The Five Demands

In occasione del meeting del Grand Lodge di sabato nella Repubblica di Irlanda, l’Orange Order ha dichiarato di essere in contatto con Gerry Adams del Sinn Fein.
Gerry Adams scrisse alcuni mesi fa a Roberts Saulters, Orange Grand Master Roberts, chiedendo informazioni sull’ordine e ricevendo in risposta alcune lettura sulle tradizioni dell’istituzione.
Lo scambio venee confermato dal protavoce dell’Orange Order, ma tuttavia resta improbabile allo stato dei fatti un incontro tra il Grand Lodge e Gerry Adams. Un Incontro con tre orangisti di Portadown l’ebbe quest’ultimo lo scorso giugno. Un meeting duramente contestato dal Grand Lodge.
La riunione del Grand Lodge è stato un altro segno dei cambiamenti che stanno avenendo nelle istituzioni.

SF Adams wrote to Orange Order (BBC News UK)

The head of the Orange Order has revealed he has been in communication with the Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.
He made the disclosure at a meeting of the Grand Lodge in the Republic on Saturday.
Gerry Adams wrote to the Orange Grand Master Roberts Saulters some months ago requesting information on the Order.
Mr Saulters said he had replied, sending Mr Adams some literature on the traditions of the institution.
Mr Adams wrote back confirming he had received Mr Saulters correspondence.
The exchange was confirmed by an Orange Order spokesman, however sources said it is unlikely to lead, at this stage, to a meeting between the Grand Lodge and Mr Adams.
In June it was revealed that three senior Orangemen from Portadown had met Gerry Adams and an aide. An exchange that was criticised by the Grand Lodge.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge in County Cavan on Saturday was the first in the Republic since partition, another sign of changing times for the institution.