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Tour of the North: Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly says planned protest has been called off | Tour of the North: Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly says planned protest has been called off |
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Sinn Féin's North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly has confirmed a planned residents' protest at Friday's Orange Order Tour of the North parade has been called off. | Sinn Féin's North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly has confirmed a planned residents' protest at Friday's Orange Order Tour of the North parade has been called off. |
The Parades Commission had applied more stringent restrictions to the march than in previous years. | The Parades Commission had applied more stringent restrictions to the march than in previous years. |
On BBC NI's The View, the Orange Order's Mervyn Gibson welcomed the move by the residents. | On BBC NI's The View, the Orange Order's Mervyn Gibson welcomed the move by the residents. |
However, he said it was still unhappy with the Commission's determination. | However, he said it was still unhappy with the Commission's determination. |
He said the Order hoped to seek a judicial review on Friday. | He said the Order hoped to seek a judicial review on Friday. |
Mr Kelly described the move by the residents as "helpful". | |
As with last year's parade, only the Orangemen and their 13 notified bands can march past St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street in north Belfast. | As with last year's parade, only the Orangemen and their 13 notified bands can march past St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street in north Belfast. |
They must do so to the sound of a single drum beat. | They must do so to the sound of a single drum beat. |
This year, all music must stop 43 metres away from the church so there is no music within earshot of it. | This year, all music must stop 43 metres away from the church so there is no music within earshot of it. |
The planned residents' protest had also been restricted to a maximum of 50 people at two locations. | The planned residents' protest had also been restricted to a maximum of 50 people at two locations. |