A court today banned six men from taking part in the Loyalist protests at a North Belfast girls' primary school.
Belfast Magistrates Court ordered the men to stay away from the protests and the Catholic Holy Cross School in Ardoyne when they appeared on public order charges related to the events.
All six were charged with unlawfully fighting and making an affray on September 3rd, the day the protests resumed when the children returned to school after the summer holidays.
All six were remanded on bail of £400 sterling until November 15th.
The accused were Mr Jim Potts, (37), unemployed of Dover Street, Belfast; Mr Christopher Johnston, (18), of Glenbrook Gardens, Belfast; Mr Gary Harris, (18), unemployed of Shankhill Terrace, Belfast; Mr David Cunningham, (35), unemployed of Wheatfield Drive, Belfast; Mt Amin Ul Haq Khan, (33), unemployed of Ardoyne Road, Belfast and Mr Stephen Bell, (40), unemployed of Ardoyne Road.
Mr Bell alone was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon, a golf club.
The restrictions on Mr Potts and Mr Bell who work in the offices of the Concerned Residents of Upper Ardoyne allowed them movements between home and office.
A 17-year-old facing the affray charge is due to appear before a juvenile court next Wednesday.
All seven were arrested by police in North Belfast yesterday. An RUC officer told the court that when charged the men either replied "Not guilty" or made no comment. He said he believed he could connect the men to the charges and that video evidence would be used.
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