It comes ahead of the annual marking of the 1916 Easter Rising which led to the independence of the Republic of Ireland from British rule in 1922. “Whilst we’ll keep an open mind in this investigation, we very much suspect that it is dissident republican terrorists involved, and I suspect that this is a sad and futile attempt to make themselves relevant as we move towards Easter,” Mr Henderson said. Mr Henderson said: “That’s not something to be shirked away from nor something that we do not see as part of our daily policing. “Sadly this attack was something that we have prepared for, to anticipate as part of policing here in Northern Ireland, very sadly. “An attack like this is thankfully rare, we know that our staff, not just working here in Lurgan but elsewhere, will be worried and concerned about the potential for an attack on other premises.

Source: The Herald March 31, 2026 15:02 UTC