Belfast Court Blocks Orange Order March on Garvaghy Road
💡 Why it matters
The outcome of this legal challenge will set a precedent for future parades in contested areas, affecting community relations for years.
A High Court judge in Belfast has temporarily blocked a planned Orange Order parade down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, after residents applied to overturn the decision. Andy Burnham called for calm amid fears of sectarian unrest.
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