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A war of words has erupted in a County Down council over a sixth century Irish Christian saint and missionary and a Europe-wide walking trail honouring his achievement and travels.
Two orange lodges in Ards and North Down Borough have failed in their applications for public funding for Twelfth events despite the local council controversially bending its policy to allow lodges inclusion in the process.
Ards and North Down Council has decided to allow local orange lodges to apply for funding despite being against its own policy and the recommendations of its officers.
Ards and North Down Council has decided to allow local orange lodges to apply for funding despite going against its own policy and the recommendations of its officers.