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Several organizations participated in the discussions, including the Bogside Residents Group from Londonderry, along with the Lower Ormeau Concerned Community and the Crumlin Road and Ardoyne Residents Association, both based in Belfast.
Following the meeting, Linda O’Neill from the GRRC commented on the overwhelming support they have been receiving. She stated, “At the minute the support from all over Ireland, particularly all of the other communities in the north of Ireland coming here and supporting us, are propping up our community right now; we have never seen support and solidarity like it.”
O’Neill also emphasized the responsibility that the Orange Order and the Parades Commission bear in escalating the conflict. She said, “The Orange Order needs to take responsibility, and so do the Parades Commission for making this issue bigger than the Garvaghy Road, this is no longer just about the Garvaghy Road, this is about all of us.”
Meanwhile, the Portadown District Lodge has indicated their willingness to pursue additional legal measures to enable the 35 Orangemen to march from Drumcree along the route sanctioned by the Parades Commission. Claire Hanna, the leader of the SDLP, additionally stressed the importance of resolving the Drumcree dispute swiftly, noting the danger it poses of “engulfing the wider political system.
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