Irish Jesuits

A story of hope


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Brendan McPartlin is a member of the Jesuit community in Churchill Park, Portadown, in Northern Ireland. The area made world headlines because of the Orangemen who demanded the right to march through this nationalist area.
In this interview, Brendan explains how nowadays the situation for the people is much improved. The area itself is in much better shape.  The Orangemen still demand the right to march down the Garvaghy Rd but are not allowed to, though they still march to the start of the road every week before being turned back.The violence has stopped but the Jesuits are involved in reconciliation and building the peace, work that must go on according to Brendan.
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