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23/01/2008
Rowdy Scenes Over 'Neutral' Limavady
An initiative to "purge an Ulster town of Protestant emblems" has led to rowdy scenes last night at a council meeting.
Police were called to the scene outside the Limavady Council offices amid claims that a loyalist crowd verbally abused two Sinn Fein councillors.
Republican councillors wanted to remove items as trivial as a Charles and Diana mug from council offices as part of a bid to "neutralise" the town.
The trouble erupted minutes after a nationalist-dominated committee reached a stalemate with unionists over a proposal to remove British symbols.
A PSNI spokesman said officers responded to a report of a disturbance and assault at around 9.45pm.
Unionist councillors at the meeting claimed they did not see the alleged attack on Anne Brolly and Marion Donaghy – and one added the Sinn Fein councillors were "making a big deal" of any assault to distract from the issue discussed in the chamber.
A car belonging to one of the Sinn Fein councillors was said to have been scraped and draped with the Union Flag, according to an onlooker.
But, last night, nationalist members of the so-called 'Neutral Space Committee' said they would come back with "more options" later in the week.
A witness said that about 30 people outside the building shouted abuse at the Sinn Fein duo.
(BMcC)
Police were called to the scene outside the Limavady Council offices amid claims that a loyalist crowd verbally abused two Sinn Fein councillors.
Republican councillors wanted to remove items as trivial as a Charles and Diana mug from council offices as part of a bid to "neutralise" the town.
The trouble erupted minutes after a nationalist-dominated committee reached a stalemate with unionists over a proposal to remove British symbols.
A PSNI spokesman said officers responded to a report of a disturbance and assault at around 9.45pm.
Unionist councillors at the meeting claimed they did not see the alleged attack on Anne Brolly and Marion Donaghy – and one added the Sinn Fein councillors were "making a big deal" of any assault to distract from the issue discussed in the chamber.
A car belonging to one of the Sinn Fein councillors was said to have been scraped and draped with the Union Flag, according to an onlooker.
But, last night, nationalist members of the so-called 'Neutral Space Committee' said they would come back with "more options" later in the week.
A witness said that about 30 people outside the building shouted abuse at the Sinn Fein duo.
(BMcC)
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