Attacks on Orange Halls

“…so far there have been no convictions, and the attacks go on with shocking regularity in all six counties.”

Mick Fealty on August 31, 2016, 6:51 am

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Just because we haven’t covered it for a while doesn’t mean it’s not still going on. Attacks against often isolated Orange Halls in rural Ulster continues, as Eilis O’Hanlon notes, with very little in the way of consequences for those who do it: Alas, so far there have been no convictions, and the attacks go on with shocking regularity in all six counties. The latest was the destruction of Salterstown Orange hall in Ballyronan on the shores of Lough Neagh …

Burning of Orange Halls “akin to something done by the Nazis or Ku Klux Klan…”

Mick Fealty on July 9, 2015, 9:49 am

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This statement bears bookmarking, from Jarlath Burns… “Everyone here is more or less the same – Christian apparently – they should not have the need for an identity crisis. We have all been given assurances on our identity.” Attacks on the culture of others illustrates “insecurity” he said. “The burning down of Orange lodges is akin to something done by the Nazis or Ku Klux Klan. But Irish republicans are supposed to ‘cherish all the children of the nation equally’.” …

Church Watch: yes, another sectarian attack..

Mick Fealty on March 10, 2006, 5:53 pm

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Thanks to TalkBack for covering a story which is so common it’s not making the news. St Columcille’s in East Belfast has suffered yet another attack – this time with some racist undertones. It’s one of those Catholic Churches, like St Bernard’s in Glengormley which get attacked so often, it never makes it to the news pages. St Columcille’s in East Belfast has suffered yet another attack – this time with some racist undertones. It’s one of those Catholic Churches, …