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25/04/2005
Old Firm fans clash on Troon-Larne ferry
Rival football fans returning on a ferry from Scotland to Northern Ireland at the weekend have violently clashed.
Up to 100 Celtic and Rangers fans were involved in fighting which took place on the ferry shortly after leaving Troon on Sunday evening.
Police boarded the boat when it docked in Larne at about 9.45pm and arrested three men and one woman for assault and disorderly behaviour. Two crew members received treatment for minor injuries.
Earlier in the day rival supporters of both clubs clashed at the junction of Cromac Street and Ormeau Avenue in Belfast. One police officer received a minor leg injury and three police vehicles were damaged. A man and a woman were arrested.
Police believe youths from the Markets and Donegall Pass areas were involved in the disturbances, which lasted several hours.
(MB/SP)
Up to 100 Celtic and Rangers fans were involved in fighting which took place on the ferry shortly after leaving Troon on Sunday evening.
Police boarded the boat when it docked in Larne at about 9.45pm and arrested three men and one woman for assault and disorderly behaviour. Two crew members received treatment for minor injuries.
Earlier in the day rival supporters of both clubs clashed at the junction of Cromac Street and Ormeau Avenue in Belfast. One police officer received a minor leg injury and three police vehicles were damaged. A man and a woman were arrested.
Police believe youths from the Markets and Donegall Pass areas were involved in the disturbances, which lasted several hours.
(MB/SP)
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