Hey and welcome! Good to see you here, hope you're doing well. I had to look up this riot thing and
nighttime Belfast riots after the British territory's main Protestant brotherhood was blocked from marching past a Catholic district, an annual confrontation that usually ends in violence.
Yeah, the 12th of July celebrates a Protestant victory over Catholics at the Boyne. Primarily a cultural celebration of Protestant culture and parades are held by the Orange Order. A Parades Commission was set up to monitor where the marches could pass; in this case a the 'Catholic district' is Ardoyne. The march past Ardoyne is seen as incendiary and provocative (for obvious reason), so they were stopped from passing. Riots took place, 24 PSNI injured and one 16 year old girl run over by a car!
It's a fairly embarrassing time of the year for a lot of us here because of the trouble because it really doesn't reflect how amazing Belfast is. Such a great place to live, visit and generally be around!
That's a verrrry short summary of the context, there's so much more to it, if you're interested in hearing any more just let me know!
Hey and welcome! Good to see you here, hope you're doing well. I had to look up this riot thing and
This is like a yearly scheduled religious riot?
Yeah, the 12th of July celebrates a Protestant victory over Catholics at the Boyne. Primarily a cultural celebration of Protestant culture and parades are held by the Orange Order. A Parades Commission was set up to monitor where the marches could pass; in this case a the 'Catholic district' is Ardoyne. The march past Ardoyne is seen as incendiary and provocative (for obvious reason), so they were stopped from passing. Riots took place, 24 PSNI injured and one 16 year old girl run over by a car!
It's a fairly embarrassing time of the year for a lot of us here because of the trouble because it really doesn't reflect how amazing Belfast is. Such a great place to live, visit and generally be around!
That's a verrrry short summary of the context, there's so much more to it, if you're interested in hearing any more just let me know!