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2011 Northern Ireland riots

Index 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. [1]

30 relations: Ardoyne, Assistant chief constable, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Belfast, Belfast City Hall flag protests, Demonstration (protest), Derry, Dissident republican, Eleventh Night, Irish nationalism, Land Rover Tangi, Larne, Newry, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Portadown, Riot, Short Strand, The Twelfth, Ulster loyalism, Ulster Volunteer Force, Union Jack, Unionism in Ireland, 2002 Short Strand clashes, 2005 Belfast riots, 2010 Northern Ireland riots, 2012 North Belfast riots, 2013 Belfast riots.

Ardoyne

Ardoyne is a working class and mainly Catholic and Irish nationalist district in north Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Assistant chief constable

Assistant chief constable (ACC) is the third highest rank in all British territorial police forces (except the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police, in which the equivalent rank is commander), as well as the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary.

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Ballyclare

Ballyclare is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Ballymena

Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, and the eighth largest in Northern Ireland.

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Belfast

Belfast (is the capital city of Northern Ireland, located on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland.

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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.

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Demonstration (protest)

A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.

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Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.

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Dissident republican

Dissident republicans, renegade republicans, anti-Agreement republicans or anti-ceasefire republicans (poblachtach easaontach) are Irish republicans who do not support the current peace agreements in Northern Ireland.

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Eleventh Night

In Northern Ireland, the Eleventh Night or 11th Night refers to the night before the Twelfth of July, a yearly Ulster Protestant celebration.

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Irish nationalism

Irish nationalism is an ideology which asserts that the Irish people are a nation.

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Land Rover Tangi

The Land Rover Tangi is a type of armoured vehicle, based on the Land Rover chassis used in policing in Northern Ireland.

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Larne

Larne (the name of a Gaelic territory) is a seaport and industrial market town, as well as a civil parish, on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,323 people in the 2008 Estimate.

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Newry

Newry is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Orange Order

The Loyal Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order, is a Protestant fraternal order based primarily in Northern Ireland.

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster Scots: Polis Servis o Norlin Airlan) is the police force that serves Northern Ireland.

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Portadown

Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Riot

A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property or people.

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Short Strand

The Short Strand (an Trá Ghearr) is a working class, inner city area of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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The Twelfth

The Twelfth (also called the Glorious Twelfth or Orangemen's Day) is a Protestant celebration held on 12 July.

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Ulster loyalism

Ulster loyalism is a political ideology found primarily among working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland, whose status as a part of the United Kingdom has remained controversial.

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Ulster Volunteer Force

The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland.

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Union Jack

The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom.

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Unionism in Ireland

Unionism in Ireland is a political ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.

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2002 Short Strand clashes

The 2002 Short Strand clashes, also known as the Siege of Short Strand, was a series of major sectarian violence and gun battles in and around the Short Strand area of east Belfast - a mainly Irish/Catholic enclave surrounded by Protestant communities.

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2005 Belfast riots

The 2005 Belfast riots were serious loyalist riots and civil disturbances in Belfast, Northern Ireland in September 2005.

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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.

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2012 North Belfast riots

During the 2012 North Belfast Riots sectarian disorder and rioting between loyalists and republicans occurred when rival parades, authorised by the Parades Commission, took place.

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2013 Belfast riots

This article covers rioting in July and August.

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Redirects here:

2011 Belfast riots, 2011 East Belfast riots, 2011 Northern Ireland Riots.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_riots

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