From the BBC report Petrol bombs and other missiles have been thrown at police on a third night of violence in Belfast. UTV adds Officers came under attack at Brompton Park on Tuesday night, as groups of people gathered at the Ardoyne shopfronts and at Twaddell Avenue. The Crumlin Road has been closed at Cambrai Street and water cannons are being used by police. Youths have also blocked North Queen Street with a barricade across the road, while police are …
Now that the Northern Ireland First and deputy First Ministers have broken cover to condemn the recent violence it’s worth noting that although ACC Alistair Finlay hadn’t heard from them before today, he had heard from a junior minister in their office. As Eamonn noted earlier [Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly] “Let me say this about ACC Finlay. In his own way he should stay out of politics. If he wants to talk to the First and deputy First ministers all he has …
The brutal assault of 13 year old Shannon Smyth with a brick (at least) in Moyard is currenty being investigated by the PSNI and is considered a possible sectarian attack – she required 14 stitches to her face, lost teeth and suffered numerous cuts. Almost as disturbing as the actual incident is the response from some to it here on Slugger and elsewhere. Since outlets such as the BBC, Belfast Telegraph, Newsletter and even PSNI stated the assault took place …
Belfast Conflict Resolution Consortium posted a letter through the door yesterday informing me that they are to hold a public meeting to discuss the “recent rise of interface incidents in East Belfast, BCRC and its Key Area Contact network (whatever that means)” The leaflet then goes on to say “the following agencies will contribute to the meeting: PSNI, Belfast City Council Community Safety Partnership, Youth & Justice Agency, Charter NI and Short Strand Partnership” It also asked for any questions …
If both sides are to be believed then no one is to blame for the ongoing nightmare in North Belfast. Still there is something quite chilling in the latest statement from Loyalists with regard to recent violence. It is forthwrite, simple and completely unapologetic: The senior loyalist said that Mr Lawlor had been killed in retaliation for a gun attack on Sunday evening in which a Protestant teenager was seriously injured. He said: “We’re one bullet, one fatality away from …
