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\"\"<\/a>The buzz around the city today is electric as the engines rev-up for a weekend of MTV madness. Belfast is the smallest city ever to host the MTV awards, but there’s a real sense that the city is pulling together to make the weekend something special. \u00a0The atmosphere is great – I even got a standing ovation from a crowd at the back gates of the Odyssey just for driving past in the campervan!<\/p>\n

(for everyone who’s intending to lock themselves in a bunker for the weekend, terrified of chaos on the roads – everything was flowing perfectly normally today. \u00a0There’s information here <\/a>about road closures over the weekend if anyone’s worried…)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I thought it was worth quoting the words of Andrew Irvine, Belfast City Centre Manager (full article here<\/a>) – partly because he’s a thoroughly nice chap, partly because he’s RIGHT!<\/p>\n

“There’s a palpable sense this will change a world view of Belfast.<\/em><\/p>\n

This will communicate to 500 million people worldwide what Belfast is really like – that’s a game changer.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the starting pistol for 2012 and a massive year for the city with the Titanic centenary.<\/em><\/p>\n

Seize the chance, now is our moment.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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