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Antrim

Ballymoney

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies following house fire in Co Antrim

3 Jul

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ballymena

Man (19) bailed over charges of spraying manure on road before Ballymena Pride parade

Updated 30 Jun

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Pride

Ballymena to host first ever Pride Parade weeks after headline grabbing riots

27 Jun

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Carnlough

Motorcyclist in critical condition following two-vehicle collision in Co Antrim

20 Jun

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Northern Ireland

NI riots: 13-year-old boy arrested and three officers injured during violence in Derry

Updated 17 Jun

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Portadown

PSNI say more officers hurt after fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland

Updated 14 Jun

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The Morning Lead

'Remove the rats': How online rumours and threats sparked a week of anti-immigrant riots in NI

Unrest fuelled by inflammatory rhetoric and misinformation visited several towns in the North this week.

A sexual assault in Ballymena enabled a wider narrative to take hold that women are unsafe because of immigration.

An online 'paper' trail shows how a wave of speculation fed what some have called a "pogrom".

Stephen McDermott

14 Jun

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Antrim

Police seek help identifying four men after four nights of disorder across Northern Ireland

13 Jun

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Portadown

Further disorder in Northern Ireland as police back-up drafted in from Scotland

Updated 13 Jun

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Ballymena Riots

PSNI condemn 'shameful arson attack' on leisure centre in Larne after third night of violence

Nine officers were injured and six people were arrested last night.

A DUP minister is to be referred to the standards commissioner after he posted on social media that the leisure centre was being used as emergency shelter.

Three teenagers have been charged and are due to appear in court.

12 Jun

14.4k

Antrim

PSNI seeks reinforcements from Britain as Starmer condemns ‘mindless’ Ballymena violence

Multiple cars and properties were set on fire while rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers.

Updated 11 Jun

25.4k

Riots

I went to talk to people in Ballymena, and was told to make myself 'scarce' or there'd be trouble

Some local people were reluctant to speak to The Journal, stating that they only speak to GB News.

Diarmuid Pepper

in Ballymena

11 Jun

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Belfast

UK government pledges £50 million for Casement Park redevelopment but funding shortfall remains

Updated 11 Jun

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Ballymena Rioting

PSNI use water cannon on protesters on second night of unrest in Ballymena

Police say that attacks on four properties yesterday are being investigated as racially-motivated hate attacks.

'Racially motivated' occurred in the town yesterday, following an alleged sexual assault on Saturday.

A 29-year-old man has been charged this evening in connection with the investigation into the unrest.

Riot police are currently on scene as unrest has broken out for a second night.

Updated 10 Jun

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Antrim

‘Racist thuggery’: How a peaceful vigil in Ballymena turned into anti-immigration violence

The PSNI said yesterday’s vigil was ‘hijacked’ by people intent on causing violence.

10 Jun

14.5k

ballymena

Two teenage boys charged in connection with serious sexual assault on teenage girl in Co Antrim

9 Jun

15.8k

Antrim

Man who murdered Natasha Melendez jailed for at least 19 years

6 Jun

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no change needed

Tourists told to stop jamming coins into Giant's Causeway 'for luck' over fears of damage

28 May

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Antrim

Flats evacuated in Co Antrim town after petrol bomb attack

24 Apr

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George Brennan

Search for missing Mayo man stood down following discovery of body

22 Apr

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Antrim

Appeal made around blue backpack in search for missing Co Mayo man George Brennan

19 Apr

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George Brennan

Appeal launched for missing Mayo man George Brennan who was last seen in Antrim

16 Apr

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column

What I think of, when I think about west Belfast and the GAA

13 Apr

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GAA

Armagh land 1-20 in blistering second half to see off Antrim in Ulster quarter-final

The 42

12 Apr

8.1k

Ulster Championship

'No doubt teams are targeting us but we have a few targets ourselves' - Ethan Rafferty

10 Apr

692

Newry Crown Court

Antrim couple jailed for ‘sickening abusive injuries’ inflicted on four-week-old baby

48 mins ago

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u-turn

'Corrigan or Nowhere' wins the day for Antrim as Ulster Council back down

24 Mar

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PSNI

PSNI treating email that caused closure of several schools across the North as a hoax

Updated 24 Mar

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Ground Of Choice

Antrim hit back after Armagh game moved to Newry by Ulster GAA

Updated 6 Mar

3.9k

Newtownabbey

Cross-border policing operation results in seizure of €7.9m worth of drugs in Co Antrim

18 hrs ago

7.8k

Dan the Man

76th-minute monster free secures landmark Offaly hurling win at Croke Park

22 Feb

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lights camera action

Go karts, pints and running 200km in two months: Davy Fitzgerald settles into Antrim

Declan Bogue

8 Feb

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Boycott

It's 'Corrigan or Nowhere' for Antrim footballers in Ulster championship clash with Armagh

7 Feb

1.7k

arson arrest

Man arrested for suspected arson attack on Antrim home which left three injured relased without charge

Updated 29 Jan

4.8k

Hurling

The Niall Ó Ceallacháin era begins as Dubs cruise to 14-point win over Antrim

25 Jan

3.1k

Newtownabbey

Man arrested after off-duty PSNI officer hospitalised in Co Antrim shooting incident

7 Jan

4.4k

PSNI

Two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after elderly man seriously assaulted in Antrim

3 Nov 2024

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Family affair

'All conversations this week are going to be guarded' - McGinley on managing against family

3 Nov 2024

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co antrim

Man arrested after reported hit-and-run leaves woman with potentially life changing injuries

27 Oct 2024

13.9k

Ballymoney

Two elderly brothers killed in collision involving a car and a lorry in Co Antrim

Updated 26 Oct 2024

16.1k

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