Bogside Residents Association

A residents group formed in 1994 (?) to protest at those Loyal Institution parades and marches which passed close to the Bogside area of Derry. The Bogside Residents Association consists of eight members who were elected at a public meeting. The two people who normally speak for the group are Robin Percival and Donnacha McNellis (?). Between 1969 and 1994 the Walls of Derry were closed to pedestrians for security reasons. Following the Irish Republican Army (IRA) ceasefire of 1994 the Apprentice Boys of Derry applied for permission to take their annual parade along the walls. Permission was given and, in spite of opposition from residents in the Bogside, the march passed along a section of the walls overlooking the Bogside. In 1996 further protests by the Bogside Residents Association resulted in the Walls of Derry being closed and the August parade halted.