SDLP condemns plans to seek re-run of Orange parade
The SDLP has condemned apparent plans by the Orange Order to apply for a re-run of last Saturday's contentious parade in west Belfast.
The order is reportedly planning to lodge an application with the Parades Commission seeking permission to march through a nationalist area.
Last Saturday's parade, which was banned from the nationalist Springfield Road, was followed by three nights in intense loyalist rioting that left dozens of PSNI officers injured.
SDLP councillor Tim Atwood said today that it was "madness" for anyone to seek a re-run of the contentious march given the amount of violence it sparked at the weekend.
"What we need is a period of calm and peace," he said. "Everybody wants law and order on the streets of Belfast, not further disorder."
