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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). IRA slogans are painted on Orange Hall to intimidate and frighten Protestants

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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