Notorious Belfast court could become a major tourist attraction

A DISUSED court where Northern Ireland’s most notorious terrorists were sentenced has more tourist potential than Alcatraz, it was claimed yesterday.

Notorious Belfast court could become a major tourist attraction

As work began to remove heavy security fencing at the Crumlin Road complex in Belfast as part of a €12m development scheme, the owner insisted it could rival the pulling power of San Francisco's infamous prison.

Property developer Barry Gilligan has drawn up plans to turn 150 years of penal history into a world-class visitor attraction.

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