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PSNI say loyalist violence likely to be orchestrated by paramilitaries Chief Constable Simon Byrne held separate talks with Arlene Foster and Mary Lou McDonald. Picture by Stephen Davison 08 April, 2021 20:08
Arlene Foster spoke to the chief constable after insisting earlier this week that she wouldn t. Picture by Liam McBurney/PA Wire
POLICE believe loyalist paramilitaries are likely to have been behind recent street violence across Belfast and Co Antrim this week.
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Jonathan Roberts was speaking after Wednesday night s disorder at Lanark Way in west Belfast.
The senior policeman s remarks came as First Minister Arlene Foster and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald held separate talks with Chief Constable Simon Byrne.
Diane Dodds. Photo by Aaron McCracken
Our retail and hospitality sectors will reopen to customers eager to reclaim normality. Our position as a go-to destination for tourists from across the world will be restored. Our business and industry sectors will return to well-established markets and develop new ones.
Every job is important and I will endeavour to protect the economic fortunes of everyone across Northern Ireland. However, as a small economy we must focus on the sectors where we can be genuinely world class; clean energy, digital, advanced manufacturing, and life and health sciences.
Just as local business demonstrated resilience and creativity by adapting to keep their staff and customers’ safe, the global economy is transforming too as we emerge from the pandemic. We must be ready to capitalise on the opportunities emerging from the disruption.