News From Ireland Regarding Parade
RESIDENTS GROUPS REJECT PARADES REVIEW PROPOSALS 04/29/08
The two residents groups in Northern Ireland at the centerof disputed loyalist marches on Belfast's Ormeau Road and Portadown's Garvaghy Road have rejected a review aimed at resolving the stalemate.
The review of parading has recommended the scrapping of theParades Commission and replacing it with a process involvinglocal councils.
Chaired by former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown, its recommendations include new structures to sorting outparading. It meant local discussion - particularly at administrative council level - where interested parties are informed andconcerns raised.
If there is local agreement the march proceeds. If there is no agreement, there is mediation and once again if that works the parades proceed under agreed arrangements. If there is no agreement, it goes to a three-member adjudication panel appointed by the Office of First Ministerand Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM).
An adjudication is issued and later there is a review of the process. However, the residents groups associated with Garvaghy Roadand Ormeau have rejected the review panel's plans saying that it is opening the door once again to making them apolitical football.
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The two residents groups in Northern Ireland at the centerof disputed loyalist marches on Belfast's Ormeau Road and Portadown's Garvaghy Road have rejected a review aimed at resolving the stalemate.
The review of parading has recommended the scrapping of theParades Commission and replacing it with a process involvinglocal councils.
Chaired by former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown, its recommendations include new structures to sorting outparading. It meant local discussion - particularly at administrative council level - where interested parties are informed andconcerns raised.
If there is local agreement the march proceeds. If there is no agreement, there is mediation and once again if that works the parades proceed under agreed arrangements. If there is no agreement, it goes to a three-member adjudication panel appointed by the Office of First Ministerand Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM).
An adjudication is issued and later there is a review of the process. However, the residents groups associated with Garvaghy Roadand Ormeau have rejected the review panel's plans saying that it is opening the door once again to making them apolitical football.
(The Irish American Information Service is a non-profit organization providing up-to-the-minute political news from Ireland to the world. The IAIS is funded entirely by your contributions. Please send your tax-deductible contributions to IAIS at 505 S East St, Culpeper VA 22701. You can visit us on the Web at http://www.iais.org)
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