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DUP representatives welcome Court of Appeal ruling
Upper Bann DUP representatives Carla Lockhart MP and MLAs Jonathan Buckley and Diane Dodds welcome a Court of Appeal ruling upholding the Parades Commission determination on Portadown District Lodge's church parade. They call on the Secretary of State to clarify whether he knew the judgement's…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Court of Appeal ruling Original release: DUP representatives welcome Court of Appeal ruling (opens in a new tab)
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People Power Forced Drumcree U-Turn
People Before Profit says the Secretary of State's decision to stop the Drumcree march was forced by residents of the Garvaghy Road and local protests, not by the Parades Commission, the courts or the government. It attacks DUP and TUV pressure, the Orange Order and unionist leaders, and calls for…
Community relations and legacy Original release: People Power Forced Drumcree U-Turn (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna Welcomes Decision to Rescind Drumcree Parade Permission
SDLP leader Claire Hanna MP welcomes the Secretary of State's move to withdraw permission for the Drumcree Orange parade, made at the PSNI Chief Constable's request, and says the parade should never have been permitted. She calls for reconciliation, dialogue and rebuilding community trust in…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Hanna Welcomes Decision to Rescind Drumcree Parade Permission (opens in a new tab)
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Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy Sign Letter to British Prime Minister - Stop Orange Order’s Sectarian Provocation on Garvaghy Road
People Before Profit TDs Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy sign an Oireachtas letter to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to stop the Orange Order marching through Garvaghy Road. Barrett says British governments have long enabled the Orange Order and calls on London to end the…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy Sign Letter to British Prime Minister - Stop Orange Order’s Sectarian Provocation on Garvaghy Road (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Receives Invite to PSNI Interview: “Standing Up for What’s Right is Never Wrong”
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says he has been invited by the PSNI to a voluntary interview under caution over peaceful Garvaghy Road protests, and defends standing with residents opposing a sectarian march past their homes. He says the state is wasting resources on protesters, citing…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Carroll Receives Invite to PSNI Interview: “Standing Up for What’s Right is Never Wrong” (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Selects Carl Whyte as Assembly Candidate for North Belfast
SDLP selects Councillor Carl Whyte as its North Belfast Assembly candidate, saying he will push for greater investment in sports, culture, public services and affordable childcare, and work to tackle sectarianism, racism and poverty in the area.
Community relations and legacy Economy and employment Original release: SDLP Selects Carl Whyte as Assembly Candidate for North Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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McDaid: Abuse of women in public life must stop
SDLP Ballyarnett Councillor Catherine McDaid says personal abuse aimed at female public representatives, both online and in person, has to end. She says challenging misogyny must apply even to politicians whose views one opposes, and that such abuse deters people from entering public life.
Disability and equality Original release: McDaid: Abuse of women in public life must stop (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Orange Order Should Read the Room and Walk Away
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll says the Court of Appeal's reserved Drumcree judgement prolongs anxiety on the Garvaghy Road, and calls on Portadown Orange Order to withdraw its application and stop the march. He also criticises Jamie Bryson's calls for heavy-handed enforcement.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Carroll: Orange Order Should Read the Room and Walk Away (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: West Belfast Rally to Stand with Garvaghy Road Residents
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll calls on people from west Belfast and across the city to attend a rally tonight supporting Garvaghy Road residents, who he says have held firm for nearly a week against a march. He argues working-class communities share common concerns such as housing, hospital…
Community relations and legacy Original release: Carroll: West Belfast Rally to Stand with Garvaghy Road Residents (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath raises concerns regarding Parades Commission's engagement with PSNI
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA raises concerns with the Chief Constable about PSNI engagement with the Parades Commission over Drumcree, saying the police information lacked sufficient detail. He welcomes the Chief Constable's plan to use the O'Hara review to examine these processes.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: McGrath raises concerns regarding Parades Commission's engagement with PSNI (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Mediation Collapse Exposes the Failure of Power Sharing
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says mediation over the Orange Order's Twaddell-style parade dispute appears dead because the Order set conditions before engaging, and calls power sharing a failed mechanism built on sectarian designation. He argues cross-community working-class unity is the…
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Original release: Carroll: Mediation Collapse Exposes the Failure of Power Sharing (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: No excuse for bringing violence onto Derry streets
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan condemns two nights of disorder in Derry's Waterside, denouncing petrol bombs and urging anyone encouraging youths onto the streets to cease, warning against importing Drumcree tensions.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Durkan: No excuse for bringing violence onto Derry streets (opens in a new tab)
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McGlone presses Minister on policing costs of Drumcree parade
SDLP Justice Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA calls for the full policing costs of the Orange Order's planned Drumcree-related parade down Garvaghy Road to be published, including the cost of 200 officers brought in from Scotland. He also presses Justice Minister Naomi Long on alternative uses for…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: McGlone presses Minister on policing costs of Drumcree parade (opens in a new tab)
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"Every elected representative on the Garvaghy Road was right to be there - First Minister included."
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says every elected representative who joined residents on the Garvaghy Road, including the First Minister, was right to attend and that he will return. He accuses the DUP of hypocrisy over demands for consequences, citing MP Carla Lockhart at Scarva and…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: "Every elected representative on the Garvaghy Road was right to be there - First Minister included." (opens in a new tab)
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Garvaghy Road Residents Have "Nothing left to compromise"
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll rejects Secretary of State Chris Bryant's call for compromise over the Garvaghy Road, saying residents have already given 28 years and should not be asked to surrender their safety or dignity. He urges action now.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Garvaghy Road Residents Have "Nothing left to compromise" (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party call for independent mediation as Drumcree "fails" the people of Garvaghy Road
The Green Party calls for independent international mediation over the Drumcree dispute, saying the Garvaghy Road community has been let down by institutions and parties that used it as a bargaining chip. Councillor Brian Smyth says a comprehensive mechanism for dealing with the past is still…
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Drumcree dispute Original release: Green Party call for independent mediation as Drumcree "fails" the people of Garvaghy Road (opens in a new tab)
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People Power Stops Orange Order at Garvaghy - PBP Representatives Join Overnight Blockade
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll MLA, Paul Murphy TD and Dublin City Councillor Conor Reddy say they joined residents blocking the Garvaghy Road overnight, welcoming an order for Orangemen to return to Drumcree Church. They call on Portadown District to go home, and Reddy criticises…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: People Power Stops Orange Order at Garvaghy - PBP Representatives Join Overnight Blockade (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP on Garvaghy Road situation
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says she spent the morning with Garvaghy Road residents and urges the Chief Constable and Secretary of State to use every available power to prevent the Orange Order parade dispute escalating, calling for restraint from all with influence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Statement from SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP on Garvaghy Road situation (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna urges Secretary of State to take dispute off the street
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP urges the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to stop the Garvaghy Road parade and move the dispute into structured dialogue. She says residents' rights are not equal to those seeking to parade, and calls on him to engage the Irish Government and to act on the…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Hanna urges Secretary of State to take dispute off the street (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Support Garvaghy Road Residents in Portadown
People Before Profit says members are in Portadown in solidarity with Garvaghy Road residents opposing a planned Orange Order march while a High Court appeal is heard. MLA Gerry Carroll accuses unionism of stoking sectarian division, and TD Paul Murphy recalls 1990s killings linked to earlier…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: People Before Profit Support Garvaghy Road Residents in Portadown (opens in a new tab)