Garvaghy Road residents seek overturn of parade ruling
Residents of Garvaghy Road are challenging a court decision that permitted an Orange Order parade in Portadown. The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has reserved its judgment after hearing arguments regarding the Parades Commission's assessment of potential disorder.
Why it matters
Reflects ongoing sectarian tensions and legal debates surrounding public demonstrations in Northern Ireland.
A ruling in a legal challenge against the decision to allow an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown has been reserved by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
Three judges heard the appeal by an applicant on behalf of residents who live on the route of the contentious parade.
The residents were refused leave to seek a judicial review of the decision last weekend, sparking a week of protest which prevented the march taking place.
The Parades Commission had approved an application for 35 Orangemen to walk along the Garvaghy Road last Sunday at 8am with no band and no supporters.
It was the first time the parade had been allowed in 28 years after the commission said the PSNI had no intelligence that it would lead to disorder.
The judges reserved their decision after almost four hours of legal argument.
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