Politics
Police refuse to enforce court-cleared Orange parade as Garvaghy Road standoff persists
September 30, 2026 at 04:29 PM
Coverage
4 reports · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Garvaghy Road standoff brings Northern Ireland’s old wounds back to surface
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BNBBC News
Drumcree parade will not be policed at any cost - PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher
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TGThe Guardian
Mediation over Drumcree parade is ‘dead in the water’, say nationalists
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BNBBC News
Drumcree dispute: More talks due to take place at Hillsborough
(opens the publisher’s site)Police have refused to enforce a court-approved Orange Order parade, blocked on Northern Ireland's Garvaghy Road by nationalist protesters for four days.
- Police stopped the Orange Order from leaving Drumcree Church on Sunday after thousands of protesters, including First Minister Michelle O'Neill, blocked the Garvaghy Road.
- Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said officers would not uphold the parade ruling "at any cost," announcing a criminal investigation into the road's unlawful blocking.
- The Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition filed a fresh legal bid to reimpose the parade ban, with a hearing due on Friday.
- Orangemen left Drumcree Church overnight into Wednesday after police blocked further attempts to start the march.