{"id":80290,"date":"2026-07-19T11:52:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/west-belfast-politicians-condemn-scenes-of-disorder-on-stewartstown-road\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T11:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:52:56","slug":"west-belfast-politicians-condemn-scenes-of-disorder-on-stewartstown-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/west-belfast-politicians-condemn-scenes-of-disorder-on-stewartstown-road\/","title":{"rendered":"West Belfast: Politicians condemn scenes of disorder on Stewartstown Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Disorder which broke out in a part of west Belfast has been branded &#8220;absolute chaos&#8221; and &#8220;disgraceful&#8221;.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police closed off a section of the Stewartstown Road in west Belfast on Saturday night due to &#8220;large crowds&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Videos and pictures posted on social media show youths on top of police Land Rovers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sinn F\u00e9in assembly member Danny Baker said the &#8220;main thoroughfare was shut down by large groups of young people determined to cause chaos and destruction&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Anti-social behaviour has been an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwykqzlyqw0o\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">ongoing problem in the area<\/a> and last week police said they were increasing patrols following reports of stones and bottles being thrown at flats and buses along the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Baker continued: &#8220;What we witnessed on the Stewartstown Road last night was absolutely disgraceful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Residents and businesses were once again hemmed in, while youth workers were threatened by sinister elements standing on the sidelines of the disorder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This is not the Colin [Glen] I know, the Colin I represent or the Colin I love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sinn F\u00e9in MP Paul Maskey, who represents west Belfast, said the &#8220;people of Colin deserve better&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Those intent on disrupting residents, closing off a key thoroughfare connecting communities and intimidating youth workers offer nothing for our community,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m urging those responsible to stop this madness before someone is seriously injured or worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Independent councillor Paul Doherty said the Stewartstown Road was &#8220;absolute chaos&#8221; again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The place is out of control,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Those involved are showing complete disregard for their own community and for everyone who lives here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;How any parent can be unaware of where their children are during all of this and not act immediately is beyond me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Doherty called for decisive action, adding that the current approach to the issue was not working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He took to social media to thank the council staff who were out first thing on Sunday morning to clean up the mess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8enkde2lnyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disorder which broke out in a part of west Belfast has been branded &#8220;absolute chaos&#8221; and &#8220;disgraceful&#8221;. Police closed off a section of the Stewartstown Road in west Belfast on Saturday night due to &#8220;large crowds&#8221;. Videos and pictures posted on social media show youths on top of police Land Rovers. 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