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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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[email protected] | Laura Pollock

Orange Lodge members refused permission to march as stand-off continues

Orange men gather near Drumcree Church as police form a barricade to prevent them entering the Garvaghy Road (Image: PA)

A STAND-OFF in Northern Ireland has continued through the day and into the evening, with Orangemen waiting at Drumcree Church around a mile from the road waiting to commence their march.

The order came as thousands of protesters continue to blockade the predominately nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown in a bid to prevent a contentious Orange Order march passing.

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