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TWO PEOPLE WERE arrested by police yesterday following a protest on the Limavady Road in Derry on Sunday evening.
A 31-year-old man and a 14-year-old male were arrested. They have since been released on bail pending further enquiries, the PSNI said.
A further seven people were cautioned for obstructing the highway and disorderly behaviour.
To date there have been a total of 112 people arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with recent protests over the flying of the Union flag. Eighty five have been charged, eight reported to the PPS and 19 released on bail. There have also been 99 police officers injured in protests.
A 32-year-old female was also charged over the weekend with disorderly behaviour and obstructing a constable. She is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow today.
It is believed these charges are related to public disorder in the Castlereagh Street area of East Belfast on Saturday 12 January.
Peace rally
A peace rally was held in Belfast yesterday, attracting hundreds of people who are against the ongoing violence in the city.
Holly Reynolds 4, from Belfast, joins peace protesters at Belfast City Hall. (Paul Faith/PA Wire)
Yesterday, members of the PSNI were praised for their actions following another night of violence on Saturday, when loyalists who had been protesting at Belfast City Hall clashed with nationalists in East Belfast.
RTÉ reports that Belfast traders are to hold a “crisis meeting” to discuss the impact of the recent violent protests on trade.
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore told Sky News yesterday that the Irish government was “concerned” about the situation, and that the street violence “has got to stop”.
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Courts should be convened at the earliest possible moment and stiff sentences handed out to rioters, as happened after London riots. It needs to stop. They’re only damaging their own economy, the eejits.
It won’t be long more and the european flag will be flying there
Hahaha the euro flag class
It’s like a kickback to the 70′s and 80′s.
Just so we’re straight here, this is about a flag isn’t it, nothing else has changed. Haven’t they got more to be worried about than what sits on top of a building.
Im sure there are some catholic schoolchildren triumphantly parading down some streets on their way to school they can abuse instead
What?
Proof yet again you havent a clue what your talking about.Its actually a joke (dark sense of homour) before i get mobbed.
“Change” is precisely the reason they are protesting! It’s not all one sided in the north any more and they don’t like that! They are just using the fleg issue as an excuse to drag the country back to the troubles! They will fail!
…Be honest Robert, they are probably playing in the “Raymond McCreesh” playground in Newry….
And a fine playground it is too :0)
These thugs are using the flag issue as an excuse to riot. The same rule exists for the flying of the flag over Stormont, and there were no riots over that. What I didn’t like during the reporting of the issue on BBC is that they made absolutely no mention of Loyalists, but mentioned dissident republican groups trying to destabilise the Peace Process. @Pierce, Rob was correct if you didn’t get the joke. It’s a reference to the old practice of blockading a Catholic primary school in the North, and shouting sectarian abuse at the kids. All the while the RUC would stand idly by and let it happen. Had this riot been the other way around, the PSNI probably wouldn’t be taking the relatively light hand they are taking to the situation at the moment. Sad to say this.
STOP THE MADNESS !
IT’S SELF DESTRUCTION
MORE TO LOSE THAN GAIN FOR EVERYONE’S SAKE
No need to shout!!!!
I’m beginning to think that there are dark forces at play in how this gets policed. Maybe the RUC had a name change but the soft touch manner in which the PSNI have being policing these violent protests by Loyalists seems to be more reminiscent of RUC policing. These protests are an opportunity for the PSNI to really show that they’ve changed but I think they’re doing anything but grab it.
Sad 14 year kid arrested can only blame the parents raising um up bitter
Article starts with, ‘two men were arrested yesterday’ really, just two? That’s a very worrying statistic, nearly more police injured then attests made. When will the PSNI actually tackle this issue?
Was just thinking the same thing Darren..the whole thing is being handled very softly..not just by the police but also politicians and leaders of communities need to be making more noise about this..a month of rioting in this day, given how far the peace process has come, is unacceptable. It would be a shame to see things regressing back to ways of old because of a few idiots and thugs..it needs to be nipped in the bud ..quickly.
Even the main stream media seem to be handling it unusually, if it wasn’t for twitter, the journal and comments section you would think nationalists are somehow involved in all of this, its no wonder people still consider the PSNI to be the RUC!
There’s a trend here- Arrested/ Released, Arrested/ Released, Arrested/ Released!! I’m sure that “Hard time” spent in the holding room makes them rethink their actions!!
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