PSNI stock image. Picture: Aodhan Roberts/Belfast Telegraph
An Orange hall has been vandalised in Co Antrim.
Paint was thrown and graffiti daubed on nearby walls at the hall in the village of Rasharkin.
Police are treating the incident as a sectarian hate crime.
The PSNI received a report of criminal damage caused to the hall in the Main Street area of Rasharkin shortly after 1.20am this morning.
Paint had been thrown over the front of the building and graffiti daubed on walls opposite.
District Commander for Causeway Coast and Glens, Superintendent Sinead McIldowney said: “We are treating this criminal damage as a sectarian-motivated hate crime.
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“The Police Service condemns all sectarian hate crime and criminal damage caused to any property is absolutely unacceptable.
“We will thoroughly investigate this matter and would appeal to anyone with information to contact us on 101, quoting reference 177 of 12/07/25.
“Our officers will continue to proactively patrol the area and engage with the local community around any concerns they may have.”