Belfast priest faced death threats but stayed to support school amid loyalist protests.

Catholic priest Father Aidan Troy, who chaired the board of governors at Holy Cross school in Belfast, faced death threats from loyalists in 2003 over his role in the 2001 school dispute. Despite offers of full security and temporary accommodation from the Irish government, Troy chose to stay in the Ardoyne monastery, fearing the impact on the children at the school. The dispute involved loyalist protests against Catholic families walking their children to school, with some violent confrontations requiring police intervention. Troy insisted there were no plans to close the school due to intimidation.

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