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Police have released further images of individuals they wish to speak to as part of their investigation into serious disorder ...
The town is transformed says MP Jim Allister, but protests continue and communities targeted by the violence remain fearful.
Street gatherings are ongoing and the "homes of foreign nationals have been targeted for protests," a police officer told ...
Ballymena riots: It is hard to see where the violence will end - and it could go on for weeks This has been rumbling for days and began when a vigil, held for a girl who was the victim of an ...
News Benjamin Lynch News reporter 23:03, 10 Jun 2025 Updated 23:24, 10 Jun 2025 Ballymena grappled with a second night of unrest this evening (Image: Getty Images) ...
Not far from the facades of charred homes in Ballymena is the former site of a Catholic primary school, which was set alight in a 2005 attack that the police described as sectarian. Nearby, Our ...
Ballymena riots condemned as ‘racist thuggery’ as homes and cars set on fire in second night of violence Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight in the Northern Ireland town as rioters hurled ...
Ballymena riots: Police face third night of violence as unrest spreads Riots look set to rock Northern Ireland for a third day in a row after arson, vandalism, and violence broke out in Ballymena ...
O nce, when I was a teenager, I was in a Spar in Ballymena when a man walked in and announced he would burn the shop to the ground if it didn’t close immediately. My sister and I did not ...
What started out as a peaceful protest following an alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in Ballymena on June 7th quickly descended into race riots when it then emerged that the alleged ...
He lambasted the media and refused to engage any further. As I drove out of Ballymena at 1.30am, I witnessed other families dragging suitcases full of their belongings through the streets.