Orangeman urinates in Catholic Church grounds during Belfast parade

"...with drumsticks urinating..." Really?

The problem is not the Orange Order - there were Loyalist women -pint / beer bottles in hand - beside the short strand (catholic short strand and loyalist newtownards road and right beside each other - westbourne presbyterian beside st matthews)booing loyalist silver band for playing hymns

Disgusting behaviour but not so sure it was intentional - I was on parade on Saturday and saw several bandsmen who had obviously been in the pub having to leave mid parade to go behind a hedge or wall. As to IrelandNorth`s statistics - the signing of the covenant happened all over the place and can`t really be compared to a parade or rally - 30,000 doesnt include the huge crowds watching either. Membership of most voluntary organisations are well down no matter what they are - churches, scouts, orange order, boys brigade, political parties

There is a big contradiction between your headline and the story. Headline says Orangeman - Report says Bandsman...Two different things. More deliberate pro IRA/Terrorist/Republican propaganda by this tripe! Bad journalism with an agenda...that's Irish,(IRA),News central all over! Why not just call yourselves..Anti British/Protestant/Orangenews.Com Next you'll have free bomb making advice for young Irish Americans to attack anyone that cares to disagree with them! Joke and a disgrace you lot! The actions of this "Bandsman" was wrong and the OO have apologised..get over it! The IRA have done allot worse..

It's his culture. In the spirit of inclusiveness, we need to all celebrate it!

Weekend poster on telephone kiosk in Henry Street, Dublin 01: "The Alternative Ulster Covenant. Public talk on the Ulster Covenant against partition signed by 12,000 Protestant from County Antrim in 1913. Wednesday, 03rd October, 2012 at 7pm (19.00hrs) GMT. Belvedere Hotel, Denmark Street, Dublin 01. Speakers: Reverend David Frazer and Bioll O'Brien. ALL WELCOME!"

The population of the province of Ulster/northern Ireland was over 1,500,000 in 1912 (approx 1,000,000 Protestants and 500,000 Catholics) (Census of Ireland, 1911). Only 500,000 (ie 1/3 or 33%) of which signed Carson's Covenant. Therefore, 500,000 (c 50%) of Protestants and 500,000 (100%) Catholics didn't sign. Only 30,000 (3%) of Protestants (and zero Catholics) marched on Saturday to celebrate Carson's sedition and subvertion, a drop of 470,000 in over a century (4,700 p/a). At which rate no one will be marching in 6.8 years within our decade of centenaries. As good a time to consider Irish unity?

I wish I had a € for every drunken Catholic sot that urinated on anthing and anyone. Most towns, village and certainly Irish cities are "no-go" zones from Friday night late till Sunday night. Heck, this dude on urinated. I've see the "soild waste" leavings on the Main Street in the nearby "Provincial Town" every Monday morning. Laneways are sewers of urine, feaces and vomit. It's a case of 4 year old minds in 12 and up year old bodies. Yes I said 12 year olds. They can access booze and drugs just as easy as 18's. And the sellers of booze don't care cause they know they will not be caught and in the very rare case they are they won't be prosecuted.

Loyalists band members are not necessarily members of the Orange Order, though the Order have a certain responsibility for their behaviour of such bands. The Ulster Covenant was signed to keep all of Ireland in an involuntarily United Kingdom. Neither the neo-provincial statlet of Northern Ireland, nor its proto-republic doppleganger didn't yet exist in 1912, but were a consequence of Carson/Craig/Crawford Covenant.

The natural colour of urine is Orange but it can be easily altered to green by eating lots of peas! Buy shares now! ... But this is a lot of fuss over nothing. The piss will soon wash off with all the rain that constantly pelts down on Ireland, but not so easily the layers of excrement religion has placed over the country!

In response to patsherrard - he would have had something amputated, his organ? his leg? his head? And the Orangemen wanted to parade in Dublin? Time they were banned altogether as they are only perpetuating Hatred and Bigotry.

if they want british citizenship, they should go back to england. what do u think would happen to them if they did that at a muslim place of worship?

whadda you expect from those of the masonic orange order who fancy themselves as israelis.

hardshoe your faith is honorable and just. Lowlifes straddle all beliefs.

When are people going to GROW UP.