Detectives investigating disorder in Ballymena have charged a 23-year-old man with riot.

Marius Juodenas (44) was discovered with serious injuries in his home on Barrack Street, Dundalk, Co Louth, shortly before 7pm on July 5th, 2022.

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later.

Fr Richard Keane described as 'shocking' the latest wave of violence in the area.

Mary Lou McDonald said that public spaces, businesses and clubs in the city will be asked to become a space where women’s safety is ‘expected’.

The figures also show there were 38 murders in 2024, an increase of three compared to the previous year.

Last week, Hayes was disqualified from driving for two years after he failed to overturn his conviction for dangerous driving.

It is the State’s case that Mr McCarthy died following an incident outside a public house in a Kildare town in which he received punches from Sean Kavanagh (26) and Calvin Dunne (24)

Ms Justice Karen O’Connor imposed a sentence of seven and a half years with the final 12 months suspended.

Dr Sharon Lambert of UCC said the factors which lead to criminality are consistent across the world

There have been violent scenes across three nights in Belfast.

Cathal Crotty (22) remains a member of the Defence Forces, despite being convicted of assaulting 24-year-old Natasha O’Brien.

The latest Irish Rail safety report found the number of criminal or violent incidents rose by more than half in the last quarter of 2023

The protest on Wednesday was an attack on democracy, he told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland