The Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, informed the Policing Board that such trouble could be a ploy to draw officers into gun or bomb attacks. This latest warning comes after MI5 raised Northern Ireland’s terrorism threat level to severe in February 2023, indicating a high likelihood of an attack.
Events are being organized to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which brought an end to the 30 years of the Troubles, a violent conflict that claimed over 3,500 lives. Mr Byrne stressed that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) had made temporary changes to shifts to put more officers onto frontline duties in anticipation of trouble.
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