TO verify the bona fides of those proposing to hold a second Love Ulster parade in Dublin, they should first facilitate a Love the Republic parade in Belfast and ensure it runs peacefully.

IN THE aftermath of Saturday’s riots in Dublin, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said that it was known in his constituency on Friday that trouble was likely at the Orange Order march.

PERHAPS the organisers of the ‘Love Ulster’ parade scheduled for Dublin early in the New Year can reciprocate with a ‘Love the Republic’ parade subsequently in Belfast?