Sinn Fein welcomes suspension of Holy Cross demonstrations

Sinn Fein has welcomed the resolution of the Holy Cross School dispute in North Belfast. Loyalists suspended their protests last night.

Mr Adams, speaking at the Sinn Fein Ard Comhairle in Dublin, said David Trimble’s role in solving the dispute should be applauded.

The decision was taken after protestant residents from Glenbryn voted in favour of a package of community safety measures in the Ardoyne area, which include the installation of closed circuit cameras to end the stand-off.

The decision was reached after direct intervention from the First and Deputy First Ministers.

Chairman of the Holy Cross Board of Governors, Fr Aidan Troy, also welcomed the move.

The demonstration from Protestant residents against Catholic schoolgirls and their parents going through their area to the school has lasted 12 months, during which the children have had to endure verbal abuse and a pipe bomb attack.