What they said on the Twelfth

Parades have taken place across the province

Orangemen have paraded to 19 venues across Northern Ireland for the climax of the Protestant marching season.

BBC News Online takes a look at what was said at some of the main rallies to celebrate the 311th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

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Benburb, County Tyrone

Orange Order Grand Master Robert Saulters urged unionists to abandon the Staffordshire political talks.

Robert Saulters: Urged unionists to abandon talks

In an attack on the prime minister, he told Orangemen: "Tony Blair is fooling no one with his gimmicky meetings, neither is the juggling of the Stormont first minister post.

"Frankly, if there was any guts amongst all unionists they would have walked out by now and demanded a proper democratic government for Northern Ireland."

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Keady, County Armagh

The County Grand Master of Armagh, Dennis Watson, challenged the chairman of the Parades Commission, Tony Holland, to hold all future commission meetings in an ''open and transparent manner''.

Denis Watson: Critical of some Orangemen

"The public have a right to see the deliberations of this unelected body for themselves," he added.

Mr Watson called on all members to sign the Covenant for Human Rights which was launched at all the Twelfth demonstrations throughout the province.

He said the campaign was seeking the "full restoration of fundamental human rights in Northern Ireland".

"In doing so, we are calling all citizens, irrespective of race, religion or creed to sign the covenant. We need to reinforce the right of people to live in peace and harmony."

Mr Watson also criticised Orangemen who had engaged with residents groups.

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Derriaghy, County Antrim

Anti-Agreement unionist Jeffrey Donaldson challenged the prime minister to introduce legislation to throw Sinn Fein out of government at Stormont if the IRA failed to disarm.

The Lagan Valley MP, who is part of the Ulster Unionist talks team at Staffordshire, described the discussions as an "absolute waste of time".

He also said unionists had had enough and their patience had been exhausted.

Jeffrey Donaldson: "We need to see actual decommissioning"

"We need to see actual decommissioning of IRA weapons in a manner which clearly renders them permanently unusable and permanently inaccessible.

"Mere statements from the mythical `P O'Neill' or agreement on modalities or timetables will not suffice. Product is required as a matter of urgency."

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Portglenone, County Antrim

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley, has criticised Orangemen in the Assembly who voted to allow Sinn Fein into government.

Ian Paisley: "Trimble must go"

He was addressing the Independent Loyal Orange Institution and predicted that the current political crisis would be about the end of David Trimble's career.

"Things do move in Northern Ireland and things are moving and there's a lot of people going to move away , O'Neill must go, he's gone.

"Trimble must go, he will go and he's going."