I grew up in the Ballymena area, and much of my family still lives there, so the violence that afflicted the town last week ...

Paul Givan said 84 newcomer children at Harryville Primary School have not been attending, while attendance is at around 65% ...

The minister also highlighted that absence rates at schools closest to the epicentre of the disorder in Ballymena have spiked ...

The rate of pupils missing school has spiked near to where people rioted for several nights in Ballymena, the education ...