted to say. You can read it here.

Take care of yourselves. Look after each other.

At's us nai.

— The Belfast Insider Team