"It sounds as though things have quieted down over there"
Life seems to be as usual on the planet Zog
50 odd police officers is not "normal" anywhere.
These 'peaceful' marches are triumphal demonstrations of 'superiority' and always have been.
The people who caused the violence are those who organise the marches and demand they go through sensitive (Catholic) areas - never heard of the Glencree standoff?
Many of them, when they are prevented from going through these sensitive areas by the police, deliberately return through them to provoke violence
The Christmas 'Union Jack' demonstrations lasted for months and made the centre of Belfast a no-go area throughout the holiday period.
A large part of my apprenticeship was spent watching men who had been working together happily throughout the year, hurling bricks and bottles at each other to celebrate the Glorious Twelfth - our workplace was directly on the rout of one of your "peaceful rallies and so forth".
seems like only yesterday you had tears in your eyes for what was happening - oh - it was only yeateday
Are you really as unaware of what happens here as you appear to be or do you find it necessary to give the fire another poke in case it goes out - just like the march organisers.
What is it with you?
Jim Carroll