A LARGE GROUP of up to 100 masked men have attacked homes in the Short Strand area of East Belfast this evening. Petrol bombs and pipe bombs have been thrown at some houses, and police are at the scene attempting to restore peace. UTV reports that both loyalists and republican gangs are involved in the conflict, which comes within 24 hours of sectarian violence between youths elsewhere in East Belfast.
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# sectarianism - Wednesday 8 July, 2015
Unionists condemn 'evil' Swastika flown near Loyalist bonfire
The incident came one day after graffiti threatening to “crucify” Catholics in Belfast.
# sectarianism - Thursday 2 April, 2015
Anti-IRA chants are not illegal, says English football supporters' organisation
It was reported that many of England’s 2,000 fans took part in abusive chanting during Tuesday’s friendly against Italy in Turin.
# sectarianism - Tuesday 27 January, 2015
GAA President - 'We abhor any form of abuse of our players, whether it be racial or sectarian'
‘We abhor any form of abuse of our players,’ says GAA President Liam O’Neill.
# sectarianism - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
# sectarianism - Saturday 22 November, 2014
'Curry my yoghurt’ DUP MP says he would treat Irish Language Act 'like toilet paper'
Gregory Campbell also joked about his earlier controversial comments.
# sectarianism - Friday 10 October, 2014
Mother of child with "Kill All Taigs" painted on her face may be prosecuted
New pictures have also emerged appearing to show the child’s cheeks being painted by an unknown woman.
# sectarianism - Friday 3 October, 2014
Another Orange Hall has been destroyed by a fire in Co Donegal
Arsonists also tried to burn down a Presbyterian church in the same town.
'Nothing republican about it' - Martin McGuinness leads outrage over Orange Hall burning
The Taoiseach said the recent attacks were “utterly unwarranted acts of criminality.”
# sectarianism - Saturday 16 August, 2014
Sectarian graffiti daubed on two churches
The PSNI says it is investigating whether the two attacks are linked.
# sectarianism - Monday 14 July, 2014
Police investigating after "Kill All Taigs" facepainted on five-year-old goes viral
The incident has been described as “utterly depressing and shocking”.
# sectarianism - Saturday 15 February, 2014
Unionists angry as rebel song cracks UK Top 40
The song was recorded to protest a Scottish government decision to make singing it at football matches illegal.
# sectarianism - Saturday 8 February, 2014
Praise for Panti as SF told: ‘Sectarianism is no different to racism, sexism or homophobia’
The recent homophobia controversy, the peace process, and the economy were all discussed at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Wexford today.
# sectarianism - Friday 18 October, 2013
NI First Minister Peter Robinson hails GAA for its role in peace-building
The DUP leader was speaking at Queen’s University Belfast where he also condemned recent shootings by by the UVF and republican dissidents.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 16 October, 2013
Sectarianism "is alive" in Dublin's Church of Ireland community - Archbishop
Church of Ireland Archbishop Of Dublin Michael Jackson says that there remains a “a deeply dug in antagonism to difference” within the church community.
# sectarianism - Friday 16 August, 2013
Column: I hope my son never lives through the kind of violent history I did
Recent violence on the streets of Belfast filled me with despair; we need to teach our children respect for each other’s identity and traditions to avoid passing on the failures of the past, writes Peter Osborne.
# sectarianism - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Gang in police uniforms kills 21 people at Nigerian mosque
The attack is thought to be the latest in a long and bloody conflict between Christian and Muslim mobs.
# sectarianism - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Taoiseach to meet families of 1976 Kingsmill Massacre victims
Ten men were killed when they were taken from a minibus and shot in 1976, apparently merely for being Protestant.
# sectarianism - Friday 27 April, 2012
Would-be bombers jailed for Celtic campaign
Two men in their forties have received prison terms for sending parcel bombs to public figures and groups associated with Celtic FC, including manager Neil Lennon.
# sectarianism - Saturday 24 March, 2012
Grimley ban reduced to four weeks
The controversial ban of Armagh selector Paul Grimley for “threatening behaviour” was commuted to four weeks last night following a review by the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
Sectarian storm: Armagh complain of 'racist' abuse towards players
‘The chanting of “God Save the Queen” and malign taunting of “British B*****d” has no place either on or off the field of play. This is provocation in the extreme,’ said Armagh statement.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
New £2m fund to bring down Belfast's 'peace walls'
An independent international fund is putting up £2m to bring about the conditions allowing Northern Ireland’s ‘peace walls’ to fall.
# sectarianism - Tuesday 10 January, 2012
Catholic film extra teen 'left for dead' after sectarian attack
James Turley, 18, was working as an extra on a movie set when he was dumped semi-unconscious into a wheelie bin.
# sectarianism - Monday 19 December, 2011
Iraqi government calls for arrest of its own vice-president
The Shia-dominated government has accused a Sunni vice-president of running a hit squad assassinating senior officials.
# sectarianism - Thursday 13 October, 2011
Column: Addressing the legacies of Northern Ireland's past and contributing to the future
Dominic Hannigan explains why former members of Northern Ireland’s fiercest paramilitary organisations are being invited to speak to TDs at Leinster House today.
# sectarianism - Tuesday 11 October, 2011
Cameron rules out inquiry into 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor
The British government rules out an inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, after his family met with David Cameron today.
Toddler injured as gang attack house with hammers
A group of men attacked the home in east Belfast last night in what is thought to be a sectarian incident.
# sectarianism - Sunday 25 September, 2011
Former UVF leader Gusty Spence dead at 78
Spence, who was jailed for the murder of a Catholic man in the sixties, later was at the forefront of the UVF ceasefire.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Man due in court over Neil Lennon hate websites
The Celtic boss has been subjected to a sectarian hate campaign.
# sectarianism - Saturday 16 July, 2011
Petrol bombs thrown at police in Portadown riots
Police were attacked by masked youths at the sectarian flashpoint of Corcrain Road in the Co Armagh town.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 22 June, 2011
UVF blamed for Belfast violence as police fear further tensions
UVF loyalists are blamed for orchestrating the violence, but republicans may be responsible for shooting a photographer.
# sectarianism - Tuesday 21 June, 2011
Families of 1976 Kingsmills Massacre victims demand public inquiry
An official inquiry blames the IRA for the death of 10 Protestant textile workers in one of the bloodiest Troubles killings.
# sectarianism - Monday 20 June, 2011
# sectarianism - Friday 17 June, 2011
Bill aimed at reducing sectarianism in Scottish football to be published
Tough new prison terms will be part of the bill being published in the Scottish parliament.
# sectarianism - Saturday 28 May, 2011
Man shot in ankle in 'punishment-style' Belfast shooting
A 22-year-old is wounded in Saunderson Court in North Belfast, while a 20-year-old is separately shot in Tyrone.
# sectarianism - Thursday 12 May, 2011
Man charged over mid-match assault on Neil Lennon
Edinburgh police arrest a man who emerged from the stands and attacked the Celtic boss during last night’s match with Hearts.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 27 April, 2011
NI parcel bomb linked to Neil Lennon campaign
A suspected parcel bomb, addressed to a nationalist group in Scotland, is intercepted in Northern Ireland.
# sectarianism - Wednesday 20 April, 2011
Celtic boss Neil Lennon targeted in parcel-bomb attack
Three devices – sent to Lennon, his lawyers and a senior politician – were all viable explosive devices, Scottish police say.
Gerry Adams says sorry for calling some unionists 'b******s'
He made the comment at a meeting in Enniskillen.
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