13/07/2014

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:00:00. > :00:07.The Secretary of State and the Parades Commission have

:00:08. > :00:09.both commended efforts which ensured yesterday's Orange Order

:00:10. > :00:13.There had been fears of a repeat of the serious violence

:00:14. > :00:15.of last year, when a parade was prevented from passing

:00:16. > :00:31.Our Home Affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.

:00:32. > :00:36.12 months ago, violence erupted when police land Rovers and hundreds of

:00:37. > :00:46.officers stopped an Orange order parade from passing the Ardoyne area

:00:47. > :00:52.of Belfast. Yesterday, the approach was much different. The police put

:00:53. > :00:57.up a barrier across the Woodfield Road. Officers in riot gear were on

:00:58. > :01:02.hand if needed, but just nine stood on the front line. Around seven

:01:03. > :01:08.o'clock, Marshalls formed their own barrier to prevent marchers and the

:01:09. > :01:17.police coming face-to-face. A few minutes later, the parade arrived

:01:18. > :01:25.and stopped at the line. The Deputy Grand Master of Belfast read a

:01:26. > :01:29.statement. The tide is turning. We are preparing to enhance our

:01:30. > :01:34.campaign, our efforts are being redoubled politically and through

:01:35. > :01:43.further peaceful and lawful -- lawful means. Those in the parade

:01:44. > :01:48.and walked back down the road away from police lines. Some made it

:01:49. > :02:07.clear they were not happy. You are selling our site. -- selling us out.

:02:08. > :02:09.After the crowds dispersed, Unionist politician said the campaign to

:02:10. > :02:14.ensure the North Belfast lodgers politician said the campaign to

:02:15. > :02:18.complete their parades pass the 23 area is going to continue. I want to

:02:19. > :02:26.commend the local community, the local lodgers, the Orange Order.

:02:27. > :02:33.They have come together to provide the leadership which has resulted in

:02:34. > :02:41.a day that marks a watershed in our campaign. A year ago this would have

:02:42. > :02:43.been unthinkable. Just 60 minutes after the parade arrived the police

:02:44. > :02:48.are already dismantling the barrier. The crowd dispersed without the

:02:49. > :02:52.stink -- a single The crowd dispersed without the

:02:53. > :02:55.thrown. 900 police officers were deployed yesterday. The Chief

:02:56. > :02:58.Constable has welcomed the fact they were not needed.

:02:59. > :03:00.Tributes have been paid to the Presbyterian minister who died

:03:01. > :03:02.after getting into difficulties while diving

:03:03. > :03:05.The Reverend Dr Stewart Jones, of Donemana Presbyterian Church,

:03:06. > :03:08.had been diving near Saint John's Point when he got into trouble.

:03:09. > :03:11.He was airlifted to Sligo General Hospital, where he later died.

:03:12. > :03:31.It was a terrible shock when I found out yesterday afternoon. The phone

:03:32. > :03:35.rang all night from nine o'clock on. It was all go. The congregation are

:03:36. > :03:39.more or less devastated. A memorial to three Scottish

:03:40. > :03:42.soldiers murdered by the IRA in North Belfast

:03:43. > :03:44.in 1971 has been vandalised. Paint was thrown over

:03:45. > :03:46.the monument at White Brae, The police are treating the incident

:03:47. > :03:50.as a sectarian hate crime. It's the 11th time the memorial's

:03:51. > :03:56.been attacked in recent years. GAA now and, in today's All-Ireland

:03:57. > :03:58.qualifiers, Armagh beat rivals Tyrone by 13 points to 10 at

:03:59. > :04:02.Healy Park in Omagh, while Down crashed out after losing 1-18 to 11

:04:03. > :04:11.points to Kildare in Newry. Finally, here's Angie with

:04:12. > :04:27.the weather for the week ahead. Good evening. Today may turn out to

:04:28. > :04:31.be one of the best of the next few days. It will be a changeable week.

:04:32. > :04:36.There will be dry spots, but a lot of cloud. It will become warmer. We

:04:37. > :04:44.have humoured southerly winds coming in. By Friday, there could be some

:04:45. > :04:51.heavy thundery downpours. You will be keeping an eye on that. For

:04:52. > :04:58.tonight, it is dry and miles. -- mild. The cloud will be increasing,

:04:59. > :05:05.and that is a sign of the wetter weather coming in tomorrow. Fabrice

:05:06. > :05:07.Lapierre as well. The rain will move into western areas tomorrow morning

:05:08. > :05:13.and it will move into the East throughout the day. Rain will move

:05:14. > :05:18.into the Republic of Ireland and the West of Scotland. For Easter in

:05:19. > :05:21.Scotland and the rest of England, it is dry. Although there will be a

:05:22. > :05:29.fair amount of cloud, there will be some sunshine around on the North

:05:30. > :05:32.Sea coast. Coming back to Northern Ireland, in the afternoon it is

:05:33. > :05:36.still quite wet for a time, especially in eastern areas. The

:05:37. > :05:42.rain will move away together dry enter the day. Temperatures are not

:05:43. > :05:47.bad, at around 19 degrees. With the weather from out of the way, we

:05:48. > :05:52.briefly get a ridge of high pressure coming on Tuesday before the next

:05:53. > :05:59.weather front moves in on Wednesday. For Tuesday, dry weather across the

:06:00. > :06:03.country. Sunshine and warm for central and eastern areas. A few

:06:04. > :06:08.bits and pieces of rain that will turn more persistent across Ireland

:06:09. > :06:13.and Scotland in particular. Mainly dry and sunny across parts of

:06:14. > :06:15.England and we are. It will be warm in Northern Ireland as well, and

:06:16. > :06:19.heading into Thursday the risk of a few showers, but hopefully a few

:06:20. > :06:21.bright intervals as well. In the meantime,

:06:22. > :06:25.you can keep up to date with news From everyone here on the

:06:26. > :06:30.BBC Newsline team, goodnight.