Is peace under threat in Northern Ireland?
On Good Friday, violence on a scale that hadn鈥檛 been seen in years erupted in a corner of Belfast. Tanya Beckett asks if the fragile peace in Northern Ireland is under threat.
It was on Good Friday, 2nd of April 2021, that rioting erupted in a corner of Northern Ireland鈥檚 vibrant capital Belfast. In days, violence spread. It was on a scale that hadn鈥檛 been seen for years. With fears of a return to the troubled period of violence from Northern Ireland鈥檚 past, Tanya Beckett asks if the fragile peace is under threat.
Produced by Beth Sagar-Fenton and Soila Apparicio.
'A previous version of this programme gave an incorrect title to Northern Ireland鈥檚 First Minister Arlene Foster this has been corrected.'
(Nationalists attack police on Springfield Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 08 2021. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
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