Mr Lyons has faced criticism over a social media post about the location of immigrant families who fled their homes. Mr Lyons has resisted calls for his

Disorder has broken out in Northern Ireland for the third successive night, after police said people are "waking up with genuine fear for their lives" following two nights of violence in Ballymena and other areas.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has weighed in on the unrest in Ballymena, as police came under attack for a fourth consecutive night and disorder spread across several towns in Northern Ireland.

Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire to a recreation center in Larne, where families had been given temporary shelter.

On June 11, 2025, in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland, @jaitimperley shared a video showing a man throwing large stones amid a riot. In the video, police officers are seen gathered near a protest scene when a man holding two heavy stones suddenly hurls them toward the police line.

More than 40 police officers have been injured so far after violence in Ballymena went on for a third night. The rioting began on Monday night following an earlier peaceful protest in support of the family of a girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in the area.

MORE rioting broke out across different towns in Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday as yobs attacked police with petrol bombs, hatchets and fireworks in the main

There has been a call for “urgent” action against a Facebook page on which house addresses in Ballymena are being shared amid racist violence in the town. The ‘Ballymena Reaction Group’ page has posted the names of streets in Ballymena,