Appeal court overturns ban on Garvaghy Road march
A court in Belfast has allowed an appeal of the decision to bar the Orange Order from marching down the Garvaghy Road later today.
A Belfast court has allowed an appeal against the ban on the Orange Order marching down Garvaghy Road, according to wire reports. Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan stated that the High Court judge who granted the injunction made a legal error. The court agreed to hear the case by a different high court judge, though the new hearing would be time-limited to one hour due to its late hour.
Residents of the largely nationalist area had filed an appeal against the Parades Commission's decision to permit the Orange Order to march down the road for the first time in 30 years. The dispute has the potential to escalate across Northern Ireland, the Lady Chief Justice said, recalling the Drumcree standoff in the 1990s that led to violent clashes and political tension.
The Orange Order has been seeking to complete its 1998 walk along its traditional route for over a quarter of a century.
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