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Legal Action Against Bryant Being Widened, Court Told
Both sides are seeking permission to challenge rulings after police said policing the stand-off has cost around £5 million, officials said.
- On Friday, Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant banned the Drumcree parade, citing advice from PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher that allowing it would carry an 'unacceptable risk of serious injury, disorder and a wider contagion effect across Northern Ireland.'
- Bryant intervened after an almost two-week standoff triggered by the Parades Commission's decision to allow the parade on its traditional route for the first time in 28 years, sparking protests that blocked the nationalist Garvaghy Road.
- Portadown Orangemen are seeking a judicial review of the ban, arguing it is unlawful, while the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition awaits a Court of Appeal ruling on their challenge to the Parades Commission's initial determination.
- First Minister Michelle O'Neill and three other ministers face no-confidence motions in the Assembly, allegedly having 'participated in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy Road on 27 September 2026 which prevented a permitted parade from proceeding.'
- Mr Justice Scoffield scheduled a full hearing for Monday, October 19 regarding the Secretary of State's intervention, following an emergency hearing at Belfast High Court on Saturday that was adjourned.
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The Independent (US)Chief Constable’s advice on Drumcree parade to be scrutinised in legal challenge
A judicial review of Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant’s decision to stop the parade has been widened to include PSNI chief Jon Boutcher.
·London, United Kingdom
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The controversial parade of the Protestant Oranier Order by Catholic quarters has always been forbidden. After a court dispute, it can now take place and threatens to open old wounds.
·Vienna, Austria
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