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

A blind eye has been turned to warnings about problems with immigration in “specific areas” of Ballymena - which have now ...

Speaking to Belfast Live at the end of a difficult week for the Co Antrim town, Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland and DUP MLA Paul ...

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 ...

A police chief has slammed the "dangerous" level of underfunding and lack of resources after 17 police officers were injured ...

Riots broke out in Ballymena last night following allegations of a serious ... Tensions like this don’t just come from nowhere, they’re often rooted in deeper issues around housing allocation, job ...

Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire ... The incident was quickly amplified by far-right and anti-immigration voices on social media.Credit...Paulo Nunes dos ...

Unrest has spread outside of Ballymena to towns like Coleraine ... by politicians who irresponsibly conflate immigration with crime and social issues which affect all communities.