No legitimate excuse for the siege of Father Troy

The media monstering of Ardoyne priest Father Aidan Troy has been something to behold. Father Troy is well known for his role in the Holy Cross dispute and less well known for his equally critical role in the Drumcree dispute, where he stopped the local Catholic church from being dragged into tribal grandstanding.

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