‘Did you see any gunmen?’: Garvaghy Road residents challenge media after court claims

Breandan Mac Cionnaith (Brendan McKenna, right) leaves Belfast at High Court, where a Orange Order legal challenge is being heard after Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant banned the Orange Order parade in Drumcree (Image: Liam McBurney)

A GARVAGHY Road residents representative has hit out at the media over reports that dissident republicans could have used firearms against police during the Drumcree stand-off.

Breandan Mac Cionnaith challenged journalists outside the High Court in Belfast after intelligence assessments detailing the potential use of guns on the Garvaghy Road were raised during a legal challenge to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant’s decision to ban an Orange Order march.