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Why was a controversial Orange Order procession banned in Portadown?
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In Portadown, the Drumcree parade had been barred from Garvaghy Road since a 1998 ruling. The commission permitted 35 Orangemen to walk on 27 September, but the procession failed to go ahead because residents protested on the road.
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The stand-off dragged on for 13 days, and pressure grew on Bryant to act.
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Boutcher asked for a review earlier on October ninth, and Bryant confirmed the ban that night. Finding no accommodation between both sides, he announced: I've decided that it's not in the public interest for it to proceed, and I've therefore banned the procession.
“I've decided that it's not in the public interest for it to proceed, and I've therefore banned the procession.”
DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the rule of law had been fatally undermined: The Secretary of State is going to have to explain what his Government intends to do to restore confidence in the rule of law.
“The Secretary of State is going to have to explain what his Government intends to do to restore confidence in the rule of law.”
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- Irish IndependentTaoiseach welcomes decision to ban Orange Order parade down Garvaghy Road
- RTE.ieCosc ar Pharáid Dhroim Crí dul Bóthar Gharbhachaidh
- LBCNI Secretary to ban Drumcree parade after two-week standoff | LBC
- Irish ExaminerBritain's Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade
- The TelegraphLabour to ban Orange Order from marching down Garvaghy Road
- Evening StandardNI Secretary Sir Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade