TWO MEN were arrested following a disturbance during a loyalist march outside an Irish pub in Liverpool.
The fight broke out as the march, organised by the Apprentice Boys of Derry and supported by other loyalist bands, was parading through Renshaw Street, on Saturday evening, June 10.
Footage of the march shows the paraders marching down Renshaw St, before loud shouts are heard from the direction of the Irish bar, The Liffey bar.
An eyewitness to the incident described seeing up to 20 people violently fighting.
"Just as we got round the corner they walked past an Irish bar called the Liffey and I'm not sure who it was who initiated it, whether people came out of the pub or they went into the pub, but they started fighting each other.
"People were throwing beers all over each other, it got quite violent.
"The police came, but the fight moved up the road a little bit. I think eventually it must have dispersed but it was very tense."
The Liffey Bar. (Picture: Google Maps)The Liffey bar did not wish to comment on the incident but reiterated that it took place outside the pub and not on the premises.
Irish Republican group, Cairde na hÉireann condemned the incident saying: "It is clear that the organisers lost control of their supporters when they targeted The Liffey Irish bar on Renshaw Street.
"During the past 10 years this bar is annually targeted by loyalists during this specific parade as almost every band plays The Sash My Father Wore as they pass by."
The Apprentice Boys of Derry are expected to make a statement on the incident tomorrow.
In a statement, Merseyside Police confirmed they had been called to reports of a disturbance on Saturday evening shortly before 7.30pm.
"A male was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and a second male was arrested for a public order offence.
"There were no reports of anyone being injured," the statement added.
Watch footage of the incident here...
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