Deal reached on Ardoyne parade impasse
A deal has been struck between nationalist residents' group CARA and the Orange Order over a disputed parade route in the Ardoyne area.
A deal has been struck between nationalist residents' group CARA and the Orange Order over a disputed parade route in the Ardoyne area.
More than four hundred police officers were on on duty on Friday evening in Ardoyne, ahead of the agreed Orange Order parade through the area.
The security operation is in place before the last march to the Twadell protest camp and a protest by one republican group opposed to Saturday's parade.
Those involved in securing the deal to end the long running dispute in the area are hoping GARC will call off their protest.
UTV correspondent Sharon O'Neill reports from Ardoyne.
The prominent priest Fr Gary Donegan has said the level of vitriol in a confrontation in Ardoyne was like the Holy Cross dispute again.
The loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue in north Belfast is being dismantled following Saturday morning's Orange Order parade.
The Parades Commission has granted permission for the Orange Order to parade past Ardoyne on Saturday.