Orange Order march allowed through Catholic area after 28-year ban
World · 27 September 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
Northern Ireland's courts have allowed the Orange Order to march along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown for the first time in 28 years. The march took place on Sunday, 27 September 2026.
The Parades Commission approved the route on Friday. Residents then got a court order on Saturday to stop it. But the Court of Appeal cancelled that order early on Sunday morning. A final legal challenge from residents also failed.
The Orange Order is a Protestant group that supports unionism. The Garvaghy Road runs through a mainly Catholic part of Portadown. A ban on the march began in 1998 after serious sectarian violence near Drumcree church.