I’M now at that point of adulthood where many things from my childhood are making a comeback.

Last year it was Oasis, but I couldn’t have predicted that this year would see the Drumcree dispute re-emerge.

Drumcree was a word I heard mentioned growing up, but by the time I was old enough to comprehend what it meant it had gone from the headlines.

It was a faded memory of another time when we seemed trapped in the same exhausting cycles.

Stephanie Chase: Young people have looked on in disbelief as Drumcree Orangemen attempted to drag us back to the past

Chris Donnelly: The big drum was beaten at Drumcree but unionists refused to march

So imagine my surprise when Drumcree and the Garvaghy Road came back to dominate the news, dragging us back to the past just as the future was looking so bright.

This bright future was shining at its height during August, which now feels like a lifetime away.

The week of the Fleadh was like the summer of love compared to what the autumn months have brought.

It was a time when Belfast was transformed into a hub of music and culture. When people sang, drank, and danced together in the streets. It was our........

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