A Northern Ireland police officer puts a bandage on a press photographer's leg after he was shot by a rioter in East Belfast
Niall Carson who was shot in the leg during the second night of Belfast rioting.
Niall Carson who was shot in the leg during the second night of Belfast rioting.
Loyalist rioters throw petrol bombs towards the mainly Catholic Short Strand area of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June, 21, 2011. Northern Ireland police faced a second night of attacks from rioters in east Belfast Tuesday, where sectarian rioting saw two people shot and homes attacked with gasoline bombs the previous night. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Loyalist rioters attack police in east Belfast last night
Loyalist rioters attack police in east Belfast last night
Loyalist rioters attack police in east Belfast last night
PSNI officers in east Belfast last night
A PSNI officer puts a bandage on a press photographer's leg after he was shot by a rioter
Loyalist rioters attack police in east Belfast last night
Loyalist rioters attack Police vehicle in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June, 21, 2011. Northern Ireland police faced a second night of attacks from rioters in east Belfast Tuesday, where sectarian rioting saw two people shot and homes attacked with gasoline bombs the previous night. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Loyalist rioters attack police in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, June, 22, 2011. Rioting began for the second night between Catholic and Protestant gangs. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Loyalist rioter throws a firework towards the mainly Catholic Short Strand area of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June, 21, 2011
Loyalist rioters attack police vehicles in east Belfast last night
Loyalist rioters throw petrol bombs towards the mainly Catholic Short Strand area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June, 21, 2011
Lower Newtownards Road resident Anne-Marie Shanks pictured at the front of her, which faces the Short Strand, beside windows which were smashed during the trouble.
Clear up after overnight trouble in east Belfast.
Clear up after overnight trouble in east Belfast.
Homes in east Belfast's Short Strand area have been attacked by a large groups of rioters
Homes in east Belfast's Short Strand area have been attacked by a large groups of rioters
Homes in east Belfast's Short Strand area have been attacked by a large groups of rioters
Homes in east Belfast's Short Strand area have been attacked by a large groups of rioters
Homes in east Belfast's Short Strand area have been attacked by a large groups of rioters
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
The annual Tour of the North Orange Order parade, Belfast, June 2011
27 June 2011
Once again I have had to walk into my office to a barrage of questions from my German colleagues about the troubles in Northern Ireland.
Once again I try to briefly explain the effects European politics since the time of Henry VIII have had on our little Island.
The recent violence in east Belfast is once again an embarrassment for all Irish people.
The marching season is approaching and once more a minority of people have dragged the Irish reputation through the mud.
It shames me to see such scenes. Ireland has had, God knows, more than its share of problems.
Yet, rather than do something about this, a few individuals feel its more important to sully our good name by attacking each other for something that started hundreds of years ago.
You are all Christians and Irishmen.
Please stop the violence and get on with your lives. Stop making the rest of us look bad.
Life is hard enough without creating problems where none should actually exist.
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