THERE was more silliness as it emerged that Garvaghy Road residents in Portadown thought that First Minister Peter Robinson was a nice chap who was willing to play ‘honest broker’ in the ongoing Drumcree dispute.
Residents rep Brendan MacCionnaith declared that Robbo was not going to be a proxy for Orangeism, and the First Minister said that a meeting between the two sides was possible under the chairmanship of new Parade’s Commissioner head, Rena Shepherd.
So…to get this straight: A DUP minister has been cautiously hailed by nationalist residents in Portadown; and Orange Order representatives may soon be meeting the chair of an organisation they refused to recognise.
If this is silly season, we could all do with a little more silliness.
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