Bomb alert disrupts Belfast Paddy’s Day gig

A St Patrick’s Day concert at a pub in south Belfast was disrupted yesterday by a bomb alert.

Scores of people were evacuated from the Menagerie Bar during the alert, which was sparked by the discovery of a suspicious device in a car just off University Street.

A number of nearby houses were also evacuated.

Former Pogues singer Shane McGowan had been due to perform in the bar at the time of the alert.