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Chris Bryant had ‘no other decision’ but to halt Drumcree march, court told
PSNI lawyers refute assertions police were considering the ‘feelings’ of the Provisional IRA in security assessments
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Sinn Féin and the DUP need to park their cultural identity issues and take responsibility for running the province
PSNI feared gun use by dissident republicans if parade went down Garvaghy Road, court told
High Court in Belfast is hearing a challenge to the decisions that led to ban of Drumcree march
‘Wave of fear’ in nationalist community in Belfast at proposed Apprentice Boys parade
Residents of Lower Ormeau concerned that loyalist march through contentious route will be a repeat of Drumcree standoff
Court dismisses Garvaghy Road residents’ legal action against march at Drumcree
Portadown Orangemen seek to add PSNI chief constable to judicial review over decision to revoke permission for march on Garvaghy Road
DUP accuses Bryant of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ on Garvaghy Road march
Party’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says party must ensure Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill is ‘dealt with in the appropriate way’
‘Let them live in peace’: Protestants and Catholics alike express relief in Drumcree
On Garvaghy Road the last of the tents that filled the road during the standoff are being dismantled
Orange Order legal challenge to Garvaghy Road parade ban adjourned to Monday
Chris Bryant uses power to intervene and quash Parades Commission decision
Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree
Michelle O’Neill’s confident and defiant responses appeared almost to goad the DUP into walking out of Stormont
Eoin McNamee: ‘I’m from Kilkeel so I know exactly what an Orange march is’
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Nationalist politicians receive PSNI letters over protest blocking Garvaghy Road
Unionist politicians have led calls for arrest of Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill
Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in Michelle O’Neill
Motions also listed against John O’Dowd, Caoimhe Archibald and Liz Kimmins
Sinn Féin and Drumcree stand-off
No need for Michelle O’Neill or Mary Lou McDonald to be there in person
Republic must acknowledge forgetting northern nationalists, Leo Varadkar says
Former taoiseach says reconciliation process required to ‘say sorry for the fact that happened’
Budget 2027; absurdity of Drumcree; US coverage of Cornell case; and oesophageal cancer survival rates
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Judgment reserved in legal challenge to Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road
Drumcree standoff: Three senior judges promised to deliver verdict on latest legal challenge to the march ‘swiftly’, but did not provide a date
O’Neill accused of choosing politics over ministerial responsibilities in Drumcree standoff
Emma Little-Pengelly said First Minister ‘chose to follow the law of the mob instead of the law of the land’
‘We’re not going back, are we?’: Courts may be the only way to end Drumcree standoff
Garvaghy Road residents return to the Court of Appeal on Monday
Fresh legal challenge to Orange march at Drumcree scheduled for Monday
Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition to seek leave to apply for judicial review of Parades Commission decision
Drumcree consequences will be profound. That’s why it’s a line in the sand for nationalists
The resurrection of this march of all marches, with its bitter, bloody history, has tapped into something visceral in the northern nationalist psyche
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Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day
‘There will be no Orange march down this road, not now and not ever,’ Mary Lou McDonald tells Garvaghy Road rally
The south sees Drumcree and thinks: we don’t want that sectarian mindset down here
For those in south, the events highlight the continuing divisions in Northern Ireland
Back on the Garvaghy Road, people are wary and rather worried
More than 20 deaths have been linked to Drumcree, a problem most people thought was settled. On Portadown’s Garvaghy Road, its resurrection is causing deep apprehension
Crisis must not ‘derail’ peace process: church leaders urge restraint over Drumcree
Catholic Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin and Church of Ireland’s John McDowell call for tempered language
The Irish Times view on the Drumcree stand-off: a failure of politics and institutions
Despite a generation of peace, old sectarian resentments remain as entrenched as ever
‘Everybody wants this to end’: Protestant group pushes UK government to end Drumcree standoff
Standoff entered sixth day on Friday as residents prepare to lodge fresh legal challenge on Monday
Taoiseach appeals for weekend calm in Drumcree ahead of legal challenge
‘Solution has to be through dialogue,’ Martin says, as sides prepare for High Court hearing on Monday
‘No such thing as half a march,’ says Mac Cionnaith as Drumcree talks break up without deal
Orange Order says it will accept outcome of upcoming High Court appeal
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman strive for balance on Drumcree. But it’s a strain
Radio: On Newstalk, the Hard Shoulder host strains for balance during grim events in the North, while Andrea Gilligan hears an unorthodox voice on Lunchtime Live
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