Rasharkin Dervock band ban - DUP & Sinn Fein react in depth

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loyalist band parading at Rashakin Ballymaconnelly parade in recent years.

The Parades Commission's decision to prevent Dervock Young Defenders marching through the mainly nationalist village of Rasharkin this Friday night is predictably dividing opinion on party political, sectarian lines.

The ban comes after some band members had allegedly misbehaved in Ballycastle on the 12th of July. 

Sinn Féin MLA Daithí McKay told Q Radio's Roger Donnelly he welcomed the move:

But DUP Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor John Finlay told Roger he's angered by Dervock Young Defenders ban:

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