Tensions in Ardoyne ahead of the Orange Order’s annual march past nationalist homes could be “cut
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Timeline to 12th turmoil
Less than 24 hours to go before a controversial Orange Order parade through Ardoyne, fears are
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Fears in Crumlin ahead of march
Tension is building in Crumlin ahead of the largest-ever Orange parade through the County Antrim town on July Twelfth. The Orange Order plans to bring at least 50 bands and over 1,000 followers into the mainly nationalist town, effectively closing Crumlin down for the day.
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Mild manners don’t hide bigotry or revisionism
There’s something about Church of Ireland people that I tend to like. The late Canon Eric Elliot, for example, whom I knew reasonably well, was as modest and Christian a man as you could encounter.
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Park named after King Billy will close on Twelfth due to behaviour of Orange followers
TWELFTH of July celebrations have been banned from a South Belfast park named after and dedicated to Orange Order icon King William.
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Unionist committee runs risk of hindering progress
In this paper last July, South Belfast MLA Conall McDevitt penned a piece about the aftermath of the annual Orange procession through (increasingly nationalist) South Belfast.
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