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| Castlederg march: Sinn Féin says it will re-route parade | Castlederg march: Sinn Féin says it will re-route parade |
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| The DUP has said Sinn Féin's rerouting of a controversial parade is meaningless. | The DUP has said Sinn Féin's rerouting of a controversial parade is meaningless. |
| Sinn Féin had announced that it would re-route the parade it is holding in Castlederg, County Tyrone in August. | Sinn Féin had announced that it would re-route the parade it is holding in Castlederg, County Tyrone in August. |
| The march commemorates the death of two IRA men who died in 1973 when their own bomb exploded prematurely. | The march commemorates the death of two IRA men who died in 1973 when their own bomb exploded prematurely. |
| After unionists called for the parade to be banned, Sinn Féin said the parade would no longer pass the town's cenotaph or Methodist church. | |
| Speaking after a meeting with the Parades Commission, DUP MLA Thomas Buchanan said that would not defuse the situation. | |
| DUP minister Arlene Foster repeated her call to the Parades Commission to ban the 11 August parade. | DUP minister Arlene Foster repeated her call to the Parades Commission to ban the 11 August parade. |
| The DUP said it is seeking a meeting with the chief constable to urge him to take action under legislation to stop the glorification of terrorism. | The DUP said it is seeking a meeting with the chief constable to urge him to take action under legislation to stop the glorification of terrorism. |
| Speaking ahead of a meeting with the Parades Commission, Sinn Féin's Ruairi McHugh said: "Our initiative will consist of choosing to go along John Street which avoids passing the cenotaph and the Methodist church. | Speaking ahead of a meeting with the Parades Commission, Sinn Féin's Ruairi McHugh said: "Our initiative will consist of choosing to go along John Street which avoids passing the cenotaph and the Methodist church. |
| 'Ethnic cleansing' | 'Ethnic cleansing' |
| "On the back of this initiative, we wish to engage with all key stakeholders in relation to the issue of the town centre being designated as a shared space for all traditions, in this mainly nationalist town. | "On the back of this initiative, we wish to engage with all key stakeholders in relation to the issue of the town centre being designated as a shared space for all traditions, in this mainly nationalist town. |
| "There has been around 20 unionist parades through the town centre in 2013 so far without objection, we understand and accept people's Britishness- others need to understand and accept our Irishness." | |
| Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has also written a letter to the commission urging them "not to endorse terrorism" by allowing the parade. | Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has also written a letter to the commission urging them "not to endorse terrorism" by allowing the parade. |
| UUP MLA Ross Hussey said Sinn Féin's offer to reroute the parade was "the party trying to justify the unjustifiable". | UUP MLA Ross Hussey said Sinn Féin's offer to reroute the parade was "the party trying to justify the unjustifiable". |
| "They are trying to parade over the memories of IRA victims," he said. | "They are trying to parade over the memories of IRA victims," he said. |
| "This situation has been choreographed by Sinn Féin and their proposal to re-route the IRA commemoration parade is part of that choreography. | "This situation has been choreographed by Sinn Féin and their proposal to re-route the IRA commemoration parade is part of that choreography. |
| "Sinn Féin knew right from the start that this parade would cause offence to the victims of IRA terrorism and the wider community. | "Sinn Féin knew right from the start that this parade would cause offence to the victims of IRA terrorism and the wider community. |
| "It is simply impossible for Sinn Féin to justify the unjustifiable. It is repugnant to hold a parade to celebrate the actions of terrorists and calls into question Sinn Féin's commitment to 'reconciliation'." | "It is simply impossible for Sinn Féin to justify the unjustifiable. It is repugnant to hold a parade to celebrate the actions of terrorists and calls into question Sinn Féin's commitment to 'reconciliation'." |