Kneecap visit Portadown to support Garvaghy Road residents It comes as a sustained stand-off continues a week on from when the loyal order march was originally supposed to go ahead. Evening Standard · Oct 4
Kneecap to visit Garvaghy Road amid dispute over Drumcree Orange Order march Irish rap trio Kneecap is expected to visit Garvaghy Road, which is at the centre of the contentious Drumcree parade dispute The National (Scotland) · Oct 4
Kneecap expected to visit Garvaghy Road amid Drumcree parade dispute It comes as a sustained standoff continues a week on from when the loyal order march was originally supposed to go ahead. Evening Standard · Oct 4
Drumcree standoff continues week after parade due to start Northern Ireland’s Parades Commission has given the green light for the unionist Orange Order to march through the area. Evening Standard · Oct 3
Important that mediation talks over Drumcree continue – Robinson DUP leader Gavin Robinson also welcomed that a criminal investigation is under way into potential law breaking around the impasse. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Latest talks on Drumcree standoff end without agreement Justice Minister Naomi Long urged the Orange Order to ‘do the right thing’ and not march, describing many feeling ‘despair’ at the situation. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Talks collapse as Drumcree march row heads back to court TALKS aimed at resolving the Drumcree march dispute have broken up without agreement, as a legal appeal over the contentious march is scheduled for Monday The National (Scotland) · Oct 2
Drumcree talks end without agreement Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant described the the situation as being between a ‘rock and a hard place’ The Independent UK · Oct 1
Orangemen ‘not doing any deal’ on Drumcree march, says spokesman A PROPOSED deal to resolve the Drumcree parading dispute is “not acceptable”, a DUP MP has said The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
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. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Latest round of talks to break Drumcree impasse gets under way Delegations from the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents are at Hillsborough Castle. The Independent UK · Sep 30
Parading dispute prompts further Assembly clashes at Stormont DUP members have rejected a claim from Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan that the current leader of unionism was loyalist activist Jamie Bryson. Evening Standard · Sep 29
Drumcree legal challenge raises questions over PSNI assessment of parade Barrister Denise Kiely, representing the residents, said ‘much remains uncertain’ after reading the Parades Commission ruling. Evening Standard · Sep 26
Orange Order announces plan for ‘limited’ Drumcree Parade The proposed march would involve 60 people walking on the Garvaghy Road. Evening Standard · Sep 3
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Evening Standard · Jun 26 ‘No inkling’ of Donaldson’s abusive behaviour prior to arrest, says DUP minister Gordon Lyons also denied that loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has been exerting influence over Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12 Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacks
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