20/04/2015

Independent Review Commissioned Over North Belfast Parades Impasse

The Orange Order has commissioned an independent review over the parades and protests on the Crumlin Road, north Belfast.

The review is to provide an accurate account of the facts surrounding the current impasse and offer conclusions that will contribute to a just and equitable resolution.

The review will be headed by Dr James Dingley of the Francis Hutcheson Institute, who will appoint an advisory panel to assist him.

(CD/JP)

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