Man who threw rocks and metal poles at police during Ballymena riots given five-year sentence
Bradley Douglas (28) was described by the PSNI as ‘one of the main instigators’ of a riot in Ballymena on 10 June 2025.
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Bradley Douglas (28) was described by the PSNI as ‘one of the main instigators’ of a riot in Ballymena on 10 June 2025.
Unrest happened in reaction to events in Liverpool when three young children were stabbed to death
Tensions around the Drumcree parade in the late 90s caused widespread rioting and a number of deaths were linked to the dispute.
Adam Connolly (34) handed himself into police after images of him had been issued by the PSNI to the media.
Protesters, many of them wearing balaclavas, clustered in large groups
The loyalist side was there in support of the decision
Chris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown
Thousands of protesters, including first minister Michelle O'Neill, blocked Garvaghy Road in Portadown to stop the Protestant Orange Order marching through the Catholic area.
A Scottish man has been jailed for racially motivated offences linked to rioting in Belfast ...
The Drumcree parade, which was associated with violent clashes during the Troubles, has been banned since 1998
The attempt to hold the Protestant parade through a Catholic section of Portadown followed the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on the contentious route.
A court ruled that a parade by a Protestant group could pass through a largely Catholic area for the first time in three decades. Protesters blocked the route.
Thousands have gathered since the early hours of Sunday on the Garvaghy Road, Portadown in an attempt to block the parade taking place.
Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Orange Order parade for first time since 1998Hundreds of protesters spent the day...
Reece Dunnett from Dunfermline in Fife pleaded guilty to violent disorder offences during the summer of 2024.
The return of an Orange parade to the Garvaghy Road has reopened old wounds after 28 years, and has exposed the deep political and community divisions that remain.
The case has been brought by a Portadown Orangeman against Sir Chris Bryant and Jon Boutcher.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after the Orange Order was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting...
Community events for both sides of the Drumcree parade dispute are to take place as a stand-off between the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents continued for a seventh day.
A stand-off in Co Armagh continued this evening as hundreds of protesters blocked the route of an Orange Order parade.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said anyone found to have blocked the Garvaghy Road will be treated as participating in an "illegal protest".
Crowds of protesters and Nationalist political figures are blocking the controversial march (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images) A controversial Orange Order march is ye...
Having been linked to major civil unrest during the Troubles, the Drumcree parade has faced a prohibition since 1998
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