Parades Commission

PSNI investigating Irish flag and poster of Taoiseach placed on loyalist bonfire as ‘hate crime’

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson addressed gathering ahead of ‘No Irish Sea Border Bonfire’ lighting

Sun Jul 09 2023 - 17:30

Belfast’s Twelfth celebration a quieter and subdued affair

A Parades Commission ruling to march quietly past a Catholic church was obeyed to the letter and the spirit. That set the tone for the day

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 20:10

Elections ‘not what North needs’, says Taoiseach

Coveney agrees that elections could sow further division as marching season nears

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 20:23

Newton Emerson: Compromise on Northern Ireland protocol may be needed

Law and order not enough to halt loyalist protests driven by crime and politics

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 01:00

NI Assembly set to be recalled for debate on loyalist violence

Foster condemns violence in which 41 police officers have been injured

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 16:57

Almost 250 bands paraded locally during Twelfth celebrations

Covid-19 rules largely observed throughout Northern Ireland, says Orange Order

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 19:02

Orange parades: ‘A virtual Twelfth? It’s pretty difficult’

Orders mark Battle of the Boyne – and of the Bug – ‘online, in your home or at your door’

Fri Jul 10 2020 - 19:48

Reaction to Seán Cavanagh remark is nothing short of bizarre

Former Tyrone captain has been an impeccable ambassador for an inclusive Ireland

Wed May 13 2020 - 06:00

Brian Kennaway obituary: Staunch member and stern critic of the Orange Order

The Belfast man was a devout Presbyterian minister and bridge-building Orangeman

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 14:45

Police investigation into Newry dissident republican parade begins

Commemoration held by Saoradh, who are regarded as the political wing of the New IRA

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 16:20

Police investigate Derry flute band wearing Parachute Regiment emblem

Former member of Parachute Regiment charged with murder at Bloody Sunday

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 11:30

Orange Order in talks with UK officials over Drumcree dispute

Members were last allowed to complete the controversial Sunday morning parade in 1998

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 00:19

No law against wearing paramilitary uniforms in public

Ireland has remarkably few laws governing public demonstrations despite the number that occur

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 00:01

Man walking to Stormont from Enniskillen in Assembly protest

Dylan Quinn travelling 145km on foot to express anger at lack of NI government

Sun Jan 06 2019 - 13:47

Vigilance needed in North as tensions festering in political vacuum

Newton Emerson: Outside observers believe Northern Ireland is on the brink

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 05:00

Fragile foundations of Belfast Agreement undermined

The 1998 agreement has been implemented neither in spirit nor in practice

Tue Apr 10 2018 - 06:00

Belfast Pride among parades to draw protest in North this year

Relatively peaceful marching season saw just five parades met with demonstrations

Sun Oct 29 2017 - 11:06

Handful of supporters turn up for Britain First rally in Belfast

Anti-fascist protester arrested after drink can is thrown at leaders of far-right group

Sun Aug 06 2017 - 19:44

Normally contentious parade passes peacefully in north Belfast

Tens of thousands marching in and observing Twelfth of July across Northern Ireland

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 18:47

Old divisions march on in Co Armagh ahead of Tweflth

Sectarianism? ‘It sounds like a dirty word, as if a finger is being pointed at you’

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 01:00

Republic’s Orangemen proclaim their identity

It has only a few hundred members now, but the Orange Order is still active in the South

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 01:30

Orangemen barred from Garvaghy Road for 19th successive year

James Brokenshire urged to disband Parades Commission over Drumcree ruling

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 19:43

British army veterans protest about Troubles ‘witch-hunt’

Demonstrations by supporters and dissident republicans in Belfast pass off peacefully

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41

Belfast resident wins case over PSNI’s failure to prevent flag protests

Loyalist demonstrations staged across NI in opposition to restrictions on City Hall flag

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 12:58

Contentious Orange Order march passes off peacefully in Belfast

March brings to an end three years of protests over parade route in the Ardoyne

Sat Oct 01 2016 - 14:12

Orange Order given permission to complete 2013 parade

Parades Commission allows organisation to finish the return leg of Twelfth of July march

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 16:53

Belfast’s Twaddell Avenue dispute resolved after deal

Minister for Foreign Affairs hails ‘spirit of cooperation’ among parties

Fri Sept 23 2016 - 23:31

Newton Emerson: Trouble noticeable by its absence in Belfast this summer

Over 2,500 marches have taken place with less bloodshed than at Notting Hill Carnival

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 00:23

Three Belfast houses damaged by bonfires to mark 12th of July

Thousands to take part in annual parades at 18 locations across Northern Ireland

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 14:19

‘Grasp nettle’ on ending Twelfth parade disputes - Orange Order

Members protesting at Drumcree each Sunday since 1998 in bid to cover Garvaghy Road

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 15:45

Orange Order’s 1,000-day protest clocks up £19m

Twaddell Avenue protest began in 2013 after Parades Commission restricted march

Tue May 03 2016 - 01:00

Belfast ‘anti-refugee protest’ attended by about 25 people

Counter demonstrators outnumber those at march which organisers deny is racist

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 16:14

Crackdown on cross-Border crime crucial to new NI agreement

Minister for Foreign Affairs says tackling cross-Border crime in any new pact is vital

Mon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00

Politicians must dissociate from paramilitaries – Kenny

Sinn Féin mantra that IRA has now gone away ‘simply not credible’, claims Taoiseach

Fri Sept 04 2015 - 20:56