ReportageUne décision nocturne autorise le défilé de Drumcree sur Garvaghy RoadRédigé 27 septembre 2026 à 06:31 UTCRegarderTranscription0:11A second court has cleared the Orange Order to march down Portadown's contested0:15Garvey Road.0:16The ruling came only hours before a tightly restricted procession was due through a0:20mainly nationalist neighborhood where hundreds had gathered.0:23The legal question is settled for now, but did the march actually take place and0:28what happened on the road?0:29The further High Court hearing ended at about 2.15 a.m.0:32on Sunday, September 27th.0:34It upheld the Parades Commission's permission for Portadown District Orange Lodge to0:38make the return march.0:39Earlier accounts stopped after an appeal overturned a temporary ban but left another0:43hearing pending.0:44That account has been overtaken.0:46Overturning the ban and upholding the underlying permission were two separate0:49decisions.0:50Residents challenged the permission by judicial review.0:53On Saturday, Mrs.0:54Justice Patricia Smuth temporarily stopped the march and warned that the dispute0:58could escalate.0:59While that ban stood, the residence group undertook to call off a counter-protest.1:03Portadown Orange Order representatives challenged the injunction.1:06At about 11.30 p.m., the Court of Appeal set it aside.1:09Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan said the first judge had erred in law.1:14The appeal court then allowed a hearing before a different High Court judge, which1:17upheld the Commission's decision.1:19The precise error found on appeal is not established in the available account, nor1:23are the second judge's identity, that judge's detailed reasons or who requested the1:27further hearing.1:29Residence lawyers had questioned whether the police assessment behind the change in1:32permission had itself changed.1:34The complete assessment and the commission's detailed reasoning have not been1:37established.1:38Just 35 people in all were permitted to take part, including five named marshals.1:43Those five were not additional places.1:45Initial accounts said bands and supporters were barred.1:48The authorized return was from Drumcree Church, along Drumcree Road and Garveige1:52Road, to an Orange Hall in Portadown.1:55It had to leave the church by 8 a.m.1:57British Summer Time and disperse at the Hall by 9.30.1:59Accounts differ over whether the Hall's street is spelled Carlton or Carleton.2:04Permission to return down Garvey Road is not the same as permission to march to2:07Drumcree Church.2:09The return route runs through a mainly nationalist area, and disputes over it led to2:13serious violence in the 1990s.2:15This permission has been described as the first for the route in almost 30 years.2:19An early account said since 1998, but 1998 is also described as the year of a2:24disputed return march the order repeatedly sought to complete.2:27It is not established here as the last year a procession actually passed down Garvey2:32Road.2:32First Minister Michelle O'Neill called the permission reckless and said residents2:36should be able to live without sectarian harassment.2:39The Democratic Unionist Party welcomed it as a breakthrough.2:42Ahead of the planned march, hundreds gathered around Garveigh Road, and protesters2:46were reported to have begun blocking it.2:48There is no verified final crowd count or established account here of what followed2:51Sunday's ruling.2:52The Police Service of Northern Ireland activated mutual aid arrangements for2:56reinforcements from Scotland.2:58An early account put the planned support at 100 additional officers.3:02A later one said about 200 were understood to be coming.3:05Those are time-stamped estimates of planned support, not confirmed arrivals or3:09deployments.3:10The total policing deployment is also unconfirmed.3:12The overnight ruling answered whether the restricted march was legally permitted.3:16It was.3:17It did not establish that anyone set off, how many marched, whether the procession3:22completed Garvey Road, or whether there were confrontations or arrests.3:26The last verified development is the court's permission at about 2:15 a.m., with the3:30scheduled departure less than six hours away.Lire l’articleChronologie de l’histoireHeyDexLe format court ↗Qui a rapporté quoiPoints rapportés par plusieurs médiasProtesters blocking Garvaghy Road6 médias✓Permission for the Orange Order paradeConfirmé de façon indépendante · 5 médias✓First permitted parade on the route since 1998Confirmé de façon indépendante · 4 médias✓Court challenges to parade permissionConfirmé de façon indépendante · 3 médiasPolitical implications for power-sharing3 médias✓Political leaders participating in the protestConfirmé de façon indépendante · 3 médiasWhether the parade proceeded as scheduled2 médiasMarchers remaining at Drumcree Church2 médias✓Protester turnout at Garvaghy RoadConfirmé de façon indépendante · 2 médiasSecretary's urgent political talks2 médiasAdditional police drafted in from Scotland2 médiasPrime minister's appeal for calm2 médiasCommission's limit on parade participants2 médiasThe procession had not gone through these Catholic streets for 28 years.2 médiasThe report says mid-1990s Drumcree parade confrontations led to several deaths, including three chi…2 médiasPoints rapportés par un seul média9Rapporté uniquement par RTÉ NewsResidents' association returning to court29 sept., 17:22 UTCRapporté uniquement par BBC NewsThe Court of Appeal overturned the ban on the Orangemen marching through the largely nationalist ar…26 sept., 23:42 UTCSettlers gathering to prevent the family's return29 sept., 0:00 UTCPolice vehicles blocking the route28 sept., 7:59 UTCPermitted marchers turned back by police28 sept., 9:30 UTCFamily homes set on fire after departure29 sept., 0:00 UTCCourt of Appeal request for an overnight hearing26 sept., 23:42 UTCProtesters preventing the parade from proceeding28 sept., 7:59 UTCRapporté uniquement par Channel 4 NewsThousands of protesters linked arms in the rain to try to prevent the Orange Order procession from …27 sept., 0:00 UTCChaque ligne est l’affirmation telle que nous l’avons relevée dans le reportage de ce média. 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