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Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade
UK NewsPolitics•October 9, 2026 at 9:58 PMNational

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Prospect of contentious Orange Order march through Garvaghy Road in Portadown has led to a nearly two-week standoffThe Northern Ireland secretary of state has banned the Drumcree parade after a 13-day impasse between the Orange Order and nationalists.Chris Bryant announced on Friday night that it was “not in the public interest” for Orangemen to march the contested route through Garvaghy Road in Portadown, which Catholic residents had blocked. Continue reading...

Prospect of contentious Orange Order march through Garvaghy Road in Portadown has led to a nearly two-week standoff

The Northern Ireland secretary of state has banned the Drumcree parade after a 13-day impasse between the Orange Order and nationalists.

Chris Bryant announced on Friday night that it was “not in the public interest” for Orangemen to march the contested route through Garvaghy Road in Portadown, which Catholic residents had blocked.

Continue reading...

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