Lisburn Road

The Lisburn Road is now an extension of the "Golden Mile" with many shops, boutiques, wine bars, restaurants and coffee houses.

[4] Queen's University is nearby, and there are a high number of expensive shops and restaurants, most of which are located at the upper end of the road.

In June 2009, having had their windows broken and deaths threats made against them, twenty Romanian Romani families were ejected from their homes in Lisburn Road.

[5][6][7] As a result of petty thefts gypsies were told to leave, they spent one night at QUB Elms Village at a cost of 40 pounds per room.

[citation needed] Following the arrest of three local youths in relation to the attacks, the church where the Romani people had been given shelter was badly vandalised.

[8] Niall Colton and Kevin Briggs, who both attended QUB at the time of the attack, received police cautions after admitting vandalism of the Church.