Protest shows peace process still backed

THE extremes on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland "desperately want to kill the peace process and put themselves back centre-stage in dominating the politics

He warned that ordinary people needed to show resolution and endurance by taking to the streets in support of yesterday's protest rally against sectarianism.

The protest, which was initially called by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Alex Maskey, following the killing of Catholic teenager Gerard Lawlor last week, was provided with added poignancy by the murder of Protestant workman David Caldwell in Derry on Thursday.