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Councillor Urges Crackdown After Falls Road Fireworks Incident

9/6/2026

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Councillor Paul Doherty urged police to act after 30 youths set off fireworks on Falls Road Saturday.
Residents feared homes would burn and said children young as nine joined.
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers arrived after calls but found no youths.
Doherty blamed illegal suppliers, called for a crackdown, and urged parents to track children.
A social-media video showed a youth throwing a firework toward a crowd and traffic.

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Councillor Paul Doherty urged police to act after 30 youths set off fireworks on Falls Road Saturday.
Residents feared homes would burn and said children young as nine joined.
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers arrived after calls but found no youths.
Doherty blamed illegal suppliers, called for a crackdown, and urged parents to track children.
A social-media video showed a youth throwing a firework toward a crowd and traffic.