Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire to a recreation center in Larne, where families had been given temporary shelter.

Disorder has broken out in Northern Ireland for the third successive night, after police said people are "waking up with genuine fear for their lives" following two nights of violence in Ballymena and other areas.

A protest in Belfast passed off without trouble on Thursday evening, amid fears of a fourth night of disorder across Northern Ireland.Police are maintaining a heavy presence in Portadown ahead of a planned anti-immigration protest.

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Police in Northern Ireland have faced four consecutive days of violence in the wake of an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena that sparked riots, leaving residents terrified

Police came under attack for a third consecutive night in the Co Antrim town on Wednesday as hundreds gathered around the Clonavon Terrace area

MORE rioting broke out across different towns in Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday as yobs attacked police with petrol bombs, hatchets and fireworks in the main

More than 40 police officers have been injured so far after violence in Ballymena went on for a third night. The rioting began on Monday night following an earlier peaceful protest in support of the family of a girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in the area.

Northern Ireland police chief Jon Boutcher has warned the “bigots and racists” behind several nights of disorder in the region that his officers will be coming after them.