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 Saturday February 06, 2010 12:55 by Mairtin Og Meehan - Republican Network for Unity (RNU)
 RNU Speaks about North Death The REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) spokesperson, DANNY MCBREARTY, responding to the concerns of nationalist residents of areas targeted for Orange sectarian parades, asks” whether the DUP has been given ’product’ in the form of changed procedures designed to ease the way for Orange feet to march down nationalist roads.” “Today’s deal undermines the legal procedures and mechanisms which have blocked Orange marches from trampling on nationalist victims on the Garvaghy Road and other although not all routes. The DUP, advised by the Orange Order, demanded and is apparently satisfied that the new arrangements will deliver product
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15parade commission did nothing for ardyone. trouble there every year. reading it there seems to be empisise on dialogue in troubled spots but theres no legislation drawn up yet so to ealry to tell. listening to the shinners was surprised when i heard the parades were included, reading it, think whats in it for them is that its decided here. there game plan seems to be to get as much power devolved here as possible, this might be a double edged sword for them, maybe not, who knows, more likely a government in 2011 is going to fall over a march down the garvaghy rd.
There may well be trouble this summer over parades but that trouble will not be caused by local residents. It will be caused by dissident republicans and the likes of Jim Allister's crowd who between them will stir things up for their own political purposes which have nothing to do with residents rights.
The trouble in Ardoyne last summer was caused by outside agitators brought in by dissident republicans. The march you refer to doesn't go through Ardoyne and the Orange Order don't want it to go through Ardoyne. It goes past the area on a major road by shops and there aren't even any houses! If you lived in Ardoyne the only way you would know the march is happening is if you deliberately left your area and went out to see it! Ardoyne residents have held protests against this parade over the last few years without any trouble. It was only when the dissidents deliberately orchestrated a riot against the wishes of local people that trouble happened last year.
Working class people have a right not to be drawn into conflict over these parades by the unionists and dissident republicans who play "games" that means ordinary people end up the victims. We have to stand up and say no to the sectarians on both sides.
I relly do have to ahve a little giggle when I see things like this - "nationalist roads"
Just becasue you paint them with green, white and orange paint does not give them life in any ethnic, cultural or sectarian sense. The roads are not 'nationalist' - they are simply roads.
Lets not forget the biggest sectarian forces are not Jim Allisters TUV and dissidents republicans but the parties in the Executive. They share responsiblity for the growth of bigots on both sides.
Belfast Resident . Have to agree with you. The only thing worse than the Orange Order who think they have the right to march where they want are the sectarian band-wagon jumper-oners of the opposite side who pretend they are there to support the locals when in fact they are there to vent their own form of ignorance and further their own agenda. The people of the Ardoyne will no doubt be subjected to ignorance and hypocrisy this year again from Unionists and Republicans alike.
Why can't we think using a little imagination for a change.
12th April is the next significant date... and albeit Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson failed to 'Shake hands' they shared 'humour' and what a good place to move forward from.
Last night, Gay Byrne interviewed Former Taoiseach Mr. Ahern. Mr. Ahern gave a good insight into his regard for the Revd. Ian Paisley. It was an evolving acceptance that culminated in an interlude. Mr. Paisley withdrew to say a prayer and Mr. Ahern joined in and this created a foundation for a mutual discussion that led to greater acceptance.....Thankfully.
Discussion needs to take place about the Parades but why not consider a change of Location. Why not focus on the Boyne where history emanates from or even Tara Hill. John Hume spoke of 'Diversity' in unity'. Now it is up to the people of Ireland to make this happen and to include our diaspora in the celbration of a successful forging ahead for Peace on the Island of Ireland.
Musket
Who gave the Musket? When to legends met at a Boyne site? Who are the legends and what is the meaning?
cop on you northern fools,any orange parade is a triumpalist facsist parade and it should be opposed
catch yerselves on for fuck sake,fuck the executive,sort the issue out yerselves,oppose orange marches!!!
Orange men walking down the Garvahy road or elsewhere is in my opinion . no longer the mazor concern. The Stormont show is as shinners have been saying the only show in town and will become the politics of the future. Republicans have lost the war, militarily and politically. What is important is working out where do we go from here? Residents will still prevent unwanted orange secterian marches from going down their streets.
Yeah Cop on!
You said it! How dare the Prods try and celebrate their culture!
Why I was just saying that at the last AOH march I was on - we need to stop them from all this marching and playing instruments and celebrating the events of the past. To hell with talks and reason and working out a peaceful solution to still allow people a chance to celebrate their own culture rubbish. We should just brand them all fascists and deny them the chance to have their own identity. You wouldn't catch us Republicans doing that now, would you?
>You wouldn't catch us Republicans doing that now, would you?
Exactly. Republicans and the AOH dontt march down the Shankill Road. Nor do they want to.
Jerry Cornelius do you think it is okay for the Orange Order to march down the Shankill Road?
Orangemen should be able to march up and down the Shankill and the Newtownards Road or anywhere else as much as they like - day in day out, night and day, as long as the residents agree.
Orangemen should be able to march only where they are welcomed and wanted. I accept that allowing them to express their perverse ideas among themselves may be the lesser evil.
The problems have arisen from trying to stop Organgemen from marching wherever they want. They are apparently slow to assimilate post- WWII ideas as they don't seem to realise their freedom to march stops when it infringes another person's freedom to live and go about his daily business without harrassment and without being subjected to Orange bigotry and triumphalism.
So the residents/shop owners/workers on each street should decide - if they want a march to pass up and down their street , fine. If they don't, fine, then there should not be any march.
By the same token, streets which have never had an Orange parade up and down should be asked if they would like to have one (or more).
My suggestion - wear them out! Keep Orangemen marching non-stop where they are welcomed and wanted: When they get tired of it or the residents do, or their shoe leather wears out and the Lambeg drummers can no longer lift their arms, maybe they'll give us all peace!
Apartheid is alive and well it would seem
Ban all Orange marches and all other sectarian parades - I don't care what colour/religious persuasion a sectarian march dresses itself up as, if it is sectarian - and openly triumphs over the deaths of others - rejoices in the historic ethnic cleansing and suffering of its neighbours - then the decent thing would be to ban all such marches. All decent people around the world would ban such a sectarian march. It is so embarrassing when genuine decent tourists witness such grotesquely backward hateful events, and deters them from coming back (Orange tourism is always bad tourism!).
I, like the majority of people I know, do not want any sectarian organisation parading openly on public streets here. The Orange Order is full of sectarian bigots and racists, and if there was any decency in Stormont, then all Orange marches and all other sectarian parades would be banned on every street. But, justice will never prevail in the dark halls of Stormont, as they would not know justice if it came up and bit them on their Orange arses!
In connection with celebrations of the "Orange Tradition" in Northern Ireland -- at this particular time of global financial crisis, and in connection with issues raised in this particular Indymedia (Ireland) Article -- some people may wish to study and reflect on the claimed involvement of the "Money Changers" (or "Bangsters" as they are often referred to these days) with the origins of the "Orange Order".
King William of Orange was a Dutchman, and (it is alleged) an agent of the Wisselbank of Amsterdam.
King William Of Orange, Wisselbank of Amsterdam: http://tinyurl.com/ya4j2g5