VANDALISM of an Orange hall near Lisburn has been labelled an "absolutely disgraceful sectarian attack".
Sectarian graffiti was daubed on Derriaghy Orange Hall at the weekend and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the front of the building was defaced.
Republican slogans were also sprayed on nearby premises.
It is believed the vandalism happened on Saturday night.
Police are treating it as a hate crime and have appealed for information.
It is the ninth reported attack on Orange Order property so far this year, and the third in three weeks following separate incidents in Wattlebridge, Co Fermanagh, and nearby Glenavy.
An Orange Order spokesman said those responsible for the Derriaghy attack "should be ashamed of their actions".
“It is no coincidence such criminality should occur on the weekend of the Queen’s official 90th birthday celebrations," he said.
“The intolerant and ignorant delinquents behind this attack have nothing to offer our society going forward."
DUP councillor Jonathan Craig described it as a "absolutely disgraceful sectarian attack" on a facility used by all sides of the community.
Mr Craig added that he was surprised it was targeted, given good relationships in the area.
