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.
Politicians at Stormont have stood in solidarity with Fr Gary Donegan, following the weekend’s events at Ardoyne.
SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon said he has "responded with dignity and you would expect nothing less."
The UUP MLA Doug Beattie said Fr Gary Donegan "showed incredible courage and incredible leadership where he was receiving verbal abuse which looked like it nearly bordered on physical abuse."
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.