Orange Order Marches Garvaghy Road After Overnight Legal Battle
A Drumcree Orange Order parade crossed Portadown's Garvaghy Road on Sunday morning for the first time in almost 30 years. Northern Ireland's High Court had dismissed a last-minute challenge from local residents just hours earlier. The ruling capped a legal standoff that ran through three separate courts over two days, reviving one of the most sensitive parading disputes to come out of the Troubles, the decades of conflict over Northern Ireland's political status.
Why the Drumcree Orange Order Parade Needed a Court Order
The Parades Commission approved the parade on Friday. It is the independent body that rules on contested marches in Northern Ireland, and this was the first time in almost three decades that it let the Portadown District Orange Order walk the road, the route had been ...