Advertisement

"Our culture is being threatened." Why there is continuing Unionist street violence. Henry in Belfast

The clean up on the Shankill Road in Belfast continues after riots not seen on this scale in a lo...

Share this article

13.49 8 Apr 2021


"Our culture is being threatened." Why there is continuing Unionist street violence. Henry in Belfast


Listen to this episode


Share this article

13.49 8 Apr 2021


The clean up on the Shankill Road in Belfast continues after riots not seen on this scale in a long time took place in Northern Ireland. A bus was hijacked and torched, a press photographer was assaulted and scuffles at a peace wall took place. But after 8 nights why are youths as young as 13 rioting who weren't even born at the time of the Good Friday agreement? Is it disillusionment, the Brexit Border in the Irish Sea or anger that nobody was charged for breaking lockdown rules for attending senior Republican Bobby Storey's funeral?  Henry McKean reports on the streets of West Belfast.

Read more about

Henry McKean Loyalists Rioting Rioting In West Belfast Street Violence Unionism

Related Episodes

Following last week's fatal Du...

00:05:38

Following last week's fatal Dublin bus crash, Dublin City Council to hold meeting on pedestrian street safety

The Hard Shoulder

00:05:38


New trend asking ChatGPT to ma...

00:07:57

New trend asking ChatGPT to make a caricature of you, harmless or should you think twice about it ?

The Hard Shoulder

00:07:57


The latest on the Epstein File...

00:08:17

The latest on the Epstein Files as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is accused of passing trade information to disgraced financier

The Hard Shoulder

00:08:17


Kids Clinic:Dental Health

00:08:59

Kids Clinic:Dental Health

The Hard Shoulder

00:08:59