A Derry man played a key role in getting a resolution to a long-running parade dispute in Belfast.
The loyalist Twaddell Avenue protest in north Belfast has been ongoing since July 2013 after Orangemen were prevented from marching along a stretch of the Crumlin Road.
It’s been estimated that policing the protest has cost the PSNI £20m.
On Friday night, talks facilitators the Reverend Harold Good and Jim Roddy (pictured), manager of the City Centre Initiative in Derry, released a statement saying a resolution had been found to the dispute.
As part of the agreement, the loyalist protest camp will be dismantled next Saturday.
While the agreement has the support of the Orange Order and a nationalist residents’ group, another residents’ group in the area say they are opposed to it.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness commended Reverend Harold Good and Jim Roddy who, he said, had worked ‘positively and considerately’ to reach the agreement.
"We must resolve disagreements regarding parades, identity, culture and tradition through dialogue, so that difference is celebrated and respected.
"The next phase of our political and peace processes must be the development of a real reconciliation process.
"As leaders we will work with Executive colleagues to ensure tolerance, equality and mutual respect are key tenets of our new shared future."
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