The Five Demands

Il gruppo di lavoro sulla controversia delle parate orangiste, ha consegnato il proprio rapporto a Peter Robinson e Martin McGuinness

Al termine di 15 giorni di serrati colloqui con gli Orange Orders ed i gruppi rappresentanti i residenti delle aree nazionaliste, il gruppo di lavoro ha consegnato il proprio rapporto al primo e vice primo ministro.
I sei membri (3 del Sinn Fein e 3 del DUP) si sono riuniti ogni giorno dalla firma dell’Hillsborough Castle Agreement che ne aveva sancito la formazione, allo scopo di trovare una soluzione alla controversia sulle parate orangiste.
La relazione dovrebbe fornire la base per una nuova normativa per la regolamentazione delle marce. Il documento non sarà reso noto al pubblico.
I residenti nazionalisti, soprattutto delle aree di North Belfast e Portadown, si oppongono al passaggio delle parate orangiste nelle loro zone, perchè ritenute a sfondo trionfalistico; di tutt’altro avviso i lealisti che considerano le tradizionali marce, come un vero e proprio diritto.

Parades group delivers report (BBC News Northern Ireland)
A DUP/Sinn Fein working group on parades has delivered its report to the first and deputy first Ministers.
The six-strong group, set up as part of the Hillsborough deal, has been meeting every day for the past two weeks.
It held discussions with the Orange Order and residents groups on Monday.
The report is expected to provide the basis for fresh legislation dealing with parades. The document is not due to be made public which has concerned the loyal orders and residents.
The remit of the DUP/Sinn Fein parades working group was to agree a framework for dealing with what is a particularly controversial issue in Northern Ireland.
Three DUP members and three Sinn Fein members were tasked with designing a new and improved framework to rule on controversial marches, including a focus on local solutions, mediation and adjudication.
Nationalist residents in mainly working-class areas such as north Belfast and Portadown in County Armagh oppose Orange Order processions in their areas because they view them as triumphalist.
Members of the loyal orders accuse residents of going out of their way to be offended and maintain it is their traditional right to demonstrate on the streets.