Drumcree parade dispute talks continue as legal challenge launched

Summarised from 2 outlets · 8 reports · Updated 1 Oct, 10:42 · Archive

Talks over the disputed Drumcree Orange Order parade continue as nationalists launch a fresh legal challenge.

The Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant is holding talks with both sides over the controversial Drumcree parade dispute. The nationalist Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition has launched a fresh legal challenge to reimpose a ban on Orange Order marching down their road, though the group has signalled it would accept a resolution document if the Orange Order does likewise. Bryant said an end to the dispute is 'tantalisingly close', though a DUP representative has said the proposed deal is not acceptable.

How it is being reported

• Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MPEarlier, a representative of the Garvaghy Road residents said they would sign up to the deal proposed by the NI Secretary if the Orange Order did.Evening Standard · 1 Oct, 09:03
• Garvaghy Road march talks ‘tantalisingly close’ to resolution, says ministerNationalist residents’ coalition says it will accept solution drawn up by the Northern Ireland secretary if it is also accepted by unionists The Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, has said an end to the Drumcree parade dispute is “tantalisingly close”, as the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition signalled it would accept a document setting out a resolution if the Orange Order did so. Breandán Mac Cionnaith, the leader of the nationalist group, said on Wednesday afternoon he had been through the document drawn up by Bryant and his team. Continue reading...The Guardian · 30 Sept, 19:42
• Mob rule must not be allowed to win, PSNI chief warns in Drumcree parade disputeJon Boutcher said he would continue to seek a way to facilitate an Orange Order march down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown.Evening Standard · 30 Sept, 17:32
• Michelle O’Neill ‘stands over’ choice to take part in Drumcree parade protestThe Sinn Féin vice president and the party’s president Mary Lou McDonald met residents on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown.Evening Standard · 30 Sept, 17:27
• Mob rule must not be allowed to win, PSNI chief warns in Drumcree parade disputeJon Boutcher said he would continue to seek a way to facilitate an Orange Order march down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown.Evening Standard · 30 Sept, 14:50
• Bryant ‘left in no doubt’ law must be applied over Drumcree parade – OrangemanThe Northern Ireland Secretary has been meeting with the Orange Order and Garvaghy residents at Hillsborough Castle.Evening Standard · 30 Sept, 13:03
• Mediation over Drumcree parade is ‘dead in the water’, say nationalistsNorthern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challenge UK politics live – latest updates Talks to break the deadlock over the controversial Drumcree parade will continue with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, on Wednesday as nationalist protesters declare the prospect of mediation with unionists “dead in the water”. The nationalist Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition has at the same time launched a fresh legal challenge to reimpose the almost 30-year ban on the Orange Order marching down their road, mounting fresh arguments…The Guardian · 30 Sept, 11:06
• NI Secretary must utilise powers to ban Drumcree parade, Dáil toldLabour leader Ivana Bacik warned of reopened wounds after the decision to permit the Orange Order to march down the Garvaghy Road in Co Armagh.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 16:14

In this story: Chris Bryant · Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition · Orange Order · Sinn Féin · PSNI · Portadown · Northern Ireland · DUP

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