Nationalists Say Drumcree Parade Mediation Is 'Dead in the Water' as Legal Challenge Launched
Talks between Northern Ireland's secretary and both sides over the disputed Drumcree parade continue even as nationalist campaigners declare mediation prospects dead and file a fresh legal challenge.
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Talks aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over the Drumcree parade in Northern Ireland are set to continue with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, on Wednesday, even as nationalist campaigners declared that prospects for mediation between the two sides were "dead in the water," according to the Guardian.
The Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition, a nationalist group, has simultaneously launched a fresh legal challenge seeking to reimpose the nearly 30-year ban on the Orange Order marching down the road.
New Legal Arguments
The group's legal challenge argues that the Parades Commission, the body responsible for adjudicating contentious parades in Northern Ireland, "materially misdirected itself" in its handling of the case, according to the report.
The Drumcree dispute has been one of the most persistent flashpoints in Northern Ireland's parading disputes, pitting the Orange Order's claimed right to march traditional routes against nationalist residents' objections to parades passing through their neighborhoods.
The Northern Ireland secretary's talks with both sides come as efforts to find a negotiated resolution to the dispute appear to have reached an impasse, according to the nationalist coalition's assessment.
Further details on the timeline for the legal challenge or the government's response were not specified in the available report.
Sources
- Mediation over Drumcree parade is ‘dead in the water’, say nationalists — The Guardian — World
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