List of Northern Ireland riots
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The following are a list of riots that have occurred in Northern Ireland.
| Name | Dates | Locations | Cause | Deaths | Wounded | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Northern Ireland riots | 12–16 August 1969 | Mainly Derry, Belfast, Newry, Armagh, Crossmaglen, Dungannon, Coalisland, Dungiven | Tensions between Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics | 8 | 750+ | [1] |
| 1997 Northern Ireland riots | 6–11 July 1997 | Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland | Drumcree conflict (The Troubles) | 2 | 162+ | [2] |
| Holy Cross dispute | 19 June 2001 – 11 January 2002 | Ardoyne, Belfast | Tensions between Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics | 0 | 170+ | [3] |
| July 2001 Belfast riots | 12 July 2001 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 113+ | [4] |
| November 2001 Belfast riots | 11 November & 16–17 November 2001 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 28+ | [5] |
| 2005 Belfast riots | 10 – 12 September 2005 | Belfast and County Antrim | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 81 | [6] |
| 2010 Northern Ireland riots | 11–15 July 2010 | Belfast, Derry, and County Armagh | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 83 | [7] |
| 2011 Northern Ireland riots | 20 June – 16 July 2011 | Belfast, Portadown, Newry, Ballyclare, Larne, Derry, Ballymena | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 300 | [8] |
| 2012 North Belfast riots | 12 July, 25 August, and 2–4 September 2012 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 92 | [9] |
| Belfast City Hall flag protests | 3 December 2012 – 30 November 2013 | Belfast | Belfast City Council voting to limit the number of days the Union Jack was flown from Belfast City Hall | 0 | 157 | [10] |
| 2013 Belfast riots | 12–17 July & 9 August 2013 | Belfast | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | 0 | 90+ | [11] |
| 2018 Derry riots | 8–13 July 2018 | Derry | Tensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists | Uncertain | Uncertain | [12] |
| 2021 Northern Ireland riots | 30 March – 9 April 2021 | Belfast, Carrickfergus, and Derry | Northern Ireland Protocol, the funeral of Bobby Storey, and the COVID-19 pandemic | 0 | 88 | [13] |
| 2025 Ballymena riots | 9 June – 18 June 2025 | Ballymena, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Lisburn and Newtownabbey | Alleged attempted rape of a girl by two Romanian teenagers, anti-immigration | 0 | 32 | [14] |
| 2026 Northern Ireland riots | 9 June 2026 | Various places around Northern Ireland, particularly Belfast | Stabbing attack, Anti-immigration sentiment | 0 | Uncertain | [15] |