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10/10/2001
Human Rights Commissioner observes Holy Cross dispute
The head of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has joined Catholic parents walking their children to the hotly disputed Holy Cross Primary School in North Belfast.
Mr Bryce Dickson joined the parents on Wednesday October 10 to observe the loyalist protest, which has been outside the Catholic primary school for six weeks.
Face to face talks between the two sides broke up on Tuesday night without resolve. Parents from the Right to Education, representing nationalist parents and a delegation from the Protestant Concerned Upper Ardoyne Residents group left the two and a half hour meeting at Parliament Buildings without commenting.
Meanwhile chairman of the board of governors Fr Aidan Troy warned yesterday of legal action to force the protestors to end their action. Speaking on Tuesday Fr Troy said: “We have tried dialogue and mediation and nothing seems to be working. I am now wondering if there is a procedure in law to find some way in which we can create a breathing space in order to get the children through without further abuse.”
There have been several failed attempts to try and get the residents of the loyalist Glenbryn estate and parents from the neighbouring republican area of Ardoyne to negotiate some kind of settlement.
The Holy Cross dispute started in June because Protestants said they felt under threat and intimidation form the larger Catholic community of Ardoyne. (AMcE)
Mr Bryce Dickson joined the parents on Wednesday October 10 to observe the loyalist protest, which has been outside the Catholic primary school for six weeks.
Face to face talks between the two sides broke up on Tuesday night without resolve. Parents from the Right to Education, representing nationalist parents and a delegation from the Protestant Concerned Upper Ardoyne Residents group left the two and a half hour meeting at Parliament Buildings without commenting.
Meanwhile chairman of the board of governors Fr Aidan Troy warned yesterday of legal action to force the protestors to end their action. Speaking on Tuesday Fr Troy said: “We have tried dialogue and mediation and nothing seems to be working. I am now wondering if there is a procedure in law to find some way in which we can create a breathing space in order to get the children through without further abuse.”
There have been several failed attempts to try and get the residents of the loyalist Glenbryn estate and parents from the neighbouring republican area of Ardoyne to negotiate some kind of settlement.
The Holy Cross dispute started in June because Protestants said they felt under threat and intimidation form the larger Catholic community of Ardoyne. (AMcE)
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07 November 2001
Holy Cross families pursue legal avenues to stop dispute
Parents of Catholic children at a north Belfast school at the centre of a loyalist protest have said they are to take legal action in an attempt to end the long-running dispute. Two of the children’s parents are expected to travel to London on Thursday November 8 to meet a cross-party group of MPs to discuss the issue.
Holy Cross families pursue legal avenues to stop dispute
Parents of Catholic children at a north Belfast school at the centre of a loyalist protest have said they are to take legal action in an attempt to end the long-running dispute. Two of the children’s parents are expected to travel to London on Thursday November 8 to meet a cross-party group of MPs to discuss the issue.
15 October 2001
Priest urges Holy Cross parents to use cars
A priest at the centre of the Holy Cross school dispute in north Belfast has suggested parents should consider using cars or buses to take their children to school. Father Aidan Troy, chairman of the board of governors at Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School in Ardoyne, said he would be enhancing efforts to find a resolution to the dispute.
Priest urges Holy Cross parents to use cars
A priest at the centre of the Holy Cross school dispute in north Belfast has suggested parents should consider using cars or buses to take their children to school. Father Aidan Troy, chairman of the board of governors at Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School in Ardoyne, said he would be enhancing efforts to find a resolution to the dispute.
10 October 2001
North Belfast pensioners receive threatening letters
A number of pensioners in North Belfast have received threatening letters in connection with the ongoing loyalist protest at the Holy Cross Primary School. It is believed that seven of the threatening letters from the “North Belfast Catholic Reaction Force” were distributed to Protestant pensioners.
North Belfast pensioners receive threatening letters
A number of pensioners in North Belfast have received threatening letters in connection with the ongoing loyalist protest at the Holy Cross Primary School. It is believed that seven of the threatening letters from the “North Belfast Catholic Reaction Force” were distributed to Protestant pensioners.
11 January 2002
Parents and children walk to Holy Cross without protest
Primary and secondary level pupils have returned to all the schools affected by two days of sectarian violence in north Belfast. Serious rioting on Wednesday and Thursday in north Belfast had forced staff at Holy Cross primary school to close on Thursday and forced the early closure of a primary school in Ligoniel.
Parents and children walk to Holy Cross without protest
Primary and secondary level pupils have returned to all the schools affected by two days of sectarian violence in north Belfast. Serious rioting on Wednesday and Thursday in north Belfast had forced staff at Holy Cross primary school to close on Thursday and forced the early closure of a primary school in Ligoniel.
20 November 2001
Holy Cross parents decline school bus option
Only four children at the north Belfast school where loyalists have been protesting for 11 weeks took up the local education authority’s offer of transport on Tuesday morning.
Holy Cross parents decline school bus option
Only four children at the north Belfast school where loyalists have been protesting for 11 weeks took up the local education authority’s offer of transport on Tuesday morning.
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