The following are a list of riots that have occurred in Northern Ireland.
Name | Dates | Locations | Cause | Deaths | Wounded | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1935 Belfast Riots | 12 July - August 1935 | Belfast | Tensions between Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics | 9 | Unknown | [1] |
1969 Northern Ireland riots | 12 – 16 August 1969 | Mainly Derry, Belfast, Newry, Armagh, Crossmaglen, Dungannon, Coalisland, Dungiven | Northern Ireland civil rights movement | 8 | 750+ | [2] |
1997 Northern Ireland riots | 6 – 11 July 1997 | Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland | The Troubles | 2 | 162+ | [3] |
Holy Cross dispute | 19 June 2001 – 11 January 2002 | Ardoyne, Belfast | Tensions between Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics | 0 | 170+ | [4] |
July 2001 Belfast riots | 12 July 2001 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 113+ | [5] |
November 2001 Belfast riots | 11 November & 16–17 November 2001 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 28+ | [6] |
2005 Belfast riots | 10 – 12 September 2005 | Belfast and County Antrim | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 81 | [7] |
2010 Northern Ireland riots | 11 – 15 July 2010 | Belfast, Derry, and County Armagh | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 83 | [8] |
2011 Northern Ireland riots | 20 June – 16 July 2011 | Belfast, Portadown, Newry, Ballyclare, Larne, Derry, Ballymena | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 300 | [9] |
2012 North Belfast riots | 12 July, 25 August, and 2–4 September 2012 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 92 | [10] |
Belfast City Hall flag protests | 3 December 2012 – 30 November 2013 | Belfast | Belfast City Council voting to limit the number of days the Union Jack was flown from Belfast City Hall | 0 | 157 | [11] |
2013 Belfast riots | 12–17 July & 9 August 2013 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 90+ | [12] |
2018 Derry riots | 8–13 July 2018 | Derry | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | Uncertain | Uncertain | [13] |
2021 Northern Ireland riots | 30 March – 9 April 2021 | Belfast, Carrickfergus, and Derry | Northern Ireland Protocol, the funeral of Bobby Storey, and the COVID-19 pandemic | 0 | 88 | [14] |
References
edit- ^ Hepburn, A.C (January 1990). "The Belfast Riots of 1935". Social History. 15 (1): 75–96 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Fields, Rona M. Northern Ireland: Society Under Siege. Transaction Publishers, 1977. p.19
- ^ Chronology of the Conflict: July 1997. Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Ulster University. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Heatley, Colm. Interface, Flashpoints in Northern Ireland. Chapter 1: Alliance Avenue and Holy Cross Dispute. Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN)
- ^ Brown, Derek (19 September 2001). "Northern Ireland timeline: May 2000 to September 2001". The Guardian.
- ^ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 2001". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ "Violent clashes erupt in Belfast". 11 September 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (14 July 2010). "Belfast rioters 'will not plunge Northern Ireland back into conflict'". the Guardian.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (27 June 2011). "The truth about Belfast's riots - Henry McDonald". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Owen Paterson in call over Northern Ireland parades". BBC News. 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Orange Order leaders warn of cultural war" BBC News. 12 July 2013
- ^ Peter Taggart; Laura Smith-Spark. "Extra police sent to Northern Ireland after Belfast rioting". CNN.
- ^ "Violence continues in Derry as 74 petrol bombs are thrown in a single night". independent.co.uk.
- ^ "Twelve officers injured in Londonderry disorder". BBC News. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.