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1995 Drumcree stand-off

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The RUC prevented Orangemen from marching along Garvaghy Road, Portadown, leading to a two-day stand-off which featured repeated and widespread clashes between the RUC and Orangemen. A comprise was reached which allowed the Drumcree parade to proceed down the Garvaghy Road in Portadown.

Source Information

Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)