Irish Times says 'Garvaghy Road residents' are going to court; RTÉ leads on Orangemen who 'declined to temporarily postpone' the Drumcree parade
The Parades Commission has cleared an Orange Order march on the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown. Residents are asking the High Court in Belfast to stop it. Three Irish outlets tell the story three different ways. None of the reports we hold quotes the residents or the Order.
The ruling. The Irish Times reports that the Parades Commission "on Friday granted permission for Protestant organisation to march on mainly nationalist road in Portadown". TheJournal.ie and RTÉ News both report a ruling that lets the parade go ahead.
The challenge. All three outlets report that residents are taking the ruling to court in Belfast. RTÉ News says the parade is "tomorrow".
Where the accounts differ.
| Outlet | Names the challengers | Leads on |
|---|---|---|
| The Irish Times | "Garvaghy Road residents" | the Commission's permission |
| TheJournal.ie | "Drumcree residents" | the UK prime minister's reaction |
| RTÉ News | no group named | Orangemen declining to postpone |
Who speaks. Only TheJournal.ie quotes anyone: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. He said he understood there would be "concern across Northern Ireland". No report we hold quotes a resident, the Orange Order or the Commission.
Labels. The Irish Times names the marchers by religion ("Protestant") and the road by politics ("nationalist").
What is not settled. - Whether the court will hear the case before the parade. No report we hold gives a hearing time. - Why the Commission changed its position. No report we hold gives its reasons. - RTÉ News alone reports that the Orangemen declined to postpone. It does not say who asked them to. - We hold one line from each report. Fuller versions may quote others.
What this is about. A court fight over whether an Orange Order parade may walk down Garvaghy Road in Portadown, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland.
How it got here. The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organisation. It is strongest in Northern Ireland and holds marches through the year. Portadown's Orangemen walk each year to a service at Drumcree parish church. For decades their route back into town ran along Garvaghy Road. Housing built there over the twentieth century made it a mainly Catholic, nationalist area, and residents objected to the march passing through.
From 1995 the dispute became a standoff at Drumcree each July. Police blocked the road and there were large protests. It came at the height of the peace process that produced the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
That same year the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 put the Parades Commission on a legal footing. It is an independent body that can set conditions on contested marches, including where they may go. From 1998 it barred the Drumcree parade from Garvaghy Road. The Orange Order has protested against that ban ever since.
Who is involved. - The Parades Commission decides routes and conditions. - The Portadown Orangemen say the route is theirs by tradition. - Garvaghy Road residents oppose a march through their area. - The UK government is involved because its Northern Ireland Secretary appoints the Commission. - The High Court in Belfast can review whether a public body's decision was lawful.
What is at stake. If the ruling stands, a march kept off the road since 1998 may pass along it. If the court sets the ruling aside, the ban stays.
Where it stands. The Commission has granted permission. Residents have gone to the High Court. RTÉ News reports the parade is set for Sunday 27 September.
What is being argued about
- Whether the High Court in Belfast will halt a Parades Commission ruling
- How outlets name the residents: by Garvaghy Road or by Drumcree
- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's reaction
- Whether the Orangemen refused a postponement
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Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1
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Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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Garvaghy Road residents go to court seeking to halt Orange Order parade
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Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1
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What we have measured
Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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What we have measured
Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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Garvaghy Road residents go to court seeking to halt Orange Order parade
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Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1
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