Dublin City Council passed the measure at a full meeting on 5 October after it was tabled by Sinn Féin. Councillors endorsed support for residents on Garvaghy Road and called for the contentious parade to be diverted away from the area.

Cllr. Daithí Doolan, Sinn Féin Group Leader on Dublin City Council, said: "Tonight's emergency motion clearly calls on the Orange Order not to march down Garvaghy Road.

"It was very significant that the motion received cross party support. This reflects the level of growing support for Garvaghy Road residents right across Ireland.

"Garvaghy Road residents have a right to live in peace. No community should be out under siege by unwanted sectarian marches.

"No Orange Order march proceeded down the Garvaghy Road for 28 years and this has ensured that the violence and fear from previous marches has been avoided. "Forcing an Orange Order through this community will shatter this peace.

"The largest local authority in Ireland stands in support and in solidarity with the residents of Garvaghy Road.

"The Lord Mayor will now be contacting the Taoiseach, head of the PSNI and British Secretary of State demanding that they agree to reroute this contentious march for this and future years."

The motion states that residents have the right to live without fear of Orange Order parades on their road, and notes that the absence of such marches over the past 28 years has helped maintain peace by avoiding the violence and intimidation associated with previous processions.

It urges the Orange Order to reroute the parade away from Garvaghy Road and asks the Lord Mayor to write to An Taoiseach, the Chief Constable of the PSNI and the British Secretary of State to secure agreement for the rerouting this year and in the years ahead.