Around 2,000 people gathered despite heavy rain, while police monitored the scene with vehicles and a helicopter. The 35 Orange Order members authorised to take part remained inside a nearby church as the route was blocked. The limited parade was due to pass along the road without bands or supporters, in what would have been the first such procession there since 1998. The standoff followed a late-night legal battle. A High Court judge initially halted the parade on Saturday, saying the long-running dispute had the potential to escalate. But the Court of Appeal overturned the ruling shortly before midnight, with Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan saying the judge had “unfortunately erred in law”.
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