BCC in this context =
Belfast City Council. Her district is the Springfield Road section, whose residents favor breaking with the UK and joining the Irish republic (which existed from 1948 to 1972 until they joined the EU, but try telling them that). The Springfield Road area was one of the first sections of Belfast to experience riots back in 1969.
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Olog-hai
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