Ardoyne residents' group calls for parade review

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Image caption, The Pride of Ardoyne flute band parading passed Ardoyne shops in north Belfast
  • Author, Julian O'Neill
  • Role, 大象传媒 News NI crime and justice correspondent

A nationalist residents鈥 group has called for 鈥渁n urgent review鈥 of a Parades Commission decision to allow an Orange Order march in north Belfast on Saturday.

The Crumlin Road and Ardoyne Residents鈥 Association (CARA) claims the outcome was based on 鈥渕isleading and inaccurate information鈥.

The parade, which will involve passing the Ardoyne shops, was approved despite the group鈥檚 objections.

It was applied for to mark Orange heritage week.

The commission has imposed conditions, including instructing a band not to play music or beat drums as it passes the shops.

The parade is outside of a 2016 agreement which sees five morning parades occur each year.

The Orange Order recently stated the agreement had broken down.

Saturday鈥檚 event will take place at 09:00 BST and last an hour, moving between Woodvale and Ligoniel.

One hundred and fifty people will take part.

CARA is seeking permission from the commission to stage a protest.

'Misleading and inaccurate information'

In a statement, CARA said it had written to the commission to ask for a review of the determination.

鈥淲e have discovered it was based on misleading and inaccurate information presented to the commission, including in contrasting 11/9 submissions by the police.

鈥淭his misinformation has led to a completely contradictory determination made on a morning parade just weeks ago on 13 July.

鈥淭his parade once again is an attempt to break an agreement by the Orange Order and CARA made in 2016 and was guaranteed by independent mediators.

鈥淭his appalling decision has the potential to set back the progress made since the agreement was struck,鈥 the statement concluded.

The Parades Commission told the 大象传媒 it had received CARA's request and would consider it at its next meeting on Wednesday.

The police have been contacted for comment.