In pictures: NI enjoys the return of indoor dining

People in Northern Ireland are now able to enjoy a drink or bite to eat inside pubs and restaurants, as hospitality opens fully for the first time since December.

Six people from any number of households can sit together or up to 10 people provided they are all from the same household.

The easing of coronavirus restrictions also means six people from two households can now meet indoors in homes.

An early morning Ulster fry tastes even better when someone else is doing the dishes.

And there's nothing like a lunchtime catch-up over coffee inside for the first time in months.

Unseasonal weather and social-distancing mitigations did not put off customers keen to meet for brunch.

Some people enjoyed their first pint with friends since before Christmas.

While others found a quiet corner to sip along to a good book.

A maximum of six people can be seated together, excluding children, from different households.

First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill helped themselves to popcorn as the Strand Cinema reopened in east Belfast.

Libraries also invited customers inside to browse the shelves once again.

Crumlin Road jail in north Belfast threw open its cell doors to welcome visitors for the first time in 2021.

For some it was a welcome return to the ice in Dundonald.