LIVE: Garvaghy Road residents to meet NI secretary for talks on Drumcree parade amid standoff

Breandán Mac Cionnaith from the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition said he received “commitments” that the parade would not proceed overnight.

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PROTESTERS WHO BLOCKADED the Garvaghy Road in Portadown to stop a contentious Orange Order parade have mostly dispersed after being told by a community leader that a fresh process to address the dispute was being initiated.

At the height of the blockade, thousands of people gathered on the road throughout Sunday to prevent the parade from nearby Drumcree Church from passing along the route.

It was organised after Orangemen managed to overturn a long ban on them parading down the predominantly nationalist road.

The blockade continued through the day and late into the night, as Orangemen assembled at Drumcree Church around a mile from the road waited to commence their parade.

Around midnight, Breandán Mac Cionnaith from the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition, told protesters they had secured a “victory”.

He said he would meet Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant and PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher this morning for talks on the Drumcree parade after receiving “commitments” that the parade would not be proceeding overnight.

We’ll bring you all the latest developments as they happen.

3 mins ago 7:07AM

Good morning.

After a stand-off over an Orange Order parade that lasted all of Sunday, Garvaghy Road residents will today meet the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and PSNI chief constable.

We’ll be bringing you all the latest as it happens.

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