Rebels hold the north and loyalist forces the south of what was considered a haven of peace and prosperity until a 1999 coup. |
A fortnight ago, the marchers carried loyalist flags, but claimed that, since the flags were furled, that was all right. |
The continuing sideshows in both dissident republican and loyalist camps compound their problems. |
He got clapped and cheered by the audience, or at least by the noisy loyalist claque who are dotted about the hall. |
He recently went on record to promise a frank report from the 12-year inquiry into collusion between security forces and loyalist paramilitaries. |
So that cuts against a monochromatic picture of him as a down-the-line Democratic loyalist. |