PSNI to scale down physical security for Drumcree march
The physical security measures surrounding the annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree are to be scaled down further this year, the PSNI announced today.
The march has been banned from entering the nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown for the past eight years due to the Orange Order's refusal to speak to local residents.
The ban has led to violent protests at Drumcree in the past, but the demonstrations have been peaceful over the past two years and the police believe the massive barriers used in previous years are no longer necessary.
"This year, we plan to scale down the physical security measures at Drumcree even more than last year and I believe that this will be noticeable to most people," Chief Superintendent Drew Harris said today.
