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| Unionists: Orange Order should talk to Belfast nationalists | |
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| The Orange Order has been asked by its supporters to speak to a nationalist residents' group at a north Belfast flashpoint that has seen serious rioting linked to the parading issue. | |
| Unionists living close to Ardoyne made the call ahead of a 12 July parade. | |
| They said it followed recent "peaceful parades" in north Belfast. | They said it followed recent "peaceful parades" in north Belfast. |
| The Twaddell & Woodvale Residents Association said they were calling for three local lodges to engage directly with a nationalist residents' group. | The Twaddell & Woodvale Residents Association said they were calling for three local lodges to engage directly with a nationalist residents' group. |
| The group said they hoped to build on the "positive environment". | The group said they hoped to build on the "positive environment". |
| The statement only made reference to discussions with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents' Association (CARA). | The statement only made reference to discussions with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents' Association (CARA). |
| Orange response | Orange response |
| It is one of two residents' groups that opposed parades at Ardoyne in the past. | It is one of two residents' groups that opposed parades at Ardoyne in the past. |
| There was no mention of the second group, the Greater Ardoyne Residents' Collective (GARC). | There was no mention of the second group, the Greater Ardoyne Residents' Collective (GARC). |
| There was no immediate response from the Orange Order, although it is thought the organisation may respond on Friday. | There was no immediate response from the Orange Order, although it is thought the organisation may respond on Friday. |
| There has been serious violence at Ardoyne in previous years after opposition to the Twelfth feeder parade in the area. | There has been serious violence at Ardoyne in previous years after opposition to the Twelfth feeder parade in the area. |
| Nationalists have always called for face-to-face talks in an attempt to come to a local agreement. | Nationalists have always called for face-to-face talks in an attempt to come to a local agreement. |
| CARA has welcomed the initiative. The group is meeting later and is expected to issue a further statement then. GARC residents' group could not be contacted for comment on Thursday evening. | CARA has welcomed the initiative. The group is meeting later and is expected to issue a further statement then. GARC residents' group could not be contacted for comment on Thursday evening. |
| The Unionist residents' initiative was welcomed by Rev Heather Morris, president of the Methodist Church in Ireland. | |
| "I would, with the residents' association, encourage the three local Orange lodges to engage directly with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents' Association ahead of the Twelfth of July parades," she said. | "I would, with the residents' association, encourage the three local Orange lodges to engage directly with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents' Association ahead of the Twelfth of July parades," she said. |
| "Such dialogue, if entered into mutually, may indeed prevent a repetition of the yearly riotous situation which surrounds this area of north Belfast. | "Such dialogue, if entered into mutually, may indeed prevent a repetition of the yearly riotous situation which surrounds this area of north Belfast. |
| "Such dialogue could pave the way for a trouble-free day." | "Such dialogue could pave the way for a trouble-free day." |