- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (21 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0413762602
- ISBN-13: 978-0413762603
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 425,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1995 was the first summer of peace in Northern Ireland - except for the small market town of Portadown. There, in defiance of the wishes of the Catholic residents of the Garvaghy Road, the local lodge of the Protestant Orange Order insisted on their traditional march down the road on the way back from their annual church parade at Drumcree. The subsequent stand-off went down in political history as Drumcree One. Drumcrees Two to Six have followed the same pattern, testing the peace process and even costing lives, such as the three young Quinn brothers who perished when their home was petrol-bombed at the height of the tension in 1998. Chris Ryder and Vincent Kearney explore the background to the stand-offs, the underlying motives of both Protestant and Catholic factions, and the ongoing efforts of the peacemakers to resolve this bitter dispute.
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Drumcree is the perplexing story of the Orange men and their determination to march the Catholic Garvaghy Road, told by two of Nothern Ireland's best journalists. Anglo/Irish politics made clear, impartial and engaging, Drumcree reveals the lesser known portions of a long and winding story, including the financial cost of the confrontations (in excess of £1 Billion), the terrorist threats that forced the business community of Portadown to reluctantly support the Orange Order and its fast dwindling membership. Astonishing, terrifying and genuine.
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