Portadown unrest feared

The North's Economic and Security Minister, Mr Adam Ingram, yesterday expressed his concern about the prospects for shop-owners…

The North's Economic and Security Minister, Mr Adam Ingram, yesterday expressed his concern about the prospects for shop-owners in Portadown, Co Armagh, if unrest and violence continues there. Mr Ingram has accepted an invitation from the Mayor of Craigavon, Alderman Mervyn Carrick, to visit Portadown to discuss the problems faced by local business.

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