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Controversial Orange Order Parade For Nationalist Road Gets Go-Ahead

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The Parades Commission has placed conditions on the march

A controversial Orange Order parade planned for the mostly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Drumcree has been given the go-ahead.

However, the Parades Commission has placed a number of conditions on the procession.

It must begin at 8am on Sunday and it may not include more than 35 people.

The decision comes after extensive submissions, including by residents who strongly oppose the parade passing their homes.

A number of people were killed in the 1990s, during clashes related to the dispute.

The North's First Minister says there's no reasonable or logical basis for the parade to go ahead.

Michelle O'Neill says the community on the Garvaghy Road has lived in peace for 28 years, and now that peace is at risk.

The Sinn Féin politician says the party will continue to stand in solidarity with the community.

But the DUP's Carla Lockhart says they have nothing to fear from the Orange Order.

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