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Thousands at Royal Black parades in Northern Ireland Band defies ruling on marching past Catholic church
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Thousands of members of the Royal Black Institution are taking part in parades at six locations in Northern Ireland. A loyalist band filmed playing an alleged sectarian song outside a Catholic church in Belfast has defied a ruling not to pass the same church.
The Parades Commission barred the Young Conway Volunteers band from marching past St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street.
Other bands restricted to playing a single drum beat along that part of the route also breached that ruling.
There has been minor trouble along the route.
Young Conway Volunteers, a Shankill Road-based band, was filmed walking around in circles outside the church on 12 July but said it was "pure chance" that they had come to a halt there.
The band also said at the time that it was not playing the Famine Song, an anti-Irish song that originated in Glasgow.
The Royal Black Institution is parading at six locations across Northern Ireland on Saturday.
About 17,000 members are parading in Belfast, Larne, Ballynahinch, Portrush, Cookstown and Plumbridge.About 17,000 members are parading in Belfast, Larne, Ballynahinch, Portrush, Cookstown and Plumbridge.
The City of Belfast Grand Black Chapter demonstration is being held in the city for the first time. Previously, the Belfast parade was held in various provincial towns.The City of Belfast Grand Black Chapter demonstration is being held in the city for the first time. Previously, the Belfast parade was held in various provincial towns.
This year, it is marking the centenary of the signing of the Ulster Convenant.This year, it is marking the centenary of the signing of the Ulster Convenant.
About 63 preceptories are expected to be on parade in the city, including 2,300 members of the institution. They are being accompanied by 33 bands. About 63 preceptories are on parade in the city, including 2,300 members of the institution. They are being accompanied by 33 bands.
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The procession route is along Clifton Street, Donegall Street, Royal Avenue, Donegall Place, Donegall Square North, City Hall, Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Bridge Street, Waring Street, Lower Donegall Street, St. Anne's Cathedral, Donegall Street, Royal Avenue, North Street, Peters Hill, Shankill Road, Lanark Way, Mayo Street and Ainsworth Avenue.The procession route is along Clifton Street, Donegall Street, Royal Avenue, Donegall Place, Donegall Square North, City Hall, Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Bridge Street, Waring Street, Lower Donegall Street, St. Anne's Cathedral, Donegall Street, Royal Avenue, North Street, Peters Hill, Shankill Road, Lanark Way, Mayo Street and Ainsworth Avenue.
The Parades Commission has barred the Young Conway Volunteers band from passing St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street. It follows an incident on the 12 July when the band was filmed playing a sectarian song outside the church.
All other bands are restricted to playing a single drum beat on this part of the route.
There have also been restrictions on music being played during the feeder parade past the Ardoyne shops and past Catherine Court off the Shore Road.There have also been restrictions on music being played during the feeder parade past the Ardoyne shops and past Catherine Court off the Shore Road.
A number of residents' associations have been granted permission to hold protests at the parades.A number of residents' associations have been granted permission to hold protests at the parades.
The Royal Black Institution in Belfast criticised the Parades Commission's rulings.The Royal Black Institution in Belfast criticised the Parades Commission's rulings.
In a statement, it said: "The time has long past when the commission should be confined to the dustbin of history.In a statement, it said: "The time has long past when the commission should be confined to the dustbin of history.
"They are parasites living on the misery their determinations bring to communities as they propagate cultural apartheid and exercise a Stalinist like desire to control and dictate cultural expression.""They are parasites living on the misery their determinations bring to communities as they propagate cultural apartheid and exercise a Stalinist like desire to control and dictate cultural expression."
The Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective, which opposes parading by loyal orders along a contentious stretch of the Crumlin Road, at Ardoyn shops, also criticised the commission.The Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective, which opposes parading by loyal orders along a contentious stretch of the Crumlin Road, at Ardoyn shops, also criticised the commission.
In a statement, it said: "These contentious marches only serve to poison community relations and further alienate and polarise our peoples, and all just to pander to the will of a few bigots who use culture as an excuse to mask and impose their outdated and obsolete triumphalism upon our community."In a statement, it said: "These contentious marches only serve to poison community relations and further alienate and polarise our peoples, and all just to pander to the will of a few bigots who use culture as an excuse to mask and impose their outdated and obsolete triumphalism upon our community."
The statement said the march was not welcome on the stretch of road past Ardoyne shops and an alternative route should be used.The statement said the march was not welcome on the stretch of road past Ardoyne shops and an alternative route should be used.