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Deal to resolve Drumcree standoff is âtantalisingly closeâ, says NI secretary after talks over march (opens the original)
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A deal to resolve the Drumcree stand-off is âtantalisingly closeâ, UK secretary of state for Northern Ireland Chris Bryant has said, following further talks on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters outside Hillsborough Castle after meeting the Orange Order and with the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition, Bryant said those involved were âstill engaged in warm conversationsâ and âhave not got to the end of this process yetâ. âEverybody is being very frank with each other and open and hones
No breakthrough in Drumcree crisis as Taoiseach tells Sinn Féin he wonât intervene (opens the original)
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The political crisis in Northern Ireland, sparked by last Sundayâs Orange Order parade dispute at Drumcree, is no closer to being resolved. The standoff was continuing on Tuesday night after a second round of talks failed to bring a breakthrough. Northern Secretary Chris Bryant met separately with the order and the Garvaghy Road Residentsâ Coalition at Hillsborough Castle on Tuesday, but concerns are growing that the standoff could continue for some time. Talks are expected to resume on Wedn
Stormont staggers on, but this is a dangerous moment for Northern Ireland (opens the original)
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From outside parliament buildings, Stormont looks solid; inside, it feels precarious. Indeed, going by the language in the chamber, things could hardly be worse. There had been a âtotal abdication of leadership,â said the Deputy First Minister, the DUPâs Emma Little-Pengelly, of her partner at the head of government in Northern Ireland, Michelle OâNeill of Sinn Féin. âMichelle OâNeill not only broke the law, but encouraged others to do so,â Little-Pengelly told the Assembly on Mon
DUP says âno business as usualâ at Stormont amid simmering Drumcree tensions (opens the original)
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The Irish and British governments have stressed the need to safeguard the Northâs powersharing institutions amid a deepening political crisis over a controversial Orange Order parade at Drumcree. The stand-off in Portadown, Co Armagh, continued on Monday night, with hundreds of residents and supporters remaining on watch in case members of the Orange Order tried to force the march through. During Monday, the Order made a number of attempts to parade from the Church of Ireland church at the cen
Omagh bombing inquiry hears from Garda detective under âexceptionalâ cross-Border deal (opens the original)
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A senior Garda detective has given evidence at the Omagh bombing inquiry as a result of an âexpressly exceptionalâ agreement by the Irish Government. Part of an interview recorded with Det Supt Emmet Casserly in Dublin on September 1st was played to the inquiry in Belfast on Thursday. Lead counsel to the inquiry, Paul Greaney KC, said that once its entirety had been viewed, he hoped it would be deemed a âmeaningful exerciseâ but highlighted its âlimitations ... It was not the fully dyn
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