Drumcree, 2026: ‘It’s mad they want to go down the road and start all this again’
The Orange Order has been blocked from marching on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road since 1998. Locals fear a new parade will open old wounds
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Stories relating to the Protestant Orange Order group
Northern nationalists are right to detect bias from their counterparts in the Republic
Northerners get cheered when they win Olympic medals for Ireland, but heaven forfend we might let them vote here
The resurrection of the Garvaghy Road dispute
Is it entirely coincidental that Drumcree has returned to the political agenda?
Drumcree dispute led to one of worst Troubles atrocities
Row is longest-running parading dispute in the North and has been linked to several sectarian murders
Orange Order applies to march down Garvaghy Road in Portadown
Parade will be ‘proportionate, inoffensive and wholly reasonable’, Portadown District master says
Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone
If parading regulation unravels, Drumcree would not be the only reawakened flashpoint
Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree march, Michelle O’Neill warns
DUP’s Gordon Lyons says ‘huge anger’ followed Parades Commission restrictions on annual Orange Order event
North’s High Court quashes Parades Commission Drumcree determination
Court told decision to restrict Orange Order march was not considered in its ‘final form’ by all commissioners
‘I’ve always voted DUP but never again’: Jeffrey Donaldson’s former constituents on his conviction
Some in the North are critical of the ‘silence’ among senior church figures and worshippers after former party member found guilt of child sex abuse offences
What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters
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Orange parade past former Belfast flashpoint passes without incident
Return parade by Ligoniel Orange lodges past Ardoyne has previously seen violence between supporters and protesters
With July 12th falling on a Sunday, Orange Order parades come alive on the 13th
Red, white and blue bunting flutters around Hillsborough as pipe, accordion and flute bands march past
In pictures: Twelfth of July parades across Northern Ireland
Main festivities taking place on Monday July 13th because July 12th fell on a Sunday
Tens of thousands to take to streets across North for Twelfth Orange Order parades
Main festivities taking place on Monday July 13th because July 12th fell on a Sunday
‘It’s part of our culture’: The Orange Order parade in Donegal
Co Donegal event provides ‘a wonderful shop window for the very best of Orangeism’, says Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland
North’s fire service deals with 303 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires lit
Among incidents firefighters dealt with were row of terraced houses on fire, along with two oil tanks and shed
Man dies after accident at bonfire site in Belfast
A ‘tragic accident’ occurred at the bonfire, organisers say
Presidential election displayed Republic’s ‘intolerance,’ says head of Orange Order
Behaviour towards Protestants and Orange Order members during presidential election campaign ‘shameful’, says Harold Henning
Hundreds of bonfires to be lit across North ahead of July 12th Orange Order marches
Significant policing operation in place following ‘hate display’ incident in Tyrone
‘We were torn apart’: Border Protestants still reeling from abuse of Heather Humphreys
In Drum, Co Monaghan, vitriol aimed at Fine Gael’s presidential candidate still chills residents almost a year on
Nigel Farage’s success gives Ireland an urgent deadline
At what point are citizens in the North entitled to say they do not want to live in a country run by Farage?
Group charged over pro-Palestine protests in Derry say law governing parades ‘defective’
Legislation was created to deal with contentious Orange Order marches, argues barrister for protesters
Rough diamonds: Frank McNally on a geometric oddity unique to Ulster (and Pennsylvania)
While most towns have squares, for some reason they’re called diamonds in the North – whatever shape they are
Plan for a united Ireland to avoid Brexit-style mess, says author from unionist background
Ben Collins favours Irish unity and encourages others of similar heritage to engage with subject
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo
Vatican visit marked first joint worship with a British monarch and a Catholic pontiff since Henry VIII’s rule
Irish Times diarist’s new memoir gives the everyday grind ‘new lease of life’
Frank McNally’s new book, Not Making Hay, launched by presidential candidate Heather Humphreys
Presidential race: Sinn Féin’s ‘game changer’ candidate may be a show of weakness
If Heather Humphreys wins it will be with the assistance of Gavin’s transfers, and vice versa
Here in Northern Ireland, the Irish presidential election seems a lot like Eurovision
Most Protestants in North have genuine and understandable indifference about Irish presidency
‘Gotcha’ claims about Heather Humphreys’ husband have no place in modern Ireland
Why should the Humphreys family apologise for their historical connections with the Orange tradition?
Rev Martin Smyth obituary: Staunchly anti-agreement former Ulster Unionist MP and Orange Order leader
He tried to implicate Charles Haughey in an IRA gun-running plot during the 1980s
Families of Troubles victims still seeking justice, says Orange Order chief
Remembrance event takes place in Armagh on 50th anniversary of murder of five Orangemen in Tullyvallen
The Open timings ‘adjusted’ to accommodate Portrush Sons of Ulster event
Loyalist bands expected to attend parade from 8.30pm on Saturday
Many people won’t decide how to vote in a Border poll until they see what’s on offer
Why can’t Sinn Féin spell out exactly what it means by a united Ireland and allow unionists to consider it?
Twelfth of July: ‘We’re not into the bonfires, but the parades are different. Today is a family day’
As communities across Northern Ireland celebrate, there are calls for understanding, education, tolerance and respect
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