Three men arrested in Belfast after further disorder on Tuesday night

THREE men have been arrested in Belfast following a further night of disorder in the city. Officers responded to reports of a hijacking, damage to a business and smashed windows in the Woodvale area in North Belfast, which are being treated as racially-motivated hate crimes. Meanwhile, a photographer in the area covering events for the Belfast Telegraph newspaper reported that … [Read more...] about Three men arrested in Belfast after further disorder on Tuesday night

THE PSNI has revealed six people have been arrested after officers dealt with a number of hate-related crimes and hate incidents across Belfast on Tuesday. Three men and three teenagers remain in custody following the arrests, while a 14-year-old was cautioned. Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones said that for a third night in a row, officers had to contend with … [Read more...] about ‘We are taking action’: Police make six arrests following hate-related crimes and incidents in Belfast last night

POLICE are treating damage to a house and car in Co. Antrim overnight as a racially-motivated hate crime. Racist graffiti was also sprayed on a wall close to the incident, which occurred in the early hours of this morning in Ballyclare. "It was reported to police that sometime overnight, the front window of a house in the Erskine Park area had been smashed and a vehicle parked … [Read more...] about Police investigating racially-motivated hate crime after house and car targeted in Co. Antrim

COUNCILLORS are working on bringing CCTV to a GAA club grounds in Belfast which has been the subject of multiple sectarian motivated attacks. The Henry Jones Playing Field in the Church Road area of east Belfast is the home of East Belfast GAA. For months the site has been targeted in a series of attacks deemed hate crimes by the PSNI. Yesterday the grounds were targeted once … [Read more...] about CCTV to be brought to GAA grounds targeted in ‘long line of attacks’ in Belfast

THE Northern Ireland Assembly has been recalled from its summer recess to address the violence and disorder that blighted Belfast over the weekend. Trouble erupted in the city following an anti-immigration protest held outside Belfast City Hall on Saturday (August 3), similar to those witnessed across England last week following the killing of three young girls at a holiday … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Assembly recalled after violent disorder in Belfast