A dispute over the route of a Protestant parade in Northern Ireland has ended with a court ruling in favor of the marchers. The decision allows the procession to enter a neighborhood primarily inhabited by Catholics, an act that had been previously prohibited by legal restrictions.

The appeals court decision reverses a ban on the event, which is described as a contentious march. The ruling removes the obstacles that had barred the organizers from proceeding with their planned itinerary through the specific Catholic area.