I grew up in the Ballymena area, and much of my family still lives there, so the violence that afflicted the town last week ...

The minister also highlighted that absence rates at schools closest to the epicentre of the disorder in Ballymena have spiked ...

Paul Givan said 84 newcomer children at Harryville Primary School have not been attending, while attendance is at around 65% ...

Over half the population in the part of Ballymena blighted by violence over the past week arrived here between 2011 and 2021 – with employment much higher and economic inactivity much lower than ...

The rate of pupils missing school has spiked near to where people rioted for several nights in Ballymena, the education ...