A Co Armagh man today admitted rioting during serious disorder which broke out an anti-immigration protest in Belfast last summer.
Matthew Brogan, from Drumbeg South in Craigavon, appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court on Monday.
The 28-year old was charged that on August 3 last year he riotously assembled together with others.
When asked by a court clerk how he pleaded, Brogan replied: “Guilty.”
After Brogan pleaded guilty to this charge, a Crown barrister addressed Judge Sandra Crawford and said that a further two counts initially levelled at the defendant were to be ‘left on the books’.
The charges no longer being proceeded with are the theft of a bottle of Pepsi, and aiding and abetting the arson of a Vauxhall Astra, on the same date.
Following the arraignment, Judge Crawford set the date for plea and sentence as June 6.
