Ballymena disorder: ‘It is still there and needs dealt with and changed, so we don’t have a repeat’

While the violence may have ended, many ethnic minority residents who were targeted have fled the town and some say the root causes of the rioting remain

Ballymena six weeks on: “There are still localised concerns”

The riots which tore through Ballymena have faded from the headlines and, according to one local, “rightly or wrongly, life goes on for most people in the town”.

Nearly two months since the mayhem that was unleashed on the streets, the town is noticeably emptier.