List of Northern Ireland riots


The following are a list of riots that have occurred in Northern Ireland.
NameDatesLocationsCauseDeathsWoundedRef
12 July – August 1935BelfastTensions between Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics9Unknown
1969 Northern Ireland riots12–16 August 1969Mainly Derry, Belfast, Newry, Armagh, Crossmaglen, Dungannon, Coalisland, DungivenNorthern Ireland civil rights movement8750+
1997 Northern Ireland riots6–11 July 1997Irish nationalist districts of Northern IrelandThe Troubles2162+
Holy Cross dispute19 June 2001 – 11 January 2002Ardoyne, BelfastTensions between Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics0170+
July 2001 Belfast riots12 July 2001BelfastTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists0113+
November 2001 Belfast riots11 November & 16–17 November 2001BelfastTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists028+
2005 Belfast riots10 – 12 September 2005Belfast and County AntrimTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists081
2010 Northern Ireland riots11–15 July 2010Belfast, Derry, and County ArmaghTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists083
2011 Northern Ireland riots20 June – 16 July 2011Belfast, Portadown, Newry, Ballyclare, Larne, Derry, BallymenaTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists0300
2012 North Belfast riots12 July, 25 August, and 2–4 September 2012BelfastTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists092
Belfast City Hall flag protests3 December 2012 – 30 November 2013BelfastBelfast City Council voting to limit the number of days the Union Jack was flown from Belfast City Hall0157
2013 Belfast riots12–17 July & 9 August 2013BelfastTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists090+
2018 Derry riots8–13 July 2018DerryTensions between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalistsUncertainUncertain
2021 Northern Ireland riots30 March – 9 April 2021Belfast, Carrickfergus, and DerryNorthern Ireland Protocol, the funeral of Bobby Storey, and the COVID-19 pandemic088
2025 Ballymena riots9 June – 18 June 2025Ballymena, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Lisburn and NewtownabbeyAlleged attempted rape of a girl by two Romanian teenagers, anti-immigration032