Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown
Community leader says 20-30 volunteers will stay overnight as talks with Northern Ireland officials begin to address the parade dispute.
- Protesters on the Garvaghy Road mostly dispersed early Monday after community leader Breandán Mac Cionnaith announced a "victory" and secured "commitments" that the parade would not proceed overnight.
- The High Court in Belfast upheld the Parades Commission's decision on Sunday in an "unprecedented" late-night hearing, permitting the Orange Order march on a route banned since 1998 due to violent clashes during the Troubles.
- Thousands of protesters, including Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O'Neill, blockaded the road throughout Sunday; police repeatedly warned the gathering was illegal under parading legislation and notified participants they faced arrest.
- Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant urged "everybody to keep calm" and arranged Monday meetings with Mac Cionnaith and Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher to seek a settled position.
- Two schools in Portadown announced closures for Monday amid the dispute, while the Orange Order stated it would stay "an hour, a day, or 10 days" to vindicate its rights.
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Protesters disperse as fresh talks begin over Drumcree march
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Talks on Drumcree parade to take place later today as residents declare 'victory'
Talks are set to take place today to try and end the impasse over the Orange Order’s demands to march down the Garvaghy Road. The Northern Ireland Secretary, who can overrule the Parade Commission and the courts to ban the march, is expected to come under pressure to take action. Breandán Mac Cionnaith, from the […]
Many tensions took place in Northern Ireland after one face to face at Portadown, where demonstrators prevented a pro-British Protestant march authorized for the first time since 1997 from crossing a Catholic quarter.
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Protesters disperse after being told of ‘process’ to address Drumcree dispute
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