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15/11/2001
Trimble and Durkan attempt to end Holy Cross dispute
The First and Deputy First Ministers have announced they will be meeting with assembly members from north Belfast in a bid to end the protest at Holy Cross Primary School.
Following the Wednesday November 14 meeting of the new executive David Trimble and Mark Durkan both called for an end to the conflict in north Belfast. They also welcomed the ongoing efforts being made to encourage dialogue in order to find a resolution to the problems faced by the communities and especially school children. Speaking after the executive meeting Mr Trimble urged the Protestant residents of Glenbryn to end their blockade of the route parents and children take to the Catholic Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne. He said: “While they have got real matters of concern, those matters of concern are not going to be properly addressed while these protests are continuing.”
Mr Durkan said: “We want to see an end to the protests so that we can deal with other problems that people say are there. We are not going to be able to deal with those problems while the protest and other violence that is taking place in north Belfast continues.”
In the most recent violence 16-year-old Glen Branagh from the Protestant Tiger’s Bay area was killed when he attempted to throw a pipe bomb allegedly at security forces. His funeral took place on Thursday, November 15. (AMcE)
Following the Wednesday November 14 meeting of the new executive David Trimble and Mark Durkan both called for an end to the conflict in north Belfast. They also welcomed the ongoing efforts being made to encourage dialogue in order to find a resolution to the problems faced by the communities and especially school children. Speaking after the executive meeting Mr Trimble urged the Protestant residents of Glenbryn to end their blockade of the route parents and children take to the Catholic Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne. He said: “While they have got real matters of concern, those matters of concern are not going to be properly addressed while these protests are continuing.”
Mr Durkan said: “We want to see an end to the protests so that we can deal with other problems that people say are there. We are not going to be able to deal with those problems while the protest and other violence that is taking place in north Belfast continues.”
In the most recent violence 16-year-old Glen Branagh from the Protestant Tiger’s Bay area was killed when he attempted to throw a pipe bomb allegedly at security forces. His funeral took place on Thursday, November 15. (AMcE)
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