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The disgraceful scenes of violence and rioting in Ballymena this week deserve to be condemned in the strongest possible terms. It is the latest example of the alarming rise in race-related ...
The Irish Times view on the riots in Ballymena: unequivocal political response essential Far-right activists have been opportunistically using social media to stoke tensions and foment race riots ...
Violence flared in Ballymena on Monday evening after a peaceful protest in response to news that two 14-year-old Romanian youths had been charged with an alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl ...
Paul Frew tells Assembly "some eateries can’t get chefs now, given that the workers have had to flee and go home" ...
Riot police respond to second night of violence in Ballymena Multiple cars and properties were set on fire in Ballymena while rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers.
"The central perversity of treating these people as anything other than racist thugs is only more transparent in Ballymena because they have so few migrants that any other excuse is patently absurd." ...
It’s devastating watching my hometown descend into molotov cocktails and police lining the streets – all in the name of wanting to ‘protect women and girls’ ...
Ballymena unrest: Those involved have nothing to offer but ‘division and disorder’, North’s political parties say Seventeen PSNI officers injured after second night of unrest in Co Antrim town ...
The First and deputy First Ministers have condemned the rioting in Ballymena, saying that the violence was motivated by “pure racism" and “needs to stop”.
Earlier this month, there were several nights of violent disorder in towns across Northern Ireland. Violence flared in Ballymena on Monday evening after a peaceful protest in response to news that ...
Opinion Ballymena riots demand a clear and united response - The Irish News view Our reputation as a welcoming community has been severely damaged Expand ...