16 things we could do in Northern Ireland in the 1990s but can't do now

Northern Ireland in the 1990s was a very different place compared with the bustling tourist-friendly place we have today.

Here are a selection of things you could do in Northern Ireland in the 1990s but can't do now.

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Now the Jet Centre Complex one could go ice-skating here in the 1990s but sadly the ice rink is no longer there.placeholder image
Now the Jet Centre Complex one could go ice-skating here in the 1990s but sadly the ice rink is no longer there.
The popular Causeway Safari Park opened in the seventies but sadly closed its doors to the public in 1997. The safari park contained lions, tigers, chimpanzees and other animals.placeholder image
The popular Causeway Safari Park opened in the seventies but sadly closed its doors to the public in 1997. The safari park contained lions, tigers, chimpanzees and other animals.
In the 1990s it wasn't a proper summer in Londonderry unless you visited the wave machine in Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre. The sound it made before kicking into action in the swimming pool was awesome.placeholder image
In the 1990s it wasn't a proper summer in Londonderry unless you visited the wave machine in Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre. The sound it made before kicking into action in the swimming pool was awesome.
Replaced with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (P.S.N.I.) in 2001.placeholder image
Replaced with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (P.S.N.I.) in 2001.
If you were driving to or from Belfast on the old road through the village of Toome in the 1990s you would remember the sight of the eel fishery. No longer necessary after completion of bypass in 2004.placeholder image
If you were driving to or from Belfast on the old road through the village of Toome in the 1990s you would remember the sight of the eel fishery. No longer necessary after completion of bypass in 2004.
Admit it - you asked your first boyfriend or girlfriend out on a date by ringing them on their landline.placeholder image
Admit it - you asked your first boyfriend or girlfriend out on a date by ringing them on their landline.
Located in Sandy Row, the 'Crezzy' was once the place to go for a few pints. Now an apartment block.placeholder image
Located in Sandy Row, the 'Crezzy' was once the place to go for a few pints. Now an apartment block.
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