In Northern Ireland, authorities decided not to prosecute the Sinn Fein party for their alleged violations of COVID-measures at republican Bobby Storey's funeral last year, and Brexit policies have also contributed to rising tensions, with the Good Friday Agreement threatened by the strained EU-UK trade deal. As a result, violent protests broke out. After several nights of unrest across Northern Ireland, Ruptly went live to document the ongoing riot, while people threw patrol bombs and hurled stones at police officers.—chribren