Orange Order's refusal to talk 'bewildering'

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At the end of September a parade to mark 100 years since the signing of the Ulster Covenant will take place.

A priest from the church at the centre of a controversial part of the march has said he is bewildered that the Orange Order will not talk directly with local residents.

Father Michael Sheehan was speaking after a day of intensive talks at the Parade's Commission - aimed at preventing more violence outside St Patrick's in north Belfast.

BBC Newsline's political reporter Stephen Walker has more.

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