Before the caucuses, this energetic species can be seen marching in parades and munching pies at county fairs.
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The Parades Commission was set up in 1997 to make decisions on whether controversial parades should be restricted.
The patron saint of tinners will be celebrated later with a series of parades in Cornwall.
The Parades Commission was established in 1997 to determine whether conditions, or restrictions, should be placed on such parades.
Jamie Bryson and Willie Frazer will be questioned on suspicion of organising and participating in unlawful parades.
The DUP Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Dondaldson said it was a very difficult position for the police to be in and that progress needed to be made on parades.
"To date there has been no contentious loyalist parades re-routed in Cookstown and to be honest I don't foresee it being a problem, " he said.
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Of course, whatever you call the quango in charge of parades, it won't always be able to please both sides to these intractable local disputes.
On the issue of parading and the debate about the future of the Parades Commission, he suggested that it would not be beneficial to become personally involved in the issue.
If anyone were to raise a complaint about an MLA's conduct which related to one of his Parades Commission determinations, Mr Bain said arrangements were in place allowing the investigation to be carried out by someone else.
Many species are nocturnal, so be prepared for parades of curious possums looking for food after dark and a magnificent night time symphony of wildlife in the woods.
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