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Trade unionists to stage anti-sectarian rally in Northern Ireland
Monday, 1 June 2009
Trade unionists in Northern Ireland said today that they will hold a public rally tomorrow against sectarianism.
The Belfast City Hall event has been organised to show solidarity with the family and friends of Catholic man Kevin McDaid, beaten to death by a loyalist mob in Coleraine, Co Londonderry.
As Mr McDaid was buried today, the event's organisers said the Belfast vigil was in the same spirit as a similar rally organised two months ago to protest against the dissident republican murders of two soldiers and a police officer.
The rally has been organised for 12.30pm tomorrow by Belfast Community Workers in memory of Mr McDaid who had also worked to build bridges between the Protestant and Catholic communities.
In March the Real IRA shot soldiers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar outside the Massereene Army base in Co Antrim.
Within days, the Continuity IRA shot Police Service of Northern Ireland officer Stephen Carroll in Craigavon, Co Armagh.
Trade unionists organised rallies against the murders.
Late last year they also protested when dissident republican groups threatened community workers co-operating with police.
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC-ICTU) confirmed today that it will support the vigil in support of the family, friends and colleagues of Mr McDaid.
The group said: "The support of the NIC-ICTU is in the spirit of the rally organised last November in defence of all community workers facing threats from Continuity IRA, the rally organised last March to show opposition to the murder of two soldiers and a police officer, and the trade union rally organised last Friday by Derry Trades Council and the NIC-ICTU to condemn the murder of Mr McDaid and the ongoing sectarian incidents around the Fountain area of that city."
The group called on workers to attend the rally in a collective show of opposition to all acts of sectarianism.
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Micke-y, Just this once I will respond to your usual incoherent drivel. I am from the Republic where "sectarianism" is a foreign word, just as "tolerance" is to you.
In your blind rage, you have shot off your mouth with obvious lack of thinking through my TRUTHFUL comment. Either that or you are incapable of rational thought.
Unlike you I am not in a self made foxhole, full of baseless fears. I live in a free, forward looking democracy, part of the great European family.
Slan agus beannacht.
Posted by Patrick | 02.06.09, 11:25 GMT
Patrick, John Smith - people who have bought into the SF peddled nonsense that sectarianism is practically all one way.
Its people like you who STILL live in a wee bubble of persecution who need to open your eyes and wise up a little.
Posted by micke-y | 02.06.09, 09:46 GMT
I know that many Protestants;. STILL believe that the Pope is under every bed in Ireland. Vested interests perpetuate that myth. In reality a good 80% + of Irish people IGNORE what the Pope says (since we are better educated now) and have done so for decades !
Catholicism WHEN ADHERED TO undeniably calls for more personal discipline. As a result I believe Protestants are more sectarian than Catholics, through unfounded fear - unknown to us - of having extra discipline imposed on them.
Calm down lads.
Posted by Patrick | 02.06.09, 08:05 GMT
give ulster peace, no more terrorist scum murdering people and attacking estates
Posted by Rowan | 01.06.09, 22:01 GMT
End the cancer of sectarianism. End the bigotry of the "no papist "need apply English monarchy. End the "Protestant only" prime minister of England appointing "Protestant only" bishops to the English house of lords. In other words,lets get real about ending sectarianism.
Posted by john smith | 01.06.09, 21:44 GMT
When is anything going to be done, to stop the constant attacks on the people, homes and properties, of The Fountain Estate, in Londonderry? It is attacked on a daily basis, what are the MP's and PSNI going to do, to stop it?
Posted by JB | 01.06.09, 19:10 GMT
This is a great idea.
Posted by m-ickey | 01.06.09, 16:31 GMT