The town is transformed says MP Jim Allister, but protests continue and communities targeted by the violence remain fearful.

A teenager accused of involvement in the “disgusting” Ballymena riots will only be released from custody if he agrees to ...

Jamie Lee McCracken, 34, of no fixed abode, received the sentence at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday, July 31 ...

The Ballymena man who did not want his name included said that many in the area are keeping the emblems, flags, jerseys, symbols on their doors and windows “just in case”.

Riot police stand braced for violence as protestors gather for the third night of apparent anti-immigration demonstrations in Ballymena, Northern Ireland (11 June 2025) ...

The man told BBC News NI he was afraid anti-Roma sentiment had spread across Northern Ireland following riots in June.

Not far from the facades of charred homes in Ballymena is the former site of a Catholic primary school, which was set alight in a 2005 attack that the police described as sectarian. Nearby, Our ...

He now lives in Ballymena with his partner and works as a mechanic, working on coaches – one of the 4,000 or so Filipinos in Northern Ireland’s 1.9 million population.

But a senior judge warned Jake Quigley that if he didn't abide by strict bail conditions he would go back into custody. The 21-year-old, of Drumtara, Ballymena, is facing a single charge of ...

Five nights of anti-migrant protests, riots and attacks on property in Northern Ireland culminated in migrant workers’ houses being burnt out and a leisure centre petrol bombed.

The PSNI has acknowledged the hurt caused to ethnic minorities by past police failings, including the handling of local Black ...

BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — An effigy of a boat filled with migrants, placed on top of a bonfire and set alight. Homes set on fire during a spasm of riots.