Social Media: Northern Ireland reacts to Manchester attack

Public figures from right across Northern Ireland have used social media to express their sadness, shock and anger at the Manchester concert attack.

Familiar personalities such as golfer Rory McIlroy, actress Roma Downey and singer-songwriter SOAK (see below) have all used social media service, Twitter, to convey their reaction to the attack which resulted in the death of 22 people.

The attack happened at an Ariana Grande concert in the Manchester Arena on Monday evening.placeholder image
The attack happened at an Ariana Grande concert in the Manchester Arena on Monday evening.
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