Orange Order

Talks over blocked Orange Order march in Northern Ireland end without compromise

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 UK politics live – latest updates Talks to break the deadlock over the controversial Drumcree parade will continue with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, on Wednesday as nationalist protesters declare the prospect of mediation with unionists “dead in the water”. The nationalist Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition has at the same time launched a fresh legal challenge to reimpose the almost 30-year ban on the Orange Order marching down their road, mounting fresh arguments that the Parades Commission has “materially misdirected itself”. Continue reading...

Sep 30, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Protesters block Orange Order march in Northern Ireland

Protesters block Orange Order route into Catholic area of Portadown after court allows march for first time in 28 years.

Sep 30, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Stalemate over Orange Order parade - as solution to dispute 'tantalisingly a bit far away'

There is a stalemate between loyalist marchers and republican protesters over an Orange Order parade in Northern Ireland.

Sep 28, 2026 · bySky News

Britain seeks compromise over blocked Orange Order march in Northern Ireland

Protesters block Orange Order from marching through Catholic area in Northern Ireland

Around 2,000 protesters blocked the way into a Catholic area in a Northern Irish town that a Protestant parade was due to walk down on Sunday morning (September 27) after the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on a route that was a flashpoint of sectarian disputes.

Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Sydney Morning Herald

Northern Ireland: 2,000 protesters block disputed Portadown march

Thousands of protesters blocked a road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on 27 September, in an attempt to stop an Orange Order parade from entering the mainly Catholic and nationalist Garvaghy Road area.

Sep 27, 2026 · byEuronews

Drumcree standoff shows Northern Ireland’s troubled past still threatens its peace

Governments will be hoping row over the contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road can be defused Portadown march: latest updates Like a ghost from its troubled past Drumcree has unexpectedly reappeared to remind people of how far Northern Ireland has changed in 30 years but also how easily history can undermine the present, if imperfect, peace and stability. Three decades ago parts of Northern Ireland came to an almost annual standstill as Protestant Orange Order protesters blocked roads in support of members wanting to march down what they called its traditional route, the Garvaghy Road, on the Sunday before the annual 12 July parade. Continue reading...

Sep 27, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Northern Ireland protesters block Orange Order march into Catholic area

Thousands of Protesters blocked a road leading into a Catholic area of Northern Ireland ahead of an Orange Order march.

Sep 27, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Northern Ireland standoff puts peace and power-sharing at risk

A sudden revival of the 1990s confrontations between Orange Order marchers and Catholic demonstrators puts the police back in the middle — and leaders of Northern Ireland’s supposed unity government on opposite sides.

Sep 27, 2026 · byPOLITICO Europe

Northern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic area

A court in Northern Ireland has allowed a Protestant parade to proceed through a controversial route in a Catholic area for the first time in nearly 30 years. The legal dispute ended in the early hours of Sunday, with counterprotests now underway and police working to keep marchers and protesters apart. The Drumcree parade dispute dates back to the mid-1990s, when tensions over the route led to riots, roadblocks and murders, threatening Northern Ireland’s peace process. Hervé Amoric reports from Portadown.

Sep 27, 2026 · byFrance 24

Northern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic area

Crowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march.

Sep 27, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Belfast court injuncts decision to allow Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road

Andy Burnham calls for calm as fears of unrest grow after request for countermarch in mainly nationalist area A controversial loyalist parade down a nationalist street in Portadown has been temporarily injuncted after a high court judge urged all sides to “step back from the abyss” and take responsible decisions for “the sake of everyone in Northern Ireland”. The ruling was made amid rising fears that a parade could unleash fresh sectarian violence. Continue reading...

Sep 26, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Northern Irish court temporarily stops Orange Order march through Catholic area

Northern Ireland allows contentious Orange Order march through Catholic area