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The partner of journalist Lyra McKee has described a dissident republican parade being held in Derry today, the third anniversary of her killing, as a massive slap in the face.
11:33 EDT, 10 April 2021 Advertisement Two men charged in connection with riots in Northern Ireland were today denied bail on grounds that they could re-offend - as police were pelted with stones and missiles on an eighth night of violence. Matthew Shaw, 32, and Jonathan Maitland, 25, both from Belfast, appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court, having been arrested following the riots on Thursday night. Shaw was charged with rioting while Maitland was charged with rioting and possessing petrol bombs in suspicious circumstances. It came after another chaotic night on Friday which saw 14 ...
Updated / Friday, 9 Apr 2021 11:26 Nichola McKee Corner said politicians must act to end the violence Nichola McKee Corner, whose sister Lyra McKee was shot dead during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry in 2019, has urged politicians in Northern Ireland to engage with those who have been involved in violence over the past week. Ms McKee Corner called on political party leaders to "come out onto the streets and engage with people who are claiming to be so disaffected that they are turning to violence". She said some politicians in the North have been "ignoring" these sections of the commu...
Stop before it's too late: Sister of killed Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee pleads with rioters to end violence following seven nights of unrest in Belfast Sister of journalist shot dead by the New IRA at riot appeals for calm amid recent unrest in Northern Ireland 19 police were injured on top of the 55 hurt over previous six nights, while police attacked with petrol bombs Journalist Lyra McKee, 29, was shot dead by the New IRA at a riot in an area of Londonderry in April 2019 Nichola McKee Corner spoke after water cannon were used for the first time in six years during riots in Bel...
Loyalist paramilitaries deny involvement in street violence and criticise Irish Government Another night of violence in Northern Ireland sees a further 19 police officers injured and two arrests about 23 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago Despite calls for calm from the Irish and British governments, the White House and the Northern Ireland Executive there was further unrest and violence in Belfast on Thursday night. Video: Enda O'Dowd Nationalist youths attack police officers in the Springfield Road area of Belfast on Thursday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Loyalist par...