Stephen Matthews gets bail changed to help coach football club
Judge says accused will have to make further application once government bar on spectators attending sporting events is lifted
Stephen Matthews
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A man accused of leading a loyalist show of strength in East Belfast has secured court permission to help coach an amateur soccer team.
Video footage shows a group of masked men in the Pitt Park area of east Belfast 23 April, 2021 13:42
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A man accused of leading a loyalist show of strength in east Belfast has secured court permission to help Jamie Bryson coach an amateur soccer team.
Stephen Matthews bail terms were varied so that he can assist at Donaghadee FC training sessions and a pre-season tournament.
The 58-year-old was allegedly involved in a gathering of up to 60 masked men at Pitt Park on February 2.
The group is believed to be linked to the east Belfast UVF, prosecutors have alleged.
Previous courts heard disputed claims that 11 people living in the area fled their homes and sheltered in a nearby community centre for up to eight days.
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Published have been released and reunited with their owner.
The Dartmoor ponies, bought by a County Down woman for her daughter s birthday, were detained after arriving on a ferry from Liverpool on 21 March.
The animals were held because of issues with veterinary forms completed to comply with the NI Protocol.
It was the first case of its kind since the new arrangements came into force.
The ponies faced the prospect of being returned to Britain to be quarantined for a further 30 days. This example shows the silliness that is going on at our ports, Mr Poots said. I don t blame the staff, I blame the Northern Ireland Protocol and those who placed it in law.
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image captionThe Dartmoor ponies were bought as a birthday gift
Four horses held for a month at Belfast Port due to incorrect post-Brexit paperwork are to be released, a judge has ordered.
The Dartmoor ponies, bought by a County Down woman for her daughter s birthday, were detained after arriving on a ferry from Liverpool on 21 March.
The animals were held because of issues with veterinary forms completed to comply with the NI Protocol.
The case is the first of its kind since the new arrangements came into force.
The ponies faced the prospect of being returned to Britain to be quarantined for a further 30 days.
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