The UVF are said by the police to have organised the rioting in East Belfast...

[sandyRoe]

Couldn't the government just throw money at their leadership? That seems to have worked in the past.

http://www.metro.co.u...rapher-is-shot-in-leg

[emmie]

did it, and why don't we drop them like a hot potato and get the hell out of the place.

[Old_Geezer]

I guess because we don't want to be seen as a country that is willing to just give territory away if there is enough violence. It'll only encourage some folk, and there'll be no end to it.

[emmie]

there's no end to it, caught in the middle, the story of Ireland is as old as methuselah, and even with the Peace Accord the factions keep on fighting.

[Zeuhl]

a relatively small number of Youngsters

No jobs - no ambition - but excess energy and testoserone.

Environment provides good opportunity for aggro

[sammmo]

It's there parents fault .. They keep brainwashing them with the catholics hate protestant and vice the versa nonesense..Its the same in scotland..even the football teams ie celtic and rangers hate each other and until the marches and religious clubs like the UVF are banned outlawed. it will always be the same..

[SkellieMonster]

@em10; Mentioning 'Hot Potato' in reference to troubles in Ireland may not be such a good idea!

Although it amused me! :-)

[emmie]

it wasn't intentional, so sorry hope didn't offend anyone in that regard. most of the ancestors seemed to have hailed from that neck of the woods.

[SkellieMonster]

I wasnt't offended! Honest!

And I also have ancestors there (Haggerty)

[emmie]

both sides of the family it would seem, back a ways, but have to do a bit more research before i know exactly who and where.

[ichkeria]

"there'll be no end to it."
There'll certainly be no end to the dumb comments ...

[emmie]

perhaps some people see it that way.