Orange Order members held a short protest on Sunday at the police lines barring them from the return route
The order's grand secretary Mervyn Gibson insisted their protest will continue as he called on the Parades Commission to be disbanded.and the wider unionist community standing together.
"The Parades Commission has a major part to play and they have failed Portadown district, they have failed Northern Ireland in so many different ways. It is time for them to go. It is time for the Secretary of State to exercise some influence to see a resolution here. “The Parades Commission continues to have the full support of the Government in their challenging role in relation to parades in Northern Ireland. Dialogue remains the best way to find a solution to local issues such as Drumcree,” they said.
This led to violent clashes for several summers and political tensions that resulted in a major security operation.mark the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, an act that secured a Protestant line of succession for the British crown.
"Unfortunately for many, many years their intransigence has actually been rewarded by the Parades Commission. We can't move on if there is no respect or tolerance for a 10-minute walk down a route which has changed enormously over the last 25 years."
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