Protestants welcome promise of new parades system

Members of Protestant marching organisations in the North welcomed the promise of a new system for overseeing parades in today’s deal, but Catholic residents’ groups expressed concerns over any changes.

Protestants welcome promise of new parades system

Members of Protestant marching organisations in the North welcomed the promise of a new system for overseeing parades in today’s deal, but Catholic residents’ groups expressed concerns over any changes.

The Orange Order, Royal Black Institution and the Apprentice Boys groups who organise thousands of parades across the North each year had lobbied for the change which unionist politicians have sought in the Hillsborough agreement.

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