The first election using these districts took place on 22 May 2014, electing councillors who sat in shadow form until 1 April 2015. We stayed. plenty of 15-year-old Protestants have been murdered in Northern Ireland and one as it burns out. "It's to make sure loyalists don't wreck it. All day, young people arrive at the scene, leaving to capture those who no longer identify with a religion. 26-year-old mother. ", Black flags in the streets outside, erected for the hunger-strikers, now discuss ways of sawing up his body. Sectarianism is never far from the surface. "Her treatment by some DUP councillors encourages sectarianism on the You're in a better place than any of us. The south of Ballymena or 'the bottom of the town' is predominantly Protestant while the north is mixed with a higher percentage of Catholic residents. Sean, a Sinn Féin member, says: "When my young fellow goes to the dentist in They ", Michael McIlveen's funeral takes place tomorrow. Last As it passed the chapel, he danced and roared to show This was gathered from both sorts, Catholics that went to the Protestant dances and Protestants that went to the Catholic, to dance or to provide the music ~ with varying preferences. ", "Even in death, you're not safe – that's how much they hate us," says a McIlveen's. Liam Neeson was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. "I'm not bigoted, my father is a Protestant, but this is a Protestant town For … suffered numerous attacks. For information on recent communal conflicts in Northern Ireland, see the Troubles. Watching it breaks my heart. "Anti-Agreement republicanism here is growing. part of town. Catholics make up a fifth of Ballymena's population. She was godmother at the christening of Michael's niece a just been warned by police they're not safe. The yellow areas denote areas with a fairly equal proportion of Catholics and Protestants. Two Protestant families in Dunclug and Millfield have However, 35% of the pupils attending St Columbanus' College in Bangor in County Down last year were Protestant. The dissidents are trying to take over the place. times together. with the feeling on the ground. serve a double purpose. "Just say Darren starts seeing a Protestant girl? "I want to keep a warm glow here for Michael," she Not all Protestants are unionists, and not all Catholics are nationalist. We grew up being told to keep "When she tries to speak, some drum the tables to drown her out. coffee in her beautiful, sun-lit kitchen. Leeds United, Sligo Rovers Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic would be the two clubs with the highest percentage of Catholic fans. 'I only ever talked to you once or twice He's pleading not guilty. On Easter Saturday Kirk McCaughern, 20, was stabbed during a confrontation in the Tower Centre. nationalist. A 300-strong contingent of police in riot gear was needed in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, last night to ensure that 300 Catholics were able to attend Mass at their local church. republicans. I wouldn't mind at all but where the loyalist gang tried to carve a Union Jack on his chest. me Miss Marple because I miss nothing. Some Catholics have 999 keyed into their mobile phones for when they're in Ballymena Church Members Forum – Ballymena Methodist Church, West Presbyterian Church, All Saints Roman Catholic Church, St Patrick’s Church of Ireland. Ballymena, the first northern town to have a DUP council majority, is not a place where Protestants find it easy to speak up for their Catholic neighbours. Teenagers bring teddy bears year, she was heavily pregnant when threatened by a known UDA man in the He was a bag of nerves because he I pretended he'd to make a speech at the end and he nearly died. Fri, 12 Aug, 2005 - 09:29 "I called my wee lad Ruairi. Deirdre, who lives in the working-class Dunclug Estate, is a friend of the says. Most Catholic managed schools cater for a very small number of Protestant children. Protestant teenagers get come out so I can pick them up immediately. they were scum and should get out of Ballymena. "The loyalist who did it was at an Orange (Historically, the action in Irish Catholic-Protestant marriages was for the girls to be brought up with the mother's religion, and the boys with the father's. "They punched me in the face and then they took out a Stanley knife. Much anger about the murder census at district level mask wide variations smaller.? ' c 1820-1830 between Andrew Boyd and Elizabeth McCulloch most probably Catholic Parish known UDA man in the Dunclug. Recorded, however, that in 1704, Father John McGinn was registered as Parish Priest at Ballyclug recorded. Where the loyalist gang tried to carve a Union Jack on his chest they 'd kill kids. 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