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| Orange Order parade passes peacefully in Belfast | Orange Order parade passes peacefully in Belfast |
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| The most contentious Orange Order parade of Northern Ireland's marching season has passed off peacefully. | The most contentious Orange Order parade of Northern Ireland's marching season has passed off peacefully. |
| A huge contingent of riot police – some of whom came from English constabularies – separated a small dissident republican protest from Orangemen and their supporters passing along the Crumlin Road in Belfast on Friday morning. | A huge contingent of riot police – some of whom came from English constabularies – separated a small dissident republican protest from Orangemen and their supporters passing along the Crumlin Road in Belfast on Friday morning. |
| There was also no trouble at another flashpoint outside St Patrick's Catholic church although protesting Catholic residents alleged that Orangemen hurled sectarian abuse in their direction with one shouting: "Stick a poker up the pope's hole." | There was also no trouble at another flashpoint outside St Patrick's Catholic church although protesting Catholic residents alleged that Orangemen hurled sectarian abuse in their direction with one shouting: "Stick a poker up the pope's hole." |
| The Orange Order is banned from the return leg of the journey past Ardoyne, which presents the police with a major security challenge if the loyalists decide to force their way through or hold disruptive protests in the north of the city later in the evening. | The Orange Order is banned from the return leg of the journey past Ardoyne, which presents the police with a major security challenge if the loyalists decide to force their way through or hold disruptive protests in the north of the city later in the evening. |
| Around 30,000 Orangemen and their supporters are taking part in about 550 parades across Northern Ireland, the majority of which will be entirely peaceful. | Around 30,000 Orangemen and their supporters are taking part in about 550 parades across Northern Ireland, the majority of which will be entirely peaceful. |
| Two Belfast Orange bands passing by St Patrick's church unfurled new banners dedicated to the memory of the soldier Lee Rigby, who is being buried on Friday. | Two Belfast Orange bands passing by St Patrick's church unfurled new banners dedicated to the memory of the soldier Lee Rigby, who is being buried on Friday. |
| Among those following the march past Ardoyne was the former EastEnders star Ross Kemp, who is in Belfast filming a documentary for Sky 1. Kemp told the Guardian that reports that he had helped light a loyalist bonfire on the eve of 12 July Orange celebrations were "total bullshit". Kemp said he hoped for a peaceful day on the climax of the Ulster loyalist marching season. | Among those following the march past Ardoyne was the former EastEnders star Ross Kemp, who is in Belfast filming a documentary for Sky 1. Kemp told the Guardian that reports that he had helped light a loyalist bonfire on the eve of 12 July Orange celebrations were "total bullshit". Kemp said he hoped for a peaceful day on the climax of the Ulster loyalist marching season. |
| On Thursday the Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, insisted she had no powers to overturn a ruling that bans Orangemen and their supporters from returning past the flashpoint in Belfast. | |
| The body that adjudicates on controversial parades in the province, the Parades Commission, has ruled that a feeder parade from Ligoniel past the nationalist Ardoyne area cannot return by the same route after the main 12 July celebrations in the city to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. | The body that adjudicates on controversial parades in the province, the Parades Commission, has ruled that a feeder parade from Ligoniel past the nationalist Ardoyne area cannot return by the same route after the main 12 July celebrations in the city to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. |
| The secretary of state said she could only intervene if Matt Baggott, chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, requested that she do so, which appeared unlikely at this stage. | The secretary of state said she could only intervene if Matt Baggott, chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, requested that she do so, which appeared unlikely at this stage. |
| The commission's decision came under fire from the Orange Order and loyalists who were considering how to react to the ruling. | The commission's decision came under fire from the Orange Order and loyalists who were considering how to react to the ruling. |
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