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A legal challenge against the decision to allow a controversial Orange Order parade on a predominantly nationalist road in Portadown is set for hearing at the Court of Appeal later this week. The dispute has been ongoing since last Sunday when residents of the Garvaghy Road protested against the march, leading to a stalemate reminiscent of earlier conflicts that resulted in significant unrest and violence. The appeal argues that the Parades Commission misinterpreted police assessments regarding potential disorder and misrepresented PSNI evidence in its decision-making process. The hearing is scheduled for Monday at 10:30 BST in Belfast, following a previous ruling by the Parades Commission on September 25 allowing the march with certain restrictions.
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A controversial Orange Order parade scheduled for a predominantly nationalist road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, is facing another legal challenge. The dispute has been ongoing since last Sunday when residents began opposing the march along Garvaghy Road. This stalemate reignites one of the most contentious parading issues in Northern Ireland's history, previously marked by riots and violence during the mid-to-late 90s.
On Friday, September 25, the Parades Commission ruled that the parade could proceed with certain restrictions. However, residents are appealing this decision, arguing that the commission inaccurately represented evidence provided by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) about potential disorder. The Court of Appeal in Belfast is set to hear arguments from both sides starting at around 10:30 BST on Monday. This hearing follows three lengthy legal sessions held over 13 hours, spanning Saturday and Sunday nights.
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A challenge to the decision to allow a controversial Orange Order parade to go down a predominantly nationalist road is due to be heard in court later.
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parade → allow → court
The deadlock over the proposed march in Portadown - opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road - has lasted since last Sunday morning.
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deadlock → propose → morning
The stalemate has reopened what was once the most bitter parading dispute in Northern Ireland, with stand-offs in the mid-to-late 90s accompanied by riots, roadblocks and killings.
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offs → reopen → riots
The fresh Court of Appeal application argues that the Parades Commission, the organisation that approved the march, had "materially misdirected itself" on the police assessment of the potential for disorder.
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that → argue → disorder
The application also said the commission had not given an "accurate representation" of PSNI evidence in its decision.
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commission → say → decision
Monday's hearing is due to begin in Belfast at about 10:30 BST.
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hearing → begin → BST
On Friday 25 September, the Parades Commission decided that the march could go ahead with restrictions in place.
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march → decide → place
The residents' appeal will be the latest legal challenge since it was given the go-ahead after three separate legal hearings over the course of 13 hours late on Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday morning.
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it → give → morning
Last Sunday, the parade, from Drumcree Church into Portadown, did not happen due to a large protest on the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road.
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parade → happen → Road
Protesters have since remained on the road, although in much smaller numbers, and the Portadown District Orange Lodge has maintained a presence at Drumcree Church, about a mile away.
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Lodge → remain → Church
On Tuesday, lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition (GRRC) issued a fresh legal bid to try to prevent the march from going ahead.
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lawyers → issue → march
In the meantime discussions aimed at resolving the dispute have been ongoing.
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aimed → aim → dispute
PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher also discussed the dispute at a public meeting of the Policing Board in Belfast on Thursday.
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Boutcher → discuss → Thursday
The policing operation over the Drumcree parading dispute has cost about £3m so far.
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operation → cost → m
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