Two men fined for anti-Catholic postings on Facebook

Two men in Northern Ireland have been fined for posting anti-Catholic messages on Facebook.

Two men fined for anti-Catholic postings on Facebook

Matthew McKenna, 20, and Dean Boyd, 21, whose partner and child are Catholics, threatened to “kill all taigs [Catholics]” and wrote other religious abuse during the height of the loyalist marching season in Co Antrim last summer.

It was reported to police by Sinn Féin Northern Ireland Assembly member Daithí McKay, who was named by McKenna in one post and who told officers he feared for his family’s safety.

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