Orangemen urged to talk to residents on route dispute

PORTADOWN Orangemen have been urged to hold talks with the nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in a bid to end the long-running Drumcree parade dispute.

The annual parade passed off yesterday without incident for the third year running, with Orangemen staging a token protest at being prevented from marching their traditional route along the Garvaghy Road.

In a minor act of defiance they remained on Drumcree Hill a little after the 2.30pm dispersal time the Parades Commission had ordered.