Garvaghy Road residents say Drumcree dispute is ‘settled’

The Orange Order has been told to accept that the Drumcree parade dispute has been “settled in the eyes” of Garvaghy Road residents.Breandán Mac Cionnaith, of the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition, was speaking after the Parades Commission said it “has agreed to facilitate a process of mediation” in relation to the parading dispute.The under-fire body said that “all interested parties have now been invited to participate”. The violent Drumcree stand-off, which began in 1995, ended with the UVF murder of three Catholic children in 1998.Parades Commission appoints own barrister to carry out reviewOpens in new windowAnalysis: Orange Order demands to walk Garvaghy Road opens up sectarian fault linesOpens in new windowBreandán Mac Cionnaith, of the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition. PICTURE: