Mick Fealty on June 29, 2004, 12:00 am | Readers 1
According to Malachi O’Doherty, if it doesn’t suit the interests of Northern Ireland’s two big parties, there will be no resolution to the Parade’s dispute.
Echoing the thoughts of Davy Adams, that negotiation is now being played purely for the advantage of its two main players, he suggests that:
“Completion may be indefinitely deferred if the contenders feel that they can go on scoring points against each other and winning concessions for their own side as a price for their continued participation”.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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