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| Orange Order to meet Ardoyne residents | |
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| The Orange Order has agreed to meet a nationalist residents' group in north Belfast ahead of a 12 July parade. | |
| The Twaddell & Woodvale Residents Association asked three local lodges to engage directly with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents Association. | |
| Unionists living close to Ardoyne asked the Orange Order to meet with their nationalist counterparts. | |
| They made the call following recent peaceful parades in north Belfast. | |
| The group said they hoped to build on the "positive environment". | The group said they hoped to build on the "positive environment". |
| Alfie McCrory, chairman of the Twaddell and Woodvale Residents Association, said they hoped good relations could be developed. | |
| "In the last couple of weeks, we have seen three parades deemed to be contentious all pass off peacefully, we are trying to build on the environment created over the last number of weeks, to encourage respect in this part of north Belfast," he said. | "In the last couple of weeks, we have seen three parades deemed to be contentious all pass off peacefully, we are trying to build on the environment created over the last number of weeks, to encourage respect in this part of north Belfast," he said. |
| "We are trying to be pro-active rather than reactive. | "We are trying to be pro-active rather than reactive. |
| "Every other year we wait until there is trouble and violence and we suffer for two days and then we try to get it fixed up, so we are trying to be pro-active this year." | "Every other year we wait until there is trouble and violence and we suffer for two days and then we try to get it fixed up, so we are trying to be pro-active this year." |
| The statement released by the Twaddell and Woodvale residents only made reference to discussions with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents' Association (CARA). | The statement released by the Twaddell and Woodvale residents 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. There was no mention of the second group, the Greater Ardoyne Residents' Collective (GARC). | 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). |
| The Orange Order, issued a statement on Friday morning giving their full backing the local lodges who will be involved in the talks. | |
| "The County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast respects and supports their Ligoniel lodges in this decision. | |
| "The three lodges concerned have agreed along with the local community to enter into direct talks with the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents Association. | |
| "This initiative builds on the success of the Comprehensive Template and is further evidence that the Orange family is committed to working towards peaceful resolutions." | |
| Father Gary Donegan, from Holy Cross Church in Ardoyne said the residents' move was to be welcomed. | Father Gary Donegan, from Holy Cross Church in Ardoyne said the residents' move was to be welcomed. |
| "Face-to-face talks have to be welcomed," he said. | "Face-to-face talks have to be welcomed," he said. |
| "There is a slight sense that it is late for the Twelfth, but the most positive thing is that people are calling for this and it is something we have wanted for a long time. The whole community will welcome the fact that progress has been made and we are waiting to see how it will develop." | "There is a slight sense that it is late for the Twelfth, but the most positive thing is that people are calling for this and it is something we have wanted for a long time. The whole community will welcome the fact that progress has been made and we are waiting to see how it will develop." |
| 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. | |
| The Unionist residents' initiative was welcomed by Rev Heather Morris, president of the Methodist Church in Ireland. | 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." |