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Orange Order March Could ‘Reawaken Old Animosities’, Garvaghy Road Locals Warn
Residents warned the route would revive past sectarian tensions as the commission weighs a 60-member Orange Order application and a petition with over 4,000 signatures.
- On Wednesday, the Parades Commission began final deliberations on an application for 60 Orange Order members to hold a silent parade along Portadown's Garvaghy Road on Sunday, September 27.
- The commission has blocked the Orange Order from this route since 1998, as nationalist residents fear the march would 're-awaken and sustain old animosities and divisions' linked to violent clashes during the 1990s.
- Ahead of the ruling, the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition presented a petition with 3,500 signatures opposing the demonstration during stakeholder meetings, citing community fears for their children.
- The commission may not publish its written determination until Friday, while officials weigh the right to assembly against potential for renewed community unrest and evaluate mediation efforts offered to both sides.
- Unionist politicians have raised the possibility of legal challenges, arguing the commission must respect the 'presumption in favour of the right of assembly' under Article 11.1 of the European Convention.
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Belfast LiveOrange Order march could ‘reawaken old animosities’, Garvaghy Road locals warn
Residents have called on the ruling body for marches in Northern Ireland not to “re-awaken and sustain old animosities and divisions” by allowing the Orange Order to march on Garvaghy Road this weekend.
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