Rallies are being held in Portadown on both sides of the Drumcree parade dispute as the stand-off between Garvaghy Road residents and the Orange Order continues.
It comes after the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said a “major public safety operation” will continue in Portadown this weekend.
Addressing thousands of people at an event on the Garvaghy Road, First Minister and Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill said she heard the Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant “talk about being between a rock and a hard place”, adding she has “never heard such nonsense, this is between right and wrong”.
Speaking at Drumcree church, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Carla Lockhart repeated calls for PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher and his officers to “do their job” and facilitate the parade, describing the current impasse as “mob rule”.
The fallout over the proposed march – which is opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road – has lasted since Sunday morning after the Parades Commission’s decision that the Orange Order parade could go ahead with restrictions.
Protesters have remained on Garvaghy Road and the Orange Order has maintained a presence at Drumcree Church after talks to end the parading dispute ended without agreement on Thursday.
A fresh legal bid by the residents to prevent the march was due to be heard on Friday – but has now been postponed until Monday.