Attack on Ballywillwill Orange
Hall is blasted
Republican slogans daubed on an Orange Hall outside Castlewellan
have been blamed on ‘dissident IRA thugs’.
The green lettering was painted along the side of Ballywillwill
Orange Hall on Thursday night (September 18).
Condemning the vandalism was Ulster Unionist councillor
Dessie Patterson who has pointed the finger of blame at
dissident IRA factions which he believes are still operating
in the Castlewellan area.
“Local people are doing this, no doubt about it.
It was definitely an orchestrated attack and not a consequence
of anti social behaviour,” he said.
“It was very definitely the work of the IRA. The
IRA is still active in the Castlewellan area and has always
made Orangemen feel unwelcome here.
“The Orangemen of this lodge are extremely annoyed
about this attack by thugs. It has been targeted quite
a few times in the past and was once burned to the ground.”
Also slamming the attack was a spokesman for the neighbouring
Aughlisnafin Loyal Orange Lodge 1463 who said: “We
would like to ask where is the mutual respect and tolerance
for other traditions?
“The people of Northern Ireland were led to believe
that Sinn Fein and the IRA wanted peace. Have they lost
control of their followers?
“This is unacceptable practice and it is adding
to the list of hate crimes towards neighbours in the South
Down area,” he said. 24th
September 2008
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