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Making the Most of Monday

If you want to start the week with a party... in Belfast, in Galway, in Cork and in Dublin.

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John and Sally McKenna
Feb 08, 2023
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James Street, Belfast

It is important when eating in Belfast’s James Street restaurant to get a good Mafia seat.

A Mafia seat? That’s a table from where you can observe the entire room – dining area; reception; bar – watching the crew do their work, watching the punters come and go.

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