Thousands attend support parade for Portadown Orange Order The parade was organised in support of the Portadown Orange Order, who were blocked from marching down the Garvaghy Road. Evening Standard · Oct 24
Ireland votes to end UN approval requirement for overseas peacekeeping missions Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday to scrap a requirement for UN approval before deploying military peacekeepers overseas, approving the controversial legislation by 79 votes to 71. Opposition lawmakers warned the move threatened Ireland’s longstanding military neutrality. Ireland is not a NATO member but has traditionally participated in international peacekeeping missions. France 24 · Oct 22
Sinn Féin leaders interviewed by police over Garvaghy Road participation SINN Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill have been interviewed by police officers investigating their participation in an allegedly unlawful protest in Portadown last month The National (Scotland) · Oct 21
Sinn Féin leaders interviewed by police over protest participation Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill attended Musgrave PSNI station in Belfast on Wednesday afternoon. Evening Standard · Oct 21
Mary Lou McDonald hopes Jeffrey Donaldson sentencing brings closure for victims The former DUP leader was given a 15-year sentence at Newry Crown Court this week. Evening Standard · Oct 17
PSNI chief asks NI Secretary to review determination over Drumcree parade Sir Chris Bryant is expected to make a statement on the dispute which has led to a 13-day stand-off. The Independent UK · Oct 9
Michelle O’Neill receives police letter over Drumcree protest The Northern Ireland First Minister said she will co-operate with the PSNI investigation. Evening Standard · Oct 9
Michelle O’Neill says she has not received police letter over Drumcree protest During a visit to the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Mary Lou McDonald again called on Sir Chris Bryant to act to bring the stand-off to an end. Evening Standard · Oct 9
Irish political parties urge Burnham to intervene over Drumcree parade dispute Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Labour leader Ivana Bacik are among those who signed the letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Evening Standard · Oct 8
Fresh fears as Drumcree dispute spreads beyond Garvaghy Road A STAND-OFF between Orange Order members and residents in Portadown has been described as “now bigger than the Garvaghy Road” The National (Scotland) · Oct 7
Drumcree parading dispute ‘now bigger than Garvaghy Road’ Residents’ groups from a number of former flashpoints across Northern Ireland met in Portadown earlier. The Independent UK · Oct 7
Pressure mounts on UK and Irish governments as Drumcree standoff enters day 11 THE Irish premier is facing further calls to help bring an end to the “dangerous and lingering limbo” of the Drumcree dispute, as Sinn Féin’s leader called for direct intervention to the issue The National (Scotland) · Oct 7
Drumcree dispute in a ‘dangerous and lingering limbo’ – McDonald Te Parades Commission dramatically allowed the parade along its traditional route on the Garvaghy Road for the first time for almost 30 years. Evening Standard · Oct 7
O’Neill vows to ‘turn up for the Garvaghy residents every day’ First Minister Michelle O’Neill told MLAs ‘when the law is wrong I will stand firmly against it’. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Evening Standard · Oct 5 Parades Commission ‘reached irrational conclusion’ in permitting Drumcree march A barrister for the Garvaghy Road residents is challenging the decision in Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal.
Evening Standard · Oct 3 O’Neill criticises Bryant comments about Drumcree stand-off Michelle O’Neill was speaking as thousands of people gathered for a rally in support of residents who are opposed to an Orange Order march.
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Drumcree talks continue as appeal postponed Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute are resuming on Thursday evening.
Evening Standard · Oct 1 ‘No change in our position’ vows Mac Cionnaith ahead of Drumcree talks Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant is due to host talks at Hillsborough Castle on Thursday evening.
Evening Standard · Sep 30 Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MP Earlier, a representative of the Garvaghy Road residents said they would sign up to the deal proposed by the NI Secretary if the Orange Order did.
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Garvaghy Road residents say they will accept Drumcree deal if Orange Order do Another day of meetings to resolve the contentious parading dispute have taken place.
Evening Standard · Sep 30 Michelle O’Neill ‘stands over’ choice to take part in Drumcree parade protest The Sinn Féin vice president and the party’s president Mary Lou McDonald met residents on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30 Mediation over Drumcree parade is ‘dead in the water’, say nationalists Northern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challenge
Evening Standard · Sep 29 Garvaghy Road residents launch fresh legal bid to stop parade Lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition have issued a fresh legal bid to prevent the Drumcree march.
Evening Standard · Sep 29 O’Neill says she has not been contacted by police and does not expect arrest The First Minister has faced criticism from political rivals for attending an unlawful parade in Portadown on Sunday.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 28 'Heard it all before!': Nigel Farage swats away Scottish poll threat Nigel Farage has dismissed a new poll which suggests support for Scottish independence would rise significantly if he became prime minister