Apprentice Boys clubs in Lurgan have stated they intend to parade in the Co Armagh town on each of the next four Saturdays.
This is to protest at the Parades Commission's banning of last weekend's "Derry Day" demonstration from parading on part of the "traditional" route along William Street
The decision followed a short, but tense, stand-off in Lurgan on Saturday night when about 70 Apprentice Boys, accompanied by two loyalist bands, confronted police in full riot gear blocking the way to the banned section of the parade route.
Angry exchanges took place between senior RUC officers and marchers before the parade eventually made its way to its dispersal point near Lurgan town centre.
A spokesman for the Lurgan Apprentice Boys, Mr Roy Ferguson, yesterday confirmed that notice of the intended protest had already been given to the RUC.
"We are asking loyalists to support our protest in William Street over the next four weeks," said Mr Ferguson. "We will continue the protest until we are allowed to walk our traditional `Derry Day' route."
Mr Ferguson criticised the Parades Commission, calling it "political terrorists intent on the ethnic cleansing of all things Protestant from north Lurgan."
Meanwhile, there is growing anger within sections of Lurgan's business community at the Sinn Fein Assembly member for Upper Bann, Dr Dara O'Hagan, for claiming that William Street was a "nationalist area of the town."
A businessman from the area said: "That is an inaccurate and inflammatory comment to make. William Street is primarily a business community of mixed relig ions, very few people actually live in the street. Dr O'Hagan's comments are irresponsible and they do little to reduce community tensions in Lurgan at this time."
Dr O'Hagan was unavailable for comment yesterday.