Mark Simpson
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Orange Order march row goes to heart of ongoing divisions in Northern Ireland (opens the original)
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History shows that a crisis in Northern Ireland is easier to start than finish. What makes the latest difficulties especially hard to resolve is that there is a stand-off at ground-level as well as within the political process. The combination of the five Ps – politics, parading, protests, policing and Portadown – often does not end well. With hundreds of people on the street, and rival groups not far apart, there is huge relief that nobody has been hurt. The challenge facing all concerned is to
Protesters disperse after blocking controversial Orange Order parade (opens the original)
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Hundreds of protesters blocked a road in Portadown, County Armagh on Sunday, preventing a contentious Orange Order march from taking place. The Drumcree parade, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland's history, was due to go ahead for the first time in 30 years following a series of late legal challenges. Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill joined the protesters, while members of the Orange Order and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politic
Drumcree: Decision to be reached soon over parade on Garvaghy Road (opens the original)
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A decision on whether or not a controversial Drumcree parade by the Orange Order in Portadown is to be re-routed may be announced later on Friday. The Parades Commission has been deliberating since Wednesday on whether the parade will be allowed along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road. Unionist politicians have urged the five-person commission to permit Sunday's march in spite of opposition from a group of local residents. The commission has indicated it hopes to announce its decision on Frid
Call for international mediator over Drumcree parade plan (opens the original)
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The Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition has called for an international mediator to be brought in to try to resolve the Drumcree parade dispute in Portadown. Speaking after an 80-minute meeting with the Parades Commission, the coalition warned the dispute could take "months" to resolve. The Orange Order wants to parade along the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road area on Sunday afternoon. It is one of the most contentious parade routes in Northern Ireland. The Parades Commission has begun a series o
Belfast Telegraph worker killed after 1976 bomb remembered (opens the original)
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The granddaughter of a Belfast Telegraph worker killed 50 years ago in Northern Ireland says it is important to remember "forgotten" victims of violence. When the offices of the newspaper were bombed on 15 September 1976, it was the attack on the media that grabbed the headlines. Four days later, one of those injured in the blast, 63-year-old printer Joseph Paton from Lisburn, died in hospital. His granddaughter Amanda Pollock said the 50th anniversary of his death is a reminder of how much grie
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