MICHAEL HOLMES, WORLD NEWS: Hundreds of Protestants will parade near a Catholic enclave in Northern Ireland on Sunday. It is one of the most divisive parades in Northern Ireland's traditional marching season. John Irvine has that story.</s>JOHN IRVINE, ITN REPORTER (voice-over): The vast majority of Orange marchers like this one in Belfast are not controversial. But the few that are have become a huge annual problem for Northern Ireland. There will be dozens of police officers at Drumcree parish church. They will be here to prevent Portadown's Orangemen from marching where they want, along the Garvaghy Road. Catholic residents here object to the parade. The resident spokesman Brandon McKenna (ph) was arrested and charged with public order offenses following an incident where Orangemen put up an archway dividing the line between the two communities. In this mainly Protestant town, the parade's issue is bitterly divisive. For that reason, hundreds of soldiers are now billeted in the local army barracks. Two thousand troops have been drafted in, and given the potential for trouble, their presence is a prudent precaution. (on camera): The first two weeks in July have become Northern Ireland's problem fortnight. And Drumcree is the focal point for province-wide anxiety. This dispute exposes historical divisions like no other, and there is simply no solution in sight. John Irvine, ITN, Drumcree.
Protestants To Parade Near Catholic Enclave In Northern Ireland