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Fear that Garvaghy Road March Go-Ahead Could ‘Unravel’ Other Former Flashpoints
The proposal would limit the procession to 60 people, with no bands and police contact throughout the route.
- The Orange Order resubmitted a proposal earlier this month to complete the Drumcree church parade on September 27, a route first halted in 1998. The Parades Commission is reviewing the application.
- This follows a High Court ruling last month that quashed the Parades Commission's previous determination after the body conceded a procedural error during proceedings brought by a Portadown Orangeman.
- Organisers describe the proposed "limited parade" as "proportionate, inoffensive and wholly reasonable," involving 60 members with six trained stewards in direct contact with the PSNI. The route would take no more than 15 minutes.
- Eleven residents' groups from across Northern Ireland issued a statement expressing solidarity with Garvaghy Road residents, warning the parade could "unravel" deals made at other former flashpoint areas. They demanded reciprocation from the Orange Order.
- The Parades Commission will rule later this week on whether the parade can proceed down the nationalist Garvaghy Road, a decision that comes after years of tension over the contested route. The outcome carries implications for parade accommodations across Northern Ireland.
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Fear that Garvaghy Road march go-ahead could ‘unravel’ other former flashpoints
The leaders of 11 groups, including the Bogside Residents and a Lower Ormeau group pledged their ‘full support’ for Garvaghy Road residents.
·London, United Kingdom
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Orange Order warn Parades Commission that Garvaghy residents' can't be rewarded for rejecting mediation
Portadown Orangemen have warned the Parades Commission that it must press ahead with its mediation process and not allow a Garvaghy Road residents group a veto over the process, the News Letter understands.
·Portadown, United Kingdom
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