'); 'A bad week for the PSNI': How an arrest at a Belfast massacre memorial has put pressure on policing Chief Constable Simon Byrne has apologised for the force’s conduct at the memorial. By Rónán Duffy Monday 8 Feb 2021, 4:45 PM Feb 8th 2021, 4:45 PM 16,762 Views 15 Comments NORTHERN IRELAND’S TOP police officer has admitted that there are questions over his position amid the fallout from the policing of a memorial event in Belfast. A survivor of a 1992 loyalist gun attack on a betting shop on the Lower Ormeau Road was arrested at the memorial and subsequently released, with PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne subsequently apologising for the force’s conduct.