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2026 Northern Ireland riots — Hindsite — Hindsite

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2026 Northern Ireland riots

111 sources from June 2026

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On 9 June 2026, riots broke out across Belfast following a stabbing attack allegedly committed by a Sudanese man the previous evening. Further protests were reported across Northern Ireland and in Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland, as well as Southampton in England. Southampton had also seen unrelated rioting during the previous week, following the release of footage of the arrest and murder of Henry Nowak. Homes, businesses and vehicles were set alight across Northern Ireland...

2026

Teenagers 'ferried' to Belfast race riots to clear paramilitary drug debts, Children's Commissioner says18 Jun 2026

More than one in four arrested for Belfast race hate riots were children17 Jun 2026

Police watchdog receives complaint after reports of officers advising nurses to show ID to masked thugs17 Jun 2026

Belfast stabbing victim out of induced coma but faces possibility of losing sight in remaining eye, family says17 Jun 2026

Race riots: Police say more arrests expected as 23 detained over serious disorder13 Jun 2026

Large crowds gather for anti-racism rallies in Belfast and Derry: ‘We are the majority’13 Jun 2026

Elon Musk's role was 'instrumental' in the Belfast riots, researchers say13 Jun 2026

Thousands attend anti-racism rally in Belfast13 Jun 2026

Belfast protest: Thousands gather for anti-racism rally13 Jun 2026

Anti-migrant protest chief Steven Baker charged over Belfast riot13 Jun 2026

How did an attack in a nationalist part of Belfast lead to rioting in loyalist areas?13 Jun 2026

Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence12 Jun 2026

Belfast: The night people fled homes because of racist violence12 Jun 2026

Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 1912 Jun 2026

The Irish Times view on Belfast violence: bad actors prey on social divisions12 Jun 2026

A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots12 Jun 2026

Belfast: Nineteen now arrested over disorder with house targeted in arson+ 1 event12 Jun 2026

Up to 90% of Ireland's asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows+ 1 event12 Jun 2026

Irish and UK governments will work to 'prevent abuse' of Common Travel Area, as Micheál Martin plans talks with Keir Starmer+ 1 event12 Jun 2026

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Police fire plastic bullets in effort to contain racist riots in Northern Ireland11 Jun 2026

Let's call racist rioters what they really are – Loyalist mobs+ 1 event11 Jun 2026

Protests pass off without major incident after two nights of unrest+ 1 event11 Jun 2026

Police were warned for months about addresses targeted in Belfast riots11 Jun 2026

Northern Ireland suffers second night of unrest as rioters attack police11 Jun 2026

Notebook · From the editorial desk11 Jun 2026

The Skagerrak contains mackerel

A minor observation on the sound of place names in a week when they have carried rather a lot of weight.

By Hattie Aldous · Notebook

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