Orange Order marches and respect for diverse cultures must form part of a future united Ireland, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams told a special event at Westminster tonight.

The chairman of Northern Ireland’s Policing Board today defended the PSNI from criticism of their handling of controversial Protestant marches this summer.

The Protestant Orange Order was today urged to meet Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and reassess its attitude to parades through nationalist areas.

Police in the North have praised republican stewards for preventing serious violence at an Orange march in Ardoyne.