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A Co Antrim man charged in connection over serious rioting in Ballymena last month has been granted High Court bail.
A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target ...
PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the actions of his officers had saved lives during the first night of violence in Ballymena last month.
Police have issued photographs of three more people they wish to identify following the disturbances in the Ballymena area over the last week.
The recent rioting in Ballymena and surrounding areas is troubling on a number of levels, not least that it is unlikely to be an isolated event. What started out as a peaceful protest following an ...
A fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland erupted, rounding out what’s been called a ‘week of shame’. Disorder first erupted in Ballymena on Monday, after an alleged sexual assault ...
History is repeating itself in my hometown and it’s terrifying to watch Like everywhere in Northern Ireland, Ballymena has suffered its share of atrocities. Now it’s happening all over again ...
The Northern Irish town of Ballymena is reeling after a fourth night of anti-immigrant violence, and a total of 63 police officers injured and at least 15 people arrested. The riots broke out on ...
Where was the protesting then? The riots in Ballymena are not about protecting women, let’s be honest about it. But they are about exerting power and hate under the guise of ‘justice’.
Three teenagers have been remanded in custody charged with rioting offences following recent violence in Ballymena after magistrates’ court appearances on Thursday. Meanwhile, two other teenage ...
Riot police at the scene in Ballymena on Tuesday (Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire) There have been three nights of rioting in Ballymena initially sparked after a girl was sexually assaulted in the area.
For a third night, riots rocked the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland, with protesters throwing petrol bombs.