The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.

Hundreds of protesters blocked the parade route after it was given clearance for the first time in almost 30 years

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History shows that when the politics of Northern Ireland are wrapped up in a street dispute, friction is seldom far away

Bitter rows in the Stormont chamber between unionists and nationalists happen almost every week, but ground-level arguments are rare these days

The Drumcree parade dispute in Portadown is a clash of political cultures

The Orange Order is a Protestant pro-British organisation. The area where it wants to walk is largely Catholic, and predominantly inhabited by pro-Irish nationalists

This dispute over a piece of road is not just a local problem. It has the potential to affect other parts of Northern Ireland and the power-sharing arrangements at Stormont

"What happens at Drumcree never stays at Drumcree," was how one retired politician put it

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