“Sinn Féin will continue to fully support the Lower Ormeau community. They deserve to live in peace, and there will be no going back to the past.”
By Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has called on the Parades Commission to make the right decision and restrict a march proposed for the Lower Ormeau Road. The South Belfast MLA was commenting after meeting with concerned residents in the Lower Ormeau Road on Wednesday.
“There can be no unwanted loyal order march down the Lower Ormeau Road. The people of the Lower Ormeau Road have lived peacefully for 27 years, and they deserve to continue doing so. The sectarianism, harassment, violence, and murder visited upon the Lower Ormeau community cannot and will not be allowed to happen again.
“The 1992 Sean Graham bookies’ massacre and the subsequent displays at parades have left deep and painful wounds that must not be reopened. Only recently, the memorial to those murdered was attacked and scenes from the massacre were printed on a mural in East Belfast. Tensions are incredibly high, and the community is concerned.
“The Parades Commission must make the right decision and maintain the existing restriction on this march, ensuring the community’s concerns are heard and the route remains restricted. Sinn Féin will continue to fully support the Lower Ormeau community. They deserve to live in peace, and there will be no going back to the past.”
- This article first appeared in Sinn Féin’s news bulletin on 16 October 2026.
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