An Orange Order parade at an interface in north Belfast has passed off without incident.<\/p>\n
Some members and one band marched past the Ardoyne shops on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The area has been a flashpoint for parading tensions which have led to violent confrontations in previous years.<\/p>\n
The Parades Commission had granted permission for the march to go ahead but with some restrictions.<\/p>\n
It assembled at Woodvale Parade at about 08:30 BST before moving along Woodvale Road and Crumlin Road towards Ligoniel Orange Hall.<\/p>\n
Organisers had said the march represented the “homeward” part of their Twelfth of July parade.<\/p>\n
The commission barred evening return parades from passing the Ardoyne shops on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It permitted the Sunday plans, but with conditions such as only hymn music being played past the shops and no accompanying supporters on that part of the route.<\/p>\n
The commission said it had received some objections to the morning parade which warned it would “harm community relations”.<\/p>\n
A few people observed the march but there were no formal protests organised.<\/p>\n
There was a policing presence in the area as the parade took place.<\/p>\n
Fr Gary Donegan, who observed the march, said there had been a “certain anxiousness” in the area.<\/p>\n
But he added: “It seems actually what the community has done is ignore it and if it passes by then we can just get on to Sunday.”<\/p>\n
Encouraging dialogue on parading disputes, he added: “The more people talk, the less likelihood there’s going to be adverse responses.”<\/p>\n
The area of the Crumlin Road is an interface between mainly unionist and nationalist communities.<\/p>\n
In the past it was one of Northern Ireland’s most contentious parading routes, with years of protests, violence and disorder.<\/p>\n
A deal was stuck in 2016<\/a> which sees a number of morning parades held each year.<\/p>\n