A Parades Commission in crisis from a largely forgotten marching dispute

In the late 1990s, the Drumcree parade cranked up tensions to levels felt during the worst of the Troubles, resulting in ...

High Court quashes decision to restrict annual Drumcree parade

The Parades Commission had banned the July parade from entering the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road - a move which reflected every decision it has made since 1998.

'I won't step down,' says Parades Commission chair, after Drumcree parade ruling

Unionist parties and the Orange Order have called for the commission to stand down.

Lockhart 'dumbfounded' at lack of Parades Commission resignations

A decision by the Parades Commission to impose restrictions on one of the most contentious parades in Northern Ireland was ...

What has led to this point?

Gavin Robinson was responding after the Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant confirmed he had received a letter from ...

‘Why is Orange Order dragging us back to the past?’: Garvaghy Road residents voice fears after Drumcree ruling quashed

Things were quiet today outside Drumcree Parish Church, which for years has been a symbol of the bitter community tensions ...
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Finucane: High Court decision has 'not determined Orange parade on Garvaghy Road'

North Belfast MP John Finucane has said that today's High Court judgement "has not determined that an Orange Order parade ...

Second year in a row for Orange Order homeward parade past Ardoyne shops

A controversial Orange Order past Ardoyne shops has been given the green light by the Parades Commission. The march will take place on the morning of July 14 at 8.30am. It is the homeward leg of the ...

Sinn Féin sees ‘no justification’ for Drumcree parade as unionists demand Parades Commission members quit

Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has accused unionist politicians of a “tribal and triumphalist” response to the High Court ruling ...

High Court quashes Parade Commission decision to impose restriction on Drumcree Orange Order parade

A decision by the Parades Commission to impose restrictions on the annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree in Portadown has ...
The Irish Times

Presidential election displayed Republic’s ‘intolerance,’ says head of Orange Order

The abuse directed last year at Fine Gael’s presidential candidate, Heather Humphreys, over links to the Orange Order showed “the intolerance that still exists” in the Republic of Ireland, the head of ...