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| Ruling is made on Rasharkin march | Ruling is made on Rasharkin march |
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| The Parades Commission has again ruled in favour of a contested march in Rasharkin, County Antrim. | The Parades Commission has again ruled in favour of a contested march in Rasharkin, County Antrim. |
| Ballymaconnelly Sons of Conquerors Flute Band and 40 other bands had applied to take part in the parade in the parade on Friday 21 August. | Ballymaconnelly Sons of Conquerors Flute Band and 40 other bands had applied to take part in the parade in the parade on Friday 21 August. |
| They will make their way along Church Road, Main Street, Bridge Street as well as through the Moneyleck area. | They will make their way along Church Road, Main Street, Bridge Street as well as through the Moneyleck area. |
| A protest is expected to be staged by a residents' association based in the village. | A protest is expected to be staged by a residents' association based in the village. |
| There have been sectarian tensions in the area over recent months. | |
| Petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at police during a parade through the village on 13 July, injuring three officers. | |
| Rasharkin Orange Hall has been vandalised on a number of occasions and just last weekend, there were two paint attacks at the building on Main Street. | |
| Sinn Fein MLA Daithi McKay said the Parades Commission's decision was "absolutely ridiculous given the current problems that exist in Rashakin". | |
| He said businesses in the village would have to close and added: "Going on past behaviour at this parade, I have no doubt that many residents will be forced to leave due to intimidation". | |
| However, the DUP Assembly member Ian Paisley Junior said the bands have a right to parade in Rasharkin. | |
| "I think its absolutely essential that the wrong information and deliberate caricature that is being painted of this band competition is dispelled." | |
| He also said that "the suggestion that any of these bands have links with paramilitaries is quiet frankly not true". | |
| The Parades Commission said its ruling specifically states that no paramilitary displays or emblems are included in the parade. | |
| Its also limits the number on protest to 130, including marshalls. |