Members of a loyalist marching band have been filmed fighting outside an Irish bar in Liverpool city centre by shocked members of the public.

Members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry were filmed marching along Renshaw Street in Liverpool late yesterday evening.

Scuffles broke out as the parade passed the Liffey Irish bar.

Wintesses said members of a loyalist marching band were involved in scuffles outside the Liffey Irish Bar on Renshaw Street in LIverpool City Centre yesterday evening

Police confirmed they were called to an incident during the march last night in Liverpool

A number of loyalist bands took part in an impromptu march yesterday evening

Witnesses said the first they knew of the march is when they heard loud drumming

The band appeared to be playing loyalist song 'The Sash my Father Wore' when the violence erupted.

Merseyside police said they were contacted around 7.25pm with reports of a disturbance on Renshaw Street.

A spokesman said: '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.'

It is understood the march was a response to Prime Minister Theresa May's request for the DUP to support her government.

A video of the incident was captured by Beth Redmond who posted a video, which has been viewed more than 350,000 times on Facebook.

A video of the violent scenes was viewed more than 350,000 times on Facebook

Witnesses said the atmosphere on the street at the time of the march was 'tense'

Merseyside Police said two men were arrested following the disturbances last night

Ms Redmond told the Liverpool Echo: 'It was about 7.30pm and we were in Renshaw Street when we heard all these drums.

'I turned and immediately saw the union flags and realised it must be a protestant march. I don’t know who started the fighting but it happened outside the Liffey pub - there were people pouring drinks over people’s heads and fighting and there were glasses being smashed.

'They had to shut the pub and some of the marchers were banging on the windows and being threatening. The police came but the fighting seemed to move up the road. I didn’t actually hear anything political being said - there was mainly just shouting and swearing.'

Ms Redmond described the atmosphere in the area during the confrontation as 'tense'.

Meanwhile, the Orange Order in Portadown wants the DUP to petition PM Theresa May to remove the ban on their march down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road.

The organisation has been banned from marching through the nationalist area following repeated riots during the late 1990s and early 2000s.