Deferral Of Orange March

A chara, - I find many unusual and contradictory opinions being expressed on your letters page regarding the planned Orange march…

A chara, - I find many unusual and contradictory opinions being expressed on your letters page regarding the planned Orange march in Dublin, now deferred.

We must condemn those in our society who are intolerant of people with a different skin colour.

We must condemn those in our society who are intolerant of the travelling community.

We must condemn those in our society who use violence to achieve political aims.

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However, if we choose to condemn people who are members of a sectarian organisation which is linked with violence and civil unrest, we ourselves are condemned as bigots or for paying only lipservice to pluralism. Is there not an inherent danger in tolerating intolerant groups? - Is mise,

Colm Doyle, Oak Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9.