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.

Although there is no simple answer to this problem, events in Ballymena - and to a lesser extent in north Belfast, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus, where disorder also broke out - must prompt a ...

Ballymena riots demand a clear and united response ... Political leadership is desperately needed to rebuff the false claims of those stir up hatred and violence against ‘the other’.

Paul Frew tells Assembly "some eateries can’t get chefs now, given that the workers have had to flee and go home" ...

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 ...

A protester stokes a barricade fire in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, as people protest over an alleged sexual assault in the Co Antrim town, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

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 ...

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”. Monday, 7 July 2025 Newsletters ...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) deployed riot police, fired plastic baton rounds, and used water cannons as well as dog units as part of its response to the disorder.

Kevin Rous, a mechanic at the nearby Wrightbus Factory, had his car destroyed and Cullybackey home damaged in an arson attack during violent disorder in Ballymena on Monday night ...