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An investigation is under way after an altercation during an Apprentice Boys feeder parade in Rasharkin on Saturday evening, with police reviewing body-worn camera footage to establish exactly what happened. The incident occurred as members of the local Apprentice Boys club and their accompanying band returned to the village on Saturday, 8 August, following the annual Relief of Derry celebrations. Police said a “short altercation” involving some band members and two males too

Rasharkin Orange Hall was attacked with sectarian graffiti overnight. Rasharkin Orange Hall has again been targeted in what unionist representatives have described as a sectarian attack, after graffiti referencing the IRA was sprayed on the building overnight. The latest incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, July 14, has prompted calls for a police investigation and condemnation from political representatives, who say the attack is the latest in a se

Graffiti sprayed outside a local GAA club in Rasharkin Police are investigating two sectarian hate crimes after graffiti was sprayed on both a GAA club and an Orange Hall in Rasharkin within hours of each other, escalating tensions in the North Antrim village ahead of the marching season. The incidents happened on Sunday evening, June 7, with criminal damage reported first at St Mary’s GAC on Townhill Road before a second attack later that night on Rasharkin Orange Hall on Ma

Samuel and Elaine Caldwell (right) with Thomas and Sam Wright (left) and Ballymaconnelly Iceman who was the top price at the Dorset Diamonds Sale making 4,600gns. The 11th annual Dorset Diamonds Spring Sale delivered another standout day for Northern Ireland’s sheep breeding community, with local flocks commanding impressive prices and Ballymena once again at the heart of the action. Held at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Saturday, 28 March 2026, the prestigious sale saw a strin

Pictured: Polish RAF pilot Jerzy Ryszard Tuczemski, local DUP members with North Antrim MLA Paul Frew, and Mr Grzegorz Sala, Consul...

A sectarian hate crime targeting Rasharkin Orange Hall in the early hours of Saturday morning has been condemned by the Police Service of...

Ballymena, affectionately known as the City of the Seven Towers, is poised to host one of Northern Ireland’s much celebrated cultural...

Two cars seized by police teams in Rasharkin, County Antrim. Road Policing Interceptors (Sprucefield) say they were “offering a special 2...

Paul Francis O’Boyle A man has appeared before Belfast Crown Court today, Wednesday 25 September, for the manslaughter of Paul Francis...

The TUV has condemned pro-IRA graffiti which appeared overnight outside Rasharkin Orange Hall. Local councillor Jonathan McAuley said:...

Police are advising road users to expect traffic delays in Rasharkin this Friday 23 August, due to a planned parade. Ballymaconnelly Sons...

Woodland Kitchens facility in Rasharkin, County Antrim Plans for a new storage unit for manufactured products in Rasharkin have been...

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Terrorism Investigation Unit, investigating the activities of the New IRA, are...

Detectives from the Police Service’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, investigating the activities of the New IRA, are carrying out a search...

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan with members of Rasharkin Mother and Toddler Group at the new accessible...

Two people were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle road traffic collision which occurred on Friday evening, on Craig's Road...

Police have confirmed that a man sadly died on Wednesday afternoon following a road traffic collision on Craig's Road, Rasharkin. The...

Plans have been submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council that would see McLaughlin's Corner, a former bar and restaurant in...

Work will begin next week on a scheme to improve the pedestrian access to Rasharkin Community Centre, along with its playpark and MUGA,...

NI Water has begun work this week on the £500,000 upgrade at Moneyleck Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS), located off the Finvoy Road,...