Ireland
Ardoyne riots cost £1.1m to police
Thursday, 2 September 2010 14:47The cost of policing the riots in the north Belfast area of Ardoyne during four days in July was £1.1m.
The Chief Constable of the PSNI, Matt Baggott, gave details of the bill to members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board in Belfast this afternoon.
Mr Baggott said the overtime bill for policing the trouble in Ardoyne would have funded community policing services in the area for three years.
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