Council Approves Garvaghy Road Solidarity Road Motion

Clare County Council has formally passed a motion expressing solidarity with residents of Garvaghy Road in Armagh. It follows an intense 13-day stand-off between members of the Portadown Orange Lodge and the nationalist community in Drumcree. A controversial decision by the Northern Ireland Parade's Commission almost paved the way for a first Orange Order march on the Garvaghy Road in 28 years, before Secretary of State Chris Bryant eventually ruled it wasn't in the public interest. Shannonbanks Sinn Féin Councillor James Ryan says it's vital old wounds are not reopened.