PARADE BANNED FROM CRUMLIN ROAD
One of Northern Ireland's most contentious loyal order marches will not be allowed to pass a nationalist community in Belfast, the Parades Commission has determined.
The Government appointed adjudication body cited the potential for public disorder and negative impact on community relations among its reasons for preventing the July 12 parade proceeding along the Crumlin Road, which is adjacent to the nationalist Ardoyne neighbourhood.
In recent years serious rioting has broken out linked to the evening parade.
In the years when it was given permission to pass the Ardoyne, republicans rioted.
When it was banned last year, loyalists rioted in the nearby unionist community in Woodvale. Loyalists have manned a protest camp at the community interface ever since, requiring a policing operation costing almost £10 million.
The determination comes as the latest round of political talks aimed at resolving outstanding peace process issues, including the thorny problem of parades, are under way at Stormont.
