Noel Gallagher Among 50 Stars Backing Garvaghy Road Locals
Nearly 50 celebrities urge an international mediator after Hillsborough Castle talks collapsed, warning a forced march could threaten 28 years of peace.
- On Tuesday, dozens of high-profile artists including Noel Gallagher and Susan Sarandon signed an open letter to Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, urging him to appoint an independent international mediator to resolve the Garvaghy Road parading dispute.
- The 11-day standoff began after the Parades Commission authorized the Orange Order to march along Garvaghy Road for the first time in 30 years, reigniting tensions rooted in the area's violent 1990s history when 21 deaths occurred during parading conflicts.
- Signatories warned that local mechanisms have "exhausted their current utility," arguing an independent mediator would "lower the political temperature" and "protect the wider peace process from staring into an avoidable abyss."
- First Minister Michelle O'Neill urged Bryant on Tuesday to intervene and "bring this to a conclusion," stating residents had endured "10 nights of no sleep in fear and anxiety" after talks at Hillsborough Castle failed.
- The Court of Appeal reserved judgment on Monday in residents' legal challenge to block the march, while Orangemen remain at Drumcree Church and protesters continue blocking the road amid the ongoing standoff.
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Noel Gallagher among 50 stars backing Garvaghy Road locals
Oasis star Noel Gallagher and Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon are among a group of high-profile celebrities publicly backing the residents of Garvaghy Road. Dozens of big names from the worlds of music, film and the arts signed an open letter to support those blocking the Orange Order parade, with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant being […]
Noel Gallagher expresses support for Garvaghy Road residents
Noel Gallagher, Johnny Marr and Paul Weller are among the names to sign an open letter in support of the residency of Garvaghy Road in Belfast. The stand-off, which has now entered its 11th day, came after the unionist Orange Order were granted permission to march down Garvaghy Road, which is a largely Catholic area, for the first time since 1998. Previously, in 1998, it was ruled by the Parades Commission that the Orange Order were banned from …
Noel Gallagher calls on Bryant to partner with Dublin on Drumcee
Singer Noel Gallagher is among dozens of showbusiness figures who have written to the Secretary of State urging him to partner up with the Irish government in a bid to resolve the Drumcree crisis.
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