Fears grow for future of Holy Cross

A PRIEST at the centre of the Holy Cross dispute spoke of his fears yesterday for the new term as children prepare to return to school at a north Belfast flashpoint.

Board of Governors chairman Father Aidan Troy said the number of new pupils due to start the school had fallen by a third following a loyalist protest last year.

A massive security force presence was needed to escort young girls to school after loyalist protesters in the Glenbryn area surrounding the school demanded parents take another route, claiming their homes were being attacked.