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01/07/2002
Trimble urges Drumcree parade go-ahead
The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party David Trimble has urged the Parades Commission to allow this year’s controversial march at Drumcree to go ahead.
The Orange Order parade to Drumcree in Portadown traditionally takes place on the first Sunday of July and has in the past bore witness to some of the most violent standoffs in the history of the Troubles.
The Parades Commission has prevented Orangemen from marching the route for the past four years.
The Parades Commission said they would make their decision known later on Monday evening.
Speaking at Stormont on Monday David Trimble said the right to march should be upheld at Drumcree this Sunday.
However, he added that whatever happened, all sides should exercise restraint.
The First Minister said: “Everyone needs to remain calm in the coming days and weeks, and respect the rule of law.”
The Order wants to use the route on its return journey from a Somme Commemoration service at Drumcree Parish Church, but the march is vehemently opposed by residents of the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road.
Last month, the Orange Order was criticised by the Parades Commission for "failing to engage in proper dialogue".
In the commission's fourth annual report, Chairman Tony Holland said it was not surprising the Order had failed to achieve all it wanted when it only got involved in "sporadic talks".
The Northern Ireland Parades Commission was set up in 1997 to make decisions on whether controversial parades should be restricted.
(AMcE)
The Orange Order parade to Drumcree in Portadown traditionally takes place on the first Sunday of July and has in the past bore witness to some of the most violent standoffs in the history of the Troubles.
The Parades Commission has prevented Orangemen from marching the route for the past four years.
The Parades Commission said they would make their decision known later on Monday evening.
Speaking at Stormont on Monday David Trimble said the right to march should be upheld at Drumcree this Sunday.
However, he added that whatever happened, all sides should exercise restraint.
The First Minister said: “Everyone needs to remain calm in the coming days and weeks, and respect the rule of law.”
The Order wants to use the route on its return journey from a Somme Commemoration service at Drumcree Parish Church, but the march is vehemently opposed by residents of the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road.
Last month, the Orange Order was criticised by the Parades Commission for "failing to engage in proper dialogue".
In the commission's fourth annual report, Chairman Tony Holland said it was not surprising the Order had failed to achieve all it wanted when it only got involved in "sporadic talks".
The Northern Ireland Parades Commission was set up in 1997 to make decisions on whether controversial parades should be restricted.
(AMcE)
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