A Derry City and Strabane District Councillor is calling on a crackdown on the illegal sale of fireworks, following a number of incidents in Creggan as well as other parts of Derry City.
Sinn Féin’s Emma McGinley says that in one particular recent incident, a firework was thrown into a shop which subsequently then hit a customer, leaving the person badly shaken.
She says that the discharge of illegal fireworks is causing massive noise disruption for local residents in the Creggan area, and that it’s only a matter of time before the use of these fireworks causes a serious injury or even worse…
