‘The more things change, the more they remain the same’

The violence is concentrated on the Protestant side of Belfast’s divide in working-class communities where the outlawed UDA and UVF hold sway.

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On Saturday, I return to a city I still call my home, to a depressingly familiar sight.

On Saturday, I return to a city I still call my home, to a depressingly familiar sight.

Belfast stabbing sparks riots and anti-immigrant unrest in Northern Ireland, exposing deep tensions over immigration, misinformation and the Irish border.

‘The more things change, the more they remain the same’