
Orange Order Parade Blocked From Historic Flashpoint Route in Northern Ireland
Thousands of protesters prevented a contentious parade from passing through Portadown's Garvaghy Road for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Thousands of protesters prevented a contentious parade from passing through Portadown's Garvaghy Road for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Talks are expected Monday after a court allowed an Orange Order parade along a contested route for the first time since 1998.

Hundreds of demonstrators, joined by Sinn Féin leaders, opposed a court-approved decision allowing the Orange Order to march the Garvaghy Road for the first time since 1998.
An Orange Order march is set to pass through the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown for the first time in nearly 30 years, amid protests.
A crowd gathered on Garvaghy Road to protest against a ruling allowing the march, Al Jazeera reports.

The Orange Order will be allowed to march along Portadown's Garvaghy Road for the first time in nearly 30 years after an injunction against the parade was dismissed on appeal.