Drumcree – Page 2

6 days ago

High Court bid to stop Garvaghy Road parade as Sinn Féin say people will gather in solidarity with residents

Sinn Féin leaders have condemned as “utterly reckless” the Parades Commission’s decision to allow a tightly‑restricted Orange Order parade along Portadown’s...

6 days ago

Parades Commission give green light for highly restricted Orange Order parade down Garvaghy Road

The Parades Commission has given the green light for a highly restricted Orange Order parade to travel down Portadown’s Garvaghy Road...

1 week ago

Senior judge to lead hard‑hitting review of Parades Commission after Drumcree court ruling

A senior judge has been appointed to lead an independent review into how the Parades Commission makes its decisions, the Secretary...

1 week ago

Drumcree Parade: SF urge Orange Order ‘not to reopen old wounds’ as DUP MP accuses party of ‘living in the 1990s’

A Sinn Fein MLA has called on Portadown District No 1 to “stop what they are doing” and “not to reopen...

Micheal Martin has been invited to meet the residents of Garvaghy Road in Portadown

2 weeks ago

Sinn Féin calls on Taoiseach to visit Garvaghy Road residents over Drumcree dispute

Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has called on An Taoiseach Micheál Martin to visit the Garvaghy Road in Portadown and hear...

2 weeks ago

Portadown Orange District hails ‘significant’ step as mediator appointed in Drumcree parading dispute

Portadown Orange District LOL 1 says the Parades Commission has taken a “significant” step towards resolving the long‑running Drumcree parading stand‑off...

3 weeks ago

Hundreds attend Garvaghy Road meeting over fresh Drumcree parade bid

Hundreds of residents from Portadown’s Garvaghy Road packed into a public meeting on Monday night amid renewed tension over an Orange...

3 weeks ago

‘Have we woken up in 1996’ as Drumcree debate dominates on Stormont’s return from summer recess

Stormont’s first day back after the summer recess saw a stormy clash over Drumcree and the future of the Parades Commission,...

4 weeks ago

‘Issue of unwanted Orange marches on Garvaghy Road is closed’ as O’Dowd vows to raise issue in Assembly

Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has insisted that the issue of Orange Order marches on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road is “closed”, as...

4 weeks ago

Drumcree: Portadown District hail ‘unprecedented’ move by Parades Commission to initiate mediation process

Portadown District LOL has hailed what it describes as a “significant and unprecedented” development in the long‑running Drumcree dispute, claiming the...