Northern Ireland: Contentious March Stalls as Protesters Block Garvaghy Road
The restricted 35-man procession was halted by thousands of protesters after late court rulings cleared the route.
- Northern Ireland’s Parades Commission has approved an Orange Order march through Garvaghy Road in Portadown, a mainly Catholic area, for the first time since the route was banned in 1998.
- The march is part of the annual Drumcree parade and has long been one of Northern Ireland’s most contentious Protestant processions.
- The commission approved a reduced procession of 35 people for Sunday morning and imposed conditions on its size, timing and music.
- The Garvaghy Road dispute became a major flashpoint during the Troubles, with repeated unrest surrounding attempts to hold the march through the area.
- Residents have opposed the decision and launched a legal challenge, with the High Court expected to consider the case before the planned march.
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Thousands of people gathered in Portadown to block the Order of Orange parade, authorized for the first time since 1997 in a Catholic neighbourhood Prime Minister
The Drumcree parade will pass through Garvaghy Road for the first time in nearly 30 years. Many oppose the parade because of its violent history.
Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious Orange Order march given go-ahead
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting.
IN PORTADOWN, 2,000 protesters blocked an Orange Order procession through a Catholic quarter.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appealed for calm in Northern Ireland after a controversial march was approved by the High Court in Belfast, the Associated Press reported. The march was approved during a late court hearing that ended at 2:15 a.m. (04:15 GMT), the agency also noted. Thousands of protesters wearing balaclavas gathered to block the march by the Orange Order, a Protestant brotherhood that strongly supports Northern Ireland r…
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