PSNI and Garda officers were out in force at the border near Newry yesterday to keep an eye on a cross-border anti-lockdown motorcade.
An anonymous poster circulating on social media had called for motorists to take part in a Car Convoy from Dublin Airport to Newry and back to the GPO in Dublin s O Connell Street. Come and be part of history, the poster urged. Get the tank full and take a Sunday Spin like no other. North and South come together for freedom.
A social media video showed a tailback of cars at a roundabout outside Newry.
In another video clip, an unidentified male voice says: We re been up the North and we re after having about 30 armed police surrounding us. They brought us into a car park and tried to get all our names.
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Secretary of State appoints new members to Parades Commission for Northern Ireland
The appointment of a new Chair, The Very Reverend Dr Graham Forbes, and four of the Commissioners, Derek Wilson, Marian Cree, Eimear McAllister and Joe McVey will take effect on 1 January 2021. A further Commissioner, Joelle Black, will take up the appointment with effect from 1 April 2021. These appointments will be for three years.
Background
The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland was established in 1997 and took on its full powers in 1998 through the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. The Commission operates as a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Northern Ireland Office.
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The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP, has announced the appointment of a new Chair and Commissioners to the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.