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 ...

June 13, 2025 at 9:30am BST A TUV MLA has been criticised after claiming that racist rioting seen this week in Ballymena was “always going to happen.” Commenting after a fourth night of ...

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 violence in Ballymena is being supported by a Facebook group promoting racist attacks, according to a group that monitors far-right activity. Hope and Courage Collective (H&CC) research "has ...

Nonetheless, a clear message has gone out from serious political leaders in Northern Ireland, as well as those in Dublin and London, that the disorder must stop.

First Minister condemns Ballymena rioting as ‘pure racism – there’s no other way to dress it up’ First Minster and Deputy First Minister condemn recent violence in Ballymena Jessica Rice ...

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Located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the town of Ballymena has become a battlefield for racially motivated riots. Unrest first broke out on Monday evening, with houses being damaged by ...

The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later. Jonathan McCambridge Thursday 12 June 2025 12:42 BST open image in gallery Officers from the PSNI form ...

Police came under attack as violent disorder erupted for a second night in a row in Northern Ireland on Tuesday. Multiple cars and properties were set on fire in Ballymena while rioters hurled ...