Apprentice Boys march banned from Ardoyne

The Parades Commission has banned an Apprentice Boys march from passing through the nationalist Ardoyne area of north Belfast later this month.

The commission said the marchers must be taken through the flashpoint area in buses due to the potential for public disorder.

It said allowing the parade to pass through Ardoyne on August 13 would have an adverse effect on fragile community relations.

Nationalist youths engaged in serious rioting when an Orange Order march was allowed to pass through the area on July 12.