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Number of homophobic crimes in Mid Ulster quadruples in last year

Four times as many homophobic crimes were reported last year in Mid Ulster compared to the previous year, new police statistics have shown. Data released last week by the PSNI laid out the comparison of all hate crimes and incidents recorded over ...

26 May 2022 at 09:33

County Derry Post

Decade of Centenaries - 1922 murders of four Desertmartin Catholics remembered

Political historian and author, Dr Eamonn Phoenix, made special mention of the 100th anniversary of the sectarian murders of four Catholic men in Desertmartin in May 1922, when he addressed ‘The Argenta Ship Project’ event held in The Burnavon, ...

25 May 2022 at 19:33

Local News

County Derry councillor considers legal action over 'sectarian' allegation

A local councillor has entered a formal complaint and is considering legal action against a colleague after he accused him of a 'sectarian rant' at a recent Council Committee meeting. Cllr Sean Bateson has reported fellow Causeway Coast and ...

30 Mar 2022 at 21:33

Northern Ireland

Attack on Co Down Orange Hall treated as hate crime

An attack on an Orange Hall in Co Down is being treated by police as a sectarian hate crime. Detectives are investigating criminal damage caused to a stained glass window at the hall in Rathfriland Road, Dromara, which is believed to have ...

16 Oct 2022 at 11:46

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Fears of further sectarian attacks in County Derry village

There are concerns that an attack on homes in a predominately unionist County Derry village that forced a pregnant woman to flee the area could be repeated. Four homes in the area were targeted in what police called a 'sectarian hate ...

13 Sept 2022 at 19:33

Northern Ireland

‘Difficult year’ predicted for victims of terrorism

A “difficult year” has been forecast for victims of terrorism. Ongoing incidents of sectarian chanting as well as the Government’s proposed legacy legislation, which has been branded an effective amnesty for Troubles crimes, have ...

04 Jan 2023 at 14:33

Newsletter DerryNow

Sectarian incidents rise again in Mid Ulster

The number of sectarian incidents has risen in County Derry's three policing districts over the last 12 months, with Mid Ulster recording the highest rise in Northern Ireland. Statistics published by the PSNI and NISRA have ...

30 Nov 2022 at 13:33

Local News

Voting down grant proposal a 'sectarian decision' says councillor

A Sinn Féin councillor has expressed her 'frustration' after a proposal to develop a technical assistance grant was voted down by unionists. Councillor Kathleen McGurk was speaking following a Causeway Coast and Glens ...

23 Feb 2022 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

Sectarian incidents ‘at highest level since 2016’

The number of recorded sectarian incidents in Northern Ireland is at its highest level since 2016, according to police figures. While there were fewer hate incidents recorded across most motivation strands between ...

31 Aug 2023 at 12:10

Northern Ireland

Three teenage boys arrested after ‘sectarian’ assault in north Belfast

Three teenage boys have been arrested following an assault on a man in north Belfast on Sunday morning. Police are investigating the incident as a sectarian hate crime. The assault of the 18-year-old man took ...

06 Aug 2023 at 15:20

DerryNow

County Derry woman who subjected teenage girls to sectarian abuse sentenced to probation and community service

A Ballykelly woman who subjected three teenage girls to sectarian abuse has been told by a judge that her behaviour was 'disgraceful'. Kelli Moore, of Churchill Road, appeared before Limavady Magistrates ...

27 Sept 2023 at 17:33

Derry Now

County Derry homes attacked in 'sectarian hate crime'

Four houses and a car have been damaged during a 'sectarian hate crime' in a County Derry village. It is understood a child was sleeping upstairs in one of the houses targeted during the incident in the ...

08 Sept 2022 at 12:33

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