Dozens of Irish Catholics gathered in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast in reaction to previous violence caused by Loyalist groups upset with the creation of the North Ireland Protocol. Police used water cannons on the crowd but failed to put down unrest for another few hours.
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Loyalists in Belfast gathered against the North Ireland Protocol, which created customs between North Ireland and the rest of the UK, disrupting the Loyalist drug trade. Youth hijacked and burned a bus on Lanark Way, before then clashing with Catholics at the Lanark Way peacewall, where petrol bombs, rocks, and fireworks were exchanged before police arrived to break up the conflict.
Loyalist rioters in Carrickfergus, north of Belfast, burned dumpsters and trash on the street and threw petrol bombs at police to demand the repeal of the North Ireland Protocol, which sets up customs between Britain and North Ireland and disrupts the Loyalist drug trade.
Loyalist rioters in the Cloughfern roundabout of Newtownabbey burned dumpsters and clashed with police, demanding the repeal of the North Ireland Protocol which disrupted the drug trade by setting up customs between the British mainland and North Ireland for shipment of goods.
Dozens of Loyalist youth in Newtownabbey, north of Belfast, rioted against the creation of a customs process for goods being transported between Great Britain and North Ireland, which would disrupt the Loyalist drug trade. Cars were burned by the youth and petrol bombs were thrown at police as well, including an instance where one person set himself on fire.
Loyalist youth in Derry rioted for another night in opposition to the North Ireland protocol, setting up customs with mainland Britain for the transport of goods, which would disrupt the Loyalist drug trade. Petrol bombs were thrown at police vehicles and wooden pallets were set on fire and used to block roads.
Dozens of Loyalist youth in Belfast clashed with police in the area of Sandy Row and Bradbury Place after customs were set up between the British mainland and North Ireland, setting fire to bins, launching fireworks, and throwing fences, petrol bombs, and other objects at law enforcement.
A crowd of 40 Loyalist youth gathered in Derry in opposition to customs being set up for travel of goods between mainland Great Britain and North Ireland, disrupting the Loyalist drug trade. The crowd threw a petrol bomb and other objects at police vehicles before dispersing without any arrests made.