Northern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challenge * UK politics live – latest updates Talks to break the deadlock over the controversial Drumcree parade will continue with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, on Wednesday as nationalist protesters declare the prospect of mediation with unionists “dead in the water”. The nationalist Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition has at the same time launched a fresh legal challenge to reimpose the almost 30-year ban on the Orange Order marching down their road, mounting fresh arguments that the Parades Commission has “materially misdirected itself”. Continue reading...

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Garvaghy Road resident Dessie Traynor is from a mixed marriage and is determined the Orange Order march will not go ahead

‘This is my truth, tell me yours’: lived experiences and the Northern Ireland conflict

There is a stalemate in Portadown and deep division in Stormont.On the Orange side, the issue is the rights of a small number of people to march their traditional route – backed by a legal ruling. On ...

This article offers a normative-theoretical assessment of a key aspect of the continuing cultural conflict in Northern Ireland. The marching controversy at Drumcree has had a destabilising effect on ...

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Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform - Volume 61

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