Northern Ireland: Contentious March Stalls as Protesters Block Garvaghy Road
The parade was allowed under strict limits after late-night appeals, while about 2,000 protesters blocked the route and delayed the march, officials said.
- 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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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…
Orange Order march set to pass mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown for first time in nearly 30 years amid protests
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged politicians, activists and community leaders in Northern Ireland to keep the "calm" in the face of the crisis...
Residents of a Catholic neighborhood in Portadown, Northern Ireland, want to block a march by Protestant loyalists through their street, despite permission from the court. The First Minister of Northern Ireland says that allowing the march "raises questions" regarding the Good Friday Agreement.
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