The Sash

The Twelfth of July is the most important date in the calendar for members of the Orange Order and many from the Protestant and unionist community, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to participate in and observe parades all across the north.

No section of our divided society has a monopoly on sectarianism, and it is a sad reality that both nationalists and unionists have been responsible for unacceptable and offensive behaviour in the recent past.

BRITISH Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove can sing both The Sash and The Fields of Athenry, it emerged yesterday during a Westminster debate.

A FERMANAGH priest joked "it's a bit early for that" when he played the beginning of the loyalist tune The Sash during Sunday morning Mass.

I had the pleasure of attending two very good games recently in the U-21 SuperCup NI in Ballymena Showgrounds.

ORGANISERS of a German Cultural event held in Belfast at the weekend have denied that a band at the event played The Sash - insisting it was a German marching tune.