Tensions have again been raised ahead of a contentious march in Belfast, this time involving a republican anti-internment parade due to take place tomorrow.
There are a range of concerns about this event which has been marred by violence in the past.
In 2013, serious rioting broke out in Royal Avenue after a large crowd of loyalist protesters flooded the city centre.
Then last year, parade organisers ignored a timing restriction on the march which was stopped by the PSNI at Rosapenna Street in north Belfast and resulted in public disorder, police injuries and a number of arrests.
This year, the organisers decided to change their route, proposing to start in Andersonstown and end at the City Hall.
However, the Parades Commission has banned the march from the city centre and has given a detailed list of reasons for its decision, including a lack of information and assurances regarding this weekend's event.
Objections were also received from the business community worried about the impact on trade.
The commission concluded that the ``organiser's deliberate breach of the timing condition last year demonstrated a lack of intention to hold a lawful peaceful parade and that this lack of commitment to lawful peaceful assembly resulted directly in violence''.
The parade organisers have now said they intend to march their planned route until they are `physically stopped', a response that will cause deep concern.
They have called on those wanting trouble to stay away but we know only too well how the combination of a controversial parade and the prospect of a confrontation with police can quickly get out of control.
What we need to see is a defusing of tensions and a clear message that the Parades Commission's determination will be observed.
We have seen enough violence on our streets and it is in everyone's interests for this march to be peaceful, law-abiding and to cause the least possible disruption to the wider community.
