Violence forces couple out of Antrim home

A Catholic couple are leaving their home in the Co Antrim village of Ahoghill after it was paint-bombed by loyalists last night.

Pat McGaughey and her husband Mike are preparing to sell up and move out of their house of the last eight years.

The couple's hall and living room were badly damaged in last night's attack, during which several paint-filled bottles were thrown through the windows.

The incident was the latest in a spate of sectarian attacks against Catholics in the north Antrim area over recent weeks.

Sinn Féin is vowing to raise the matter with the Irish Government.

The SDLP, meanwhile, has accused unionists and the British government of pretending violence isn't happening.