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2010 Northern Ireland Riots
The 2010 Northern Ireland riots were riots and civil disturbance in Northern Ireland in July 2010, orchestrated by Irish republicans. Rioting The violence began during the Protestant Eleventh Night celebrations when three Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers were shot by a masked man with a shotgun on North Queen Street in north Belfast. In the early hours of the Orange Order parade, rioters pelted police in two nationalist areas, New Lodge in the north and Broadway in west Belfast. The Continuity IRA was blamed for orchestrating both riots. By the night, violence had spread to other areas in Belfast. In Ardoyne, police were attacked by petrol bombs whilst 70 baton rounds were fired back, injuring two people. One policewoman was seriously injured in Crumlin Road by a lump of concrete thrown at her from a roof. In Ormeau Road, a car was set alight and police were attacked. Disturbances also happened around Short Strand and at Botanic railway station. In west Belfast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanic Railway Station
Botanic railway station serves the Botanic area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland and students for Queen's University Belfast; it is also near Shaftesbury Square which is along Botanic Avenue. It is named after the nearby Belfast Botanic Gardens. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being City Hospital, Great Victoria Street, and . The station opened on 26 April 1976 and is very close to City Hospital StationNorthern Ireland Railways Public Timetable effective April 26, 1976 Passengers can alight here for the Ulster Museum, which is situated on the edge of Botanic Gardens. Service On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service towards and Bangor, or and on Bangor/Portadown Line services, with extra trains at peak times. There is also a half-hourly Larne Line service to in one direction, or and in the other, with extra services to at peak times. Londonderry Line services call hourly at Botanic, operating to in one di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Riots
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2010 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 2010 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * First Minister - Peter Robinson **Acting First Minister - Arlene Foster (11 January - 3 February) * deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness * Secretary of State - Shaun Woodward (until 11 May), Owen Paterson (from 11 May) Events January *6 January – Ulster Defence Association (UDA) confirms that all weaponry under its control has been put verifiably beyond use. *8 January – PSNI Constable Peadar Heffron seriously injured as a bomb explodes under his car in Randalstown. Dissident republicans have been blamed for the attack. *8 January – Iris Robinson scandal emerges. *11 January – Peter Robinson temporarily steps aside as First Minister, designating Arlene Foster to act in his place. *20 January – Talks between Sinn Féin and the DUP about the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland administration come to an end. *23 January – Sinn Féin party executive meets to discuss tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Belfast Riots
The 2005 Belfast riots were serious loyalist riots and civil disturbances in Belfast, Northern Ireland in September 2005. The violence broke out after the Protestant Orange Order Whiterock parade was re-routed to avoid the Irish nationalist Springfield Road area. Clashes also broke out in several towns in County Antrim. The incidents took place amid a fierce feud between members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), who are also thought to have orchestrated the riots. Background Amid increasing sectarian violence and feuds between loyalists, the Whiterock Orange Order parade was delayed in June by the Order in protest against the decision to re-route it via a disused factory site. Irish nationalists opposed the Order to run through their streets. On 8 September, the Parades Commission said that the decision will stand. Loyalists blocked roads in north and west Belfast as a result. On 13 July 2005, 80 police officers and seven civilians were injure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Massereene Barracks Shooting
The Massereene Barracks shooting took place at Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British Army, British soldiers of 19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom), 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and wounded during the attack. A dissident Irish republicanism, dissident Irish republican paramilitary group, the Real Irish Republican Army, Real IRA, claimed responsibility. The shootings were the first British military fatalities in Northern Ireland since 1997. Two days later, the Continuity Irish Republican Army, Continuity IRA Killing of Stephen Carroll, shot dead Stephen Carroll a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer; the first Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Newry Car Bombing
The 2010 Newry car bombing occurred on the night of 22 February 2010. It exploded outside a courthouse in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, damaging the building and others in the area. There were no fatalities or injuries. Bombing The car bombing happened in the evening of 22 February 2010. Seventeen minutes before it exploded, a telephone warning was received saying it was in the centre of Newry and would go off in half an hour. The police evacuated people from their homes and the town centre. The car was a Mazda 6 loaded with 115 kg of explosives. The car exploded next to the gates of the courthouse. The bomb was felt and heard from two miles away. The blast damaged the courthouse and other buildings in the area.''"Sheer miracle" that Newry court bomb did not kill'' BBC News, 2010 A 170-year-old church had its windows blown out; three people were inside the church when the bomb exploded, but they were uninjured. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast City Hall Flag Protests
On 3 December 2012, Belfast City Council voted to limit the days that the Union Flag (the flag of the United Kingdom) flies from Belfast City Hall.A background note on the protests and violence related to the Union Flag at Belfast City Hall Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN), 8 February 2013 Since 1906, the flag had been flown every day of the year. This was reduced to 18 specific days a year, the minimum requirement for UK government buildings. The move to limit the number of days was backed by the council's s while the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Northern Ireland Riots
The 2011 Northern Ireland riots were a series of riots between 20 June 2011 and 16 July 2011, starting originally in Belfast, before spreading to other parts of Northern Ireland. They were initiated by the Ulster Volunteer Force. June riots The sectarian violence began around 21:00 BST on the night of Monday 20 June, when a large number of loyalists made their way from the unionist Mount and Castlereagh Street areas to the nationalist Short Strand enclave.BBC – Belfast violence flares again as police attacked This provoked a response from the nationalists. The (PSNI) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. He identifies as a one-nation conservative, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies. Born in London to an upper-middle-class family, Cameron was educated at Heatherdown School, Eton College, and Brasenose College, Oxford. From 1988 to 1993 he worked at the Conservative Research Department, latterly assisting the Conservative Prime Minister John Major, before leaving politics to work for Carlton Communications in 1994. Becoming an MP in 2001, he served in the opposition shadow cabinet under Conservative leader Michael Howard, and succeeded Howard in 2005. Cameron sought to rebrand the Conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith. Its members founded the revolutionary Irish Republic and its parliament, the First Dáil, during the Irish War of Independence. The party split in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, giving rise to the two traditionally dominant parties of southern Irish politics: Fianna Fáil, and Cumann na nGaedheal (which became Fine Gael). For several decades the remaining Sinn Féin organisation was small without parliamentary representation. Another split in 1970 at the start of the Troubles led to the Sinn Féin of today, with the other faction eventually becoming the Workers' Party. During the Troubles, Sinn Féin was associated with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). For most of that conflict, there were broadcasting bans on Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogside
The Bogside is a neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, Northern Ireland. The large gable-wall murals by the Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Féile (an annual music and arts festival held in a former gasyard) are popular tourist attractions. The Bogside is a majority Catholic/Irish republican area, and shares a border with the Protestant/Ulster loyalist enclave of the Fountain. History The Troubles The area has been a focus point for many of the events of the Troubles; in 1969, a fierce three-day battle against the RUC and local Protestants—known as the Battle of the Bogside—became a starting point of the Troubles. Between 1969 and 1972, the area along with the Creggan and other Catholic areas became a no-go area for the British Army and police. Both the Official and Provisional IRA openly patrolled the area and local residents often paid subscriptions to both. On 30 January 1972, a march organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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