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Irish Cup: Man charged after football match disorder

A man has been charged following disorder in south Belfast on Friday. The disorder, that saw nine police officers injured and a child hit by a bottle, happened before the Irish Cup semi-final at Windsor Park, where Cliftonville lost to Dungannon Swifts and also saw fireworks, flares and bottles thrown. The 19-year-old man has been charged with riotous behaviour, doing a provocative act, possession of fireworks/flares at a regulated match, indecent behaviour and attempted criminal damage. He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Friday 1 May. The disorder happened during an approved public procession ahead of the match, which involved about 250 people. Police said most people behaved peacefully but they saw "provocative conduct and the heavy use of pyrotechnics and fireworks - despite various warnings being issued against this". The Parades Commission determination had placed conditions on a procession, applied for by some Cliftonville supporters, before it went ahead. An expanded service means the time of day or night a stroke occurs is no longer a barrier to treatment. The deadlock over the Orange Order march in Portadown - opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road

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Man jailed after leaving drag queen costumes ripped and smelling of urine

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Cliftonville Football Club condemns 'reckless' Irish Cup disorder

Cliftonville Football Club has condemned the violent disorder which happened around a football match in south Belfast on Friday night. Nine police officers were injured and a child was hit by a bottle, before the Irish…

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Irish Cup: Man charged after football match disorder

A man has been charged following disorder in south Belfast on Friday. The disorder, that saw nine police officers injured and a child hit by a bottle, happened before the Irish Cup semi-final at Windsor Park, where…

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A man who damaged costumes and wigs while trying them on in a dressing room for drag queens has been jailed for seven months. Gvidas Malinauskas dressed up in the costumes at the Union Street Bar in Belfast on 21 September in 2025. The…

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Cliftonville Football Club has condemned the violent disorder which happened around a football match in south Belfast on Friday night. Nine police officers were injured and a child was hit by a bottle, before the Irish Cup semi-final at…

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A man has been charged following disorder in south Belfast on Friday. The disorder, that saw nine police officers injured and a child hit by a bottle, happened before the Irish Cup semi-final at Windsor Park, where Cliftonville lost to…

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