Sinn Fein has been accused of "double standards" following a week of violent disorder that has seen two dissident republican murder bids against police officers in Londonderry.
An estimated 100,000 people descended on Scarva for the annual 13 July pilgrimage to one of King Billy's stopping off sites on his way to the Battle of the Boyne.
Ulster Unionist Councillor David Taylor has strongly condemned the desecration of poppy wreaths at Newry Cenotaph just a week on from another incident.
Hundreds of local people last night joined political and religious leaders at a major rally on the streets where violence has erupted over the past week.