Northern Ireland Orange Order march protests September 2026
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Ireland Catholic residents react to UK ban on Protestant march
Residents in a mainly Catholic neighbourhood in Northern Ireland's Portadown celebrated the UK's decision to ban a Protestant parade down their main road.
Local authorities initially approved the march.
The ban brought an end to a weeks-long standoff.
Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein faces police probe amid protest tensions
The standoff has become a political crisis in Northern Ireland affecting the region's power-sharing government.
Police opened an investigation into what they called the unlawful protest of the march.
Northern Ireland's High Court permitted the Protestant Orange Order to march on the Catholic Garvaghy Road for the first time in 28 years.
Decades-old standoff returns to Northern Ireland
Rosemary Nelson was killed by a bomb beneath her car in March 1999.
The Troubles killed more than 3,500 people.
The Orange Order was founded in 1795 in the village of Loughgall.
“These murders encompass LVF (Loyal Volunteer Force) killings at that time, and are all linked to the Drumcree disputes. They were responsible for many of the killings around the Mid Ulster area at that time. They were trying to destabilise the peace process, with many riots spreading around, including into Derry,”
Northern Ireland protesters block Catholic area before Orange Order march
Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal overturned a temporary injunction that had been granted on Saturday to stop the parade.
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP said threats of violence were unacceptable.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm and said big gains had been made in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland protesters block Orange Order march in Portadown
The Court of Appeal overturned a temporary injunction granted on Saturday to stop the parade.
Police warned protesters that taking part in the protest was a criminal offence.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm, citing big gains made in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland protesters block Orange Order march into Catholic area
An Orange Order march was permitted for the first time in 28 years.
Thousands of protesters blocked a road leading into a Catholic area of Northern Ireland.
The marching dispute was a major flashpoint during the Troubles.