Belfast’s business community is in crisis as a local shop owner warns of escalating drug use, vandalism, and homelessness threatening the city center. His coffee shop was broken into, and he’s seen public drug injections and repeated burglaries — all while feeling ignored by city council. With the All-Ireland Fleadh looming and hundreds of thousands expected, officials scramble to coordinate a multi-agency response, but critics say long-term solutions are lacking. Businesses are banding together for safety, while police and council push for visible action — from addiction strategy to better support for the homeless — before the influx of tourists arrives.
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