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The Garvaghy Road residents lost their legal challenge against the Parades Commission's decision to allow an Orange Order parade on Drumcree Road. The Court of Appeal ruled that the commission’s decision was lawful and properly considered potential disorder risks. Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan dismissed the appeal, stating it had no reasonable prospect of success. This ruling comes after years of dispute over the parade, which began in the mid-1990s and has been a source of tension between Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
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Story summary
In September, the Parades Commission announced it would allow an Orange Order parade in Portadown, ending a 28-year ban. The commission's decision stipulated that the march should start earlier and with fewer participants than originally planned by the Orange Order. Residents of the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road attempted to challenge this ruling, arguing that it was flawed due to inadequate consideration of potential disorder. However, on Monday, Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan dismissed their appeal at the Court of Appeal, stating that the Parades Commission had properly evaluated police assessments and provided sufficient reasons for its decision. The court ruled that the challenge lacked reasonable prospects of success, effectively upholding the commission's decision to allow the parade despite local opposition.
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The Garvaghy Road residents have failed in a bid to challenge the Parades Commission's decision to allow the Drumcree parade to walk down the predominantly nationalist road, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
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Court → publish → Appeal
Judges said their decision was confined to the lawfulness of the decision - it was not deciding whether or not the march should occur.
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march → say → decision
Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan said the ruling was decided before the secretary of state banned the parade on Friday.
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secretary → say → Friday
Residents had argued the commission's decision was flawed over how it weighed up the potential for disorder.
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it → argue → disorder
However, the court dismissed the appeal to challenge the determination.
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court → dismiss → determination
In September, the Parades Commission announced that a planned Orange Order parade would be allowed in Portadown.
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parade → announce → Portadown
The commission said the parade should start earlier than the Orange Order wanted and with fewer people, but could go ahead for the first time in 28 years.
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Order → say → years
On Monday, the Lady Chief Justice found the Parades Commission properly dealt with a police assessment on the potential risk of disorder and gave adequate reasons for its decision.
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Commission → find → decision
"This application for leave to appeal has no reasonable prospect of success," she held.
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she → appeal → success
Speaking outside court on Monday, loyalist activist Jamie Bryson said "the law is clear".
"The Portadown District had a legal right to walk the Garvaghy Road.
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District → speak → Road
"They have lost twice in the high court, twice in the court of appeal - how many times do we need to beat them before they will abide by the law?".
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they → lose → law
The Drumcree parade dispute began in the mid-1990s and it almost derailed the peace process at the time.
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it → begin → time
Violence related to the dispute resulted in riots, roadblocks and murders.
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Violence → relate → riots
When the Orange Order was prevented by police from walking down the route in July 1995 there was a tense stand-off.
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Order → prevent → July
The Parades Commission began operating in 1998 to regulate parades and try to defuse tension around marches.
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Commission → begin → marches
Its decision not to allow a march down the Garvaghy Road that summer has been challenged by the order for the past three decades.
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decision → allow → decades
Last month the Parades Commission decided that the march could go ahead on 27 September with restrictions in place after its original decision to stop the march was overturned in court.
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decision → decide → court
That morning, up to 1,000 people - including nationalist politicians - blocked the road, preventing Orangemen marching from Drumcree Church a mile to the west.
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people → include → west
Since then there have been repeated attempts by the Orange Order to walk the route, but they have been stopped by police.
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they → repeat → police
Residents maintained a constant presence on the Garvaghy Road, but that ended on Friday when the NI Secretary Sir Chris Bryant banned the parade following advice from the PSNI chief constable.
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Secretary → maintain → constable
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