PSNI monitoring parades by republican groups ahead of Easter Monday

A colour party before an Easter commemoration parade organised by Saoradh in Belfast. Easter parades are held annually across the Island of Ireland by Republicans to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin against British rule (Brian Lawless/PA)

The PSNI maintained a low-key presence at a number of parades organised by republican groups opposed to the peace process.

Groups marched in west Belfast and other areas in Northern Ireland at the Easter weekend, when republicans annually mark their opposition to British rule.