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Huge crowds turn out in support of residents over Drumcree parade dispute
Police said the weekend operation will continue as talks failed and a legal appeal is due Monday, with no violence reported so far.
- On Saturday, thousands attended competing rallies in Portadown over an Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road, while the Police Service of Northern Ireland maintained a major public safety operation amid the week-long stand-off.
- A Parades Commission determination allows the Portadown District of the Orange Order to complete its traditional route for the first time in 30 years, though residents in the largely nationalist Garvaghy Road area strongly oppose the march.
- PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher reported the policing operation has cost £3 million thus far, warning that forcing the march down Garvaghy Road 'could be catastrophic' for Northern Ireland.
- Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant's mediation attempts with both sides failed on Thursday, though he continues urging calm and seeking a mutually acceptable agreement.
- Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson stated on Thursday the Orange Order will accept Monday's legal appeal determination, as residents prepare for a court decision that could resolve the impasse.
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Carla Lockhart accuses PSNI of allowing ‘mob rule on the streets’ as Drumcree standoff continues
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has accused the PSNI of “allowing mob rule to win” at Drumcree, as she stood with Portadown Orangemen outside Drumcree Parish Church on Saturday afternoon. While thousands gathered a short distance away on the Garvaghy Road in a major solidarity rally supporting local residents, Ms Lockhart was at the top of the hill with members of Portadown District Orange Lodge, who maintain they are entitled to complete their tra…
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