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Rival republican and loyalist protests in Glasgow over Garvaghy Road parade

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Oct 4, 2026

Is it still on?

NOIt was a one-day action on Oct 4.

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Why they are protesting
The Parades Commission allowed an Orange Order parade down Portadown's nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in 28 years.
What they want
Republicans want the parade decision reversed; loyalists gathered in support of it.
What changed
Oct 4: both sides gathered at Glasgow's Buchanan Street steps, separated by police; no arrests were made.
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Both sides

What protesters want

  • Reverse permission for the Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road (republican side)

Organised by: Cairde na hÉireann (Friends of Ireland), Republican groups, Loyalist groups

What authorities say

Police Scotland kept the groups apart with a line of officers and confirmed no arrests were made.24

The full story

Republican and loyalist groups held opposing demonstrations on the steps outside Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow city centre on October 4, over the Parades Commission's decision to let the Orange Order parade down Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, for the first time in 28 years. Cairde na hÉireann (Friends of Ireland) and other republican groups called an 'emergency solidarity demo' against the parade; loyalist groups gathered opposite in support of the decision. A line of Police Scotland officers separated the two groups. Reports said there was no apparent intimidation and police confirmed no arrests were made.

Timeline

  1. Republicans and loyalists held opposing protests at the Buchanan Street steps; police kept them apart.234

  2. Rival demonstrations were announced in Glasgow after the Garvaghy Road parade.1

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