13/07/2014 BBC Newsline

The Secretary of State and the Parades Commission have

both commended efforts which ensured yesterday's Orange Order

There had been fears of a repeat of the serious violence

of last year, when a parade was prevented from passing

Our Home Affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.

12 months ago, violence erupted when police land Rovers and hundreds of

officers stopped an Orange order parade from passing the Ardoyne area

of Belfast. Yesterday, the approach was much different. The police put

up a barrier across the Woodfield Road. Officers in riot gear were on

hand if needed, but just nine stood on the front line. Around seven

o'clock, Marshalls formed their own barrier to prevent marchers and the

police coming face-to-face. A few minutes later, the parade arrived

and stopped at the line. The Deputy Grand Master of Belfast read a

statement. The tide is turning. We are preparing to enhance our

campaign, our efforts are being redoubled politically and through

further peaceful and lawful -- lawful means. Those in the parade

and walked back down the road away from police lines. Some made it

clear they were not happy. You are selling our site. -- selling us out.

After the crowds dispersed, Unionist politician said the campaign to

ensure the North Belfast lodgers politician said the campaign to

complete their parades pass the 23 area is going to continue. I want to

commend the local community, the local lodgers, the Orange Order.

They have come together to provide the leadership which has resulted in

a day that marks a watershed in our campaign. A year ago this would have

been unthinkable. Just 60 minutes after the parade arrived the police

are already dismantling the barrier. The crowd dispersed without the

stink -- a single The crowd dispersed without the

thrown. 900 police officers were deployed yesterday. The Chief

Constable has welcomed the fact they were not needed.

Tributes have been paid to the Presbyterian minister who died

after getting into difficulties while diving

The Reverend Dr Stewart Jones, of Donemana Presbyterian Church,

had been diving near Saint John's Point when he got into trouble.

He was airlifted to Sligo General Hospital, where he later died.

It was a terrible shock when I found out yesterday afternoon. The phone

rang all night from nine o'clock on. It was all go. The congregation are

more or less devastated. A memorial to three Scottish

soldiers murdered by the IRA in North Belfast

in 1971 has been vandalised. Paint was thrown over

the monument at White Brae, The police are treating the incident

as a sectarian hate crime. It's the 11th time the memorial's

been attacked in recent years. GAA now and, in today's All-Ireland

qualifiers, Armagh beat rivals Tyrone by 13 points to 10 at

Healy Park in Omagh, while Down crashed out after losing 1-18 to 11

points to Kildare in Newry. Finally, here's Angie with

the weather for the week ahead. Good evening. Today may turn out to

be one of the best of the next few days. It will be a changeable week.

There will be dry spots, but a lot of cloud. It will become warmer. We

have humoured southerly winds coming in. By Friday, there could be some

heavy thundery downpours. You will be keeping an eye on that. For

tonight, it is dry and miles. -- mild. The cloud will be increasing,

and that is a sign of the wetter weather coming in tomorrow. Fabrice

Lapierre as well. The rain will move into western areas tomorrow morning

and it will move into the East throughout the day. Rain will move

into the Republic of Ireland and the West of Scotland. For Easter in

Scotland and the rest of England, it is dry. Although there will be a

fair amount of cloud, there will be some sunshine around on the North

Sea coast. Coming back to Northern Ireland, in the afternoon it is

still quite wet for a time, especially in eastern areas. The

rain will move away together dry enter the day. Temperatures are not

bad, at around 19 degrees. With the weather from out of the way, we

briefly get a ridge of high pressure coming on Tuesday before the next

weather front moves in on Wednesday. For Tuesday, dry weather across the

country. Sunshine and warm for central and eastern areas. A few

bits and pieces of rain that will turn more persistent across Ireland

and Scotland in particular. Mainly dry and sunny across parts of

England and we are. It will be warm in Northern Ireland as well, and

heading into Thursday the risk of a few showers, but hopefully a few

bright intervals as well. In the meantime,

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BBC Newsline team, goodnight.