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High Court quashes decision to restrict annual Drumcree parade
The Orange Order Drumcree march is turned away from going down the Garvaghy Road every year
A decision by the Parades Commission to impose restrictions on one of the most contentious parades in Northern Ireland has been quashed in the High Court.
It follows a legal challenge brought by a member of the Orange Order over its annual parade at Drumcree outside Portadown.
The commission had banned this year's parade from entering the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road - a move which reflected every decision it has made since 1998.
It has been claimed the case may pave the way for a future parade on the road being permitted. However, it would require a new decision based on a fresh application.
Orange Order members found their route down the Garvaghy Road blocked by steel girders and razor wire on 5 July 1998
In 1998, the Parades Commission ruled that the Orange Order should not march down Portadown's Garvaghy Road on the end leg of its annual march from Drumcree Church.
It was a move that ultimately led to a decades-long parading dispute, sparking some of the most serious public disorder in Northern Ireland's history.
Stand-offs continued in subsequent years as members of the Order walked to police barricades in protest at the restrictions. Protests were also held by residents living along the Garvaghy Road.
The legal challenge regarding July 2026's parade was launched last month.