The stand - off between the Orangemen and the RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary has become symbolic of the intractable sectarian divide that poisons relations between the two communities in Northern Ireland .
The RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary previously colluded in facilitating the Orange demonstrations of strength .
The stand - off between the Orangemen and the RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary , which previously colluded in facilitating the Orange demonstrations of strength , has become symbolic of the intractable sectarian divide that poisons relations between the two communities in Northern Ireland .