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Appeal court judges overturn ban on Drumcree parade
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Image caption: The parade (pictured above in 2018 on a 20th anniversary protest) had been halted due to a temporary injunction being granted at the High Court in Belfast.
By Michael Fitzpatrick and Catherine Doyle, BBC News NI
Published 26 September 2026, 00:07 BST
Updated 2 minutes ago
The Court of Appeal has overturned a ban on Orangemen marching through a largely nationalist part of Northern Ireland on Sunday.
The parade, given permission to go ahead along the contentious Garvaghy Road route in Portadown for the first time in almost three decades, was subject to restrictions.
That decision was challenged in court on Saturday by a residents' group, leading to a High Court judge issuing an injunction halting the march, ruling that "the long-running dispute" between residents and local Orangemen had "the potential to escalate" should it proceed.
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