The Orange Order march at Drumcree, Co Armagh, passed off peacefully today. The Parades Commission had ruled that the Drumcree march be rerouted away from the Garvaghy Road, continuing a ten-year ban.
The Parades Commission had ruled that the Drumcree march be rerouted away from the Garvaghy Road, continuing a ten-year ban.
The Drumcree parades dispute has caused tensions since the mid-1990s, but recently it has not generated the large scale violence seen in the past.
Recently, talks between Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and Portadown Orangemen fuelled speculation the issue has been drawn into wider political negotiations between Sinn Féin and the DUP, but both parties have denied this.
