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Parents of teenagers and tweenagers will know it takes a lot to get them out of their rooms and off their screens. My two daughters are 13 and 10 and would happily languish in bed or on the sofa if given half a chance. ‌

So when I asked Sophia, 13 and 10-year-old-Gracie if they fancied a day trip to Belfast during a recent school holiday I did fear grumping and moaning would prevail. But they both seemed pleasantly keen. ‌

Of course, that enthusiasm may have be down to TikTok telling them about the city's very decent Primark. So off we went with them excited about a new shopping experience and me determined to shoehorn in a spot of culture too. ‌

We were booked on an early ferry from Cairnryan port and that meant a red-eye alarm call. It's impossible

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