Portadown Orangemen have been banned from marching on the town's flashpoint Garvaghy Road on Sunday next.
A decision announced in Belfast today by the Northern Ireland Parades Commission confirmed the Orangemen must stay away from the area following a church service at Drumcree.
The Commission took the decision following objections from nationalist residents and amid fears there could be violence. There was trouble last year when some of the marchers clashed with police and troops who blocked their route.
The Orangemen have been banned from the area for a number of years and, even though attempts have been continuing to reach some sort of compromise on the route, the Drumcree Orangemen were again told they would not be allowed on to the Garvaghy Road.
The Commission said today there continued to be a strain on community relations in the area.
It added: "The Commission has cause to believe that should the parade process the entirety of its notified route, there will be an adverse effect on communityrelations and a potential for public disorder."
PA