Garvaghy Road parade ruling revives Orange Order standoff in Northern Ireland
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The Parades Commission ruled Friday that a sharply reduced Orange Order parade may pass Garvaghy Road in Portadown on Sunday, ending a route ban in place since 1998. Hundreds of Catholic residents blocked the road overnight in rain. The commission had rejected more than 1,300 prior requests to complete the march halted in 1998. After Saturday legal challenges, Northern Ireland’s senior judge ruled after midnight that courts cannot overturn the commission.
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