A pro-Irish republican group is to march in Glasgow next month with several hundred people expected to take part.

Friends of Irish Republican Prisoner Welfare Association group is to parade from the East End, through the city centre and onwards to Barrowland Park, at Moir Street, on Saturday, August 10.

The event, which the organisation said will include republican flute bands, will take in several main streets in the city centre and Merchant City.

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It will leave from Watson Street, near Glasgow Cross, at 12 noon before travelling along Bell Street, High Street and Ingram Street.

It will turn into Queen Street and skirt George Square as it turns left into St. Vincent Place and St. Vincent Street.

The parade will then turn left down Renfield Street and Union Street before heading back east along Argyle Street, Queen Street, Ingram Street Glassford Street, Trongate, Gallowgate before ending at Moir Street beside Barrowlands Park.

The organisers estimate there will be around 500 people taking part.

The group has held marches in Glasgow before with hundreds of people taking to the streets and with a large police presence.

A similar march was held last year by the group.

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Glasgow City Council has been notified of the parade, and it is listed among the public processions taking place in Glasgow.

On the Friends of IRPWA Scotland website, a statement reads: “As in previous years we will be marching through Glasgow city centre highlighting the ongoing issues surrounding Republican prisoners and calling for an end to internment in all its forms.”

On the website, the group claims there are “draconian measures” in place affecting certain prisoners in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

It added: “We call for all Republicans, socialists, anti-imperialists and those who have an interest in human rights to join us on the day.”

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “We’re following the process set out in legislation for processions, which includes consulting with police.”