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Tour of the North: Planned residents' protest called off | |
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A planned residents' protest at Friday's Tour of the North parade has been called off, the Sinn Féin's North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly has confirmed. | |
The Parades Commission had applied more stringent restrictions to the Orange Order march than in previous years. | |
Part of the north Belfast parade's route passes by St Patrick's Catholic Church on Donegall Street. | |
On BBC Northern Ireland's The View, the Orange Order's Mervyn Gibson welcomed the move by the residents. | |
However, he said the Order was still unhappy with the commission's determination. | |
He said the Order hoped to seek a judicial review on Friday. Mr Gibson said he had had discussions with the parish priest and some parishioners about the parade. | |
Restricted | |
Mr Kelly described the move by the residents as "helpful". | Mr Kelly described the move by the residents as "helpful". |
Previous parades in the area have been contentious and have breached the conditions laid down by the Parades' Commission. | |
As with last year's parade, only the Orangemen and their 13 notified bands can march past St Patrick's Church. | |
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 protest by Carrick Hill residents had also been restricted to a maximum of 50 people at two locations. |