Horrendous scenes in Ballymena

Thanks jaxjacky
I wondered if it was...
Crossed posts.

Is it to do with the teenage rape trial?
I hadn't seen thiseither.

From what I’ve read Wyllow two 14 year old Romanian boys were in court at the weekend accused of sexual assault on a local girl. There was a peaceful ‘parade’ of support for her, this was hijacked by people with other agendas, some aggrieved at immigrants, some just out for trouble. It’s escalated as other factions have kicked off.
This is all from Sky/BBC news.

Can someone explain whats going on? Much appreciated.

Oh dear. I hope it doesn’t spread. They are holding the Open at Portrush this year and guess who is going there on holiday next month? I’m sure the ordinary, right thinking, peaceful people of Northern Ireland neither want nor deserve this.

A reminder dear that the chaos we are seeing in LA is just below the surface here.

People are also marching together in the south. Cork on Saturday. Makes me sad. My family is Irish. The Irish people have been through so much.

It was only a matter of time before something like this was going to happen. The tensions have been bubbling away for at least a couple of years.