Comments on: Orange Order spin http://oconallstreet.com/2008/07/11/orange-order-spin/ Borderless thoughts on Public Relations, Public Affairs and anything else that matters from Conall McDevitt, MD of Weber Shandwick in Northern Ireland Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Patrick Corrigan http://oconallstreet.com/2008/07/11/orange-order-spin/#comment-3024 Patrick Corrigan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:43:05 +0000 http://oconallstreet.com/?p=386#comment-3024 Conall, you are right to say that there's still a long way to go before any re-branded OrangeFest can be taken seriously as an inclusive celebration and there is some hard work for the Order and local lodges to accomplish re behaviour of bands, (illegal) public drinking, underage drinking, toilet facilities, litter, etc. Having said that, I believe they should be given encouragement and support in this direction. As I note on <a href="http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=1593" rel="nofollow">Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond</a>, I for one, won't be running off to Donegal and intend to head to Newcastle with my sons for the Co Down event to see how the local lodges and bands get on (well, I hope). The rest of my <a href="http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=1593" rel="nofollow">blog</a> is taken up with thoughts from last year on the meaning of the Eleventh night. Conall, you are right to say that there’s still a long way to go before any re-branded OrangeFest can be taken seriously as an inclusive celebration and there is some hard work for the Order and local lodges to accomplish re behaviour of bands, (illegal) public drinking, underage drinking, toilet facilities, litter, etc. Having said that, I believe they should be given encouragement and support in this direction.
As I note on Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond, I for one, won’t be running off to Donegal and intend to head to Newcastle with my sons for the Co Down event to see how the local lodges and bands get on (well, I hope). The rest of my blog is taken up with thoughts from last year on the meaning of the Eleventh night.

]]> By: DC http://oconallstreet.com/2008/07/11/orange-order-spin/#comment-3023 DC Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:33:29 +0000 http://oconallstreet.com/?p=386#comment-3023 "had to confront reality when a group of young girls from a band came knocking on the door begging to use the loo. I would love to have spoken to the adult responsible for these young ladies." How very socialist of you, nice bit of communal socialist brotherhood. Are you sure that the SDLP is that socialist as the conservative nature here rushes to the fore, not socialism. I suppose you're right though, the Council and OO should do the communal response not the individual but then I am still left with thinking about those contradictions. “had to confront reality when a group of young girls from a band came knocking on the door begging to use the loo. I would love to have spoken to the adult responsible for these young ladies.”

How very socialist of you, nice bit of communal socialist brotherhood. Are you sure that the SDLP is that socialist as the conservative nature here rushes to the fore, not socialism.

I suppose you’re right though, the Council and OO should do the communal response not the individual but then I am still left with thinking about those contradictions.

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