“In the early hours of Saturday morning I received a video of a group of young republicans attacking the mostly protestant village of Innishrush in South Londonderry with fireworks and with chants of ” up the ra” and other Republican slogans. While no damage was done, such an incident just before 11pm and a second after midnight was clearly upsetting to residents, particularly the elderly and young children. Simply put, no one deserves to have their lives disrupted in such a fashion. Police were called but no arrests were made.
“Shocking as this behaviour is, it is important to stress that it is nothing new with things like this happening for the past three years around the Halloween period. There has also been attacks and the theft of flags from properties in the village.
“These attacks cannot continue. I encourage the PSNI to step up patrols in the area and make a determined effort to bring those responsible to justice.”