People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll, who stood with residents on the Garvaghy Road this weekend, said: "Every elected representative who stood on the Garvaghy Road this weekend, the First Minister included, was right to be there. I was there myself, and I won't hesitate to return. History will prove us right."
"The DUP now demand consequences for lawmakers. Their hypocrisy is astounding. This is a party whose MP Carla Lockhart stood alongside masked men hurling abuse at a peaceful March for Gaza in Scarva - men who threw rocks at journalists. Their Minister Paul Givan turned up at an anti-immigration protest in Lisburn the day after a stabbing, inflaming an already dangerous situation. Was there a determination for that? I'd also like to know whether the presence of DUP representatives at Drumcree Church this weekend was itself lawful."
"This is a party that spent a month demanding the resignation of every Parades Commissioner and declaring the body had no legitimate authority whatsoever. They discovered their reverence for the rule of law at precisely the moment it started ruling their way."
"Residents were failed by the Commission, by the courts and by the British and Irish governments. What protected them was ordinary people standing together. Anyone who stood with them has nothing to apologise for."