The main 12th July/ ‘Orangefest’ parade through Belfast last week included a banner dedicated to honouring Joe Bratty, the UDA leader behind the killing of 5 catholics at Sean Graham’s Bookmakers on the Ormeau Road in the early 1990s. The Orange Order has previously found itself facing an avalanche of criticism when members on parade through the area taunted locals about the killings (see picture.)
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