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The Strategy of Drumcree March is to Save a Unionism that is in Crisis – Tóibín
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says the DUP and Sinn Féin benefit from community division over the Drumcree-linked Orange Order march down the Garvaghy Road, claiming it distracts from hospital closures, housing and cost of living. He calls the decision to allow the march the most destabilising since…
Community relations and legacy Health Original release: The Strategy of Drumcree March is to Save a Unionism that is in Crisis – Tóibín (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)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (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)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Montgomery: sectarian attacks at Irish Street interface must stop
Ulster Unionist Alderman Janice Montgomery condemns two nights of sectarian violence at the Irish Street and Gobnascale interface in Londonderry, describing attacks on elderly residents and police lines and urging young people not to retaliate.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Montgomery: sectarian attacks at Irish Street interface must stop (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Tennyson welcomes Conversion Practices Bill passing second stage
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA welcomes his Conversion Practices Bill clearing second stage in the Assembly, with the bill now moving to Committee Stage. He calls conversion practices cruel and archaic and says the bill protects LGBT+ people while preserving free speech and religious…
Disability and equality Original release: Tennyson welcomes Conversion Practices Bill passing second stage (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin opposed to conversion therapy – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says the party opposes conversion therapy during the Second Stage debate on the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill. She says Sinn Féin will keep engaging with the Bill sponsor to make the legislation fit for purpose.
Disability and equality Original release: Sinn Féin opposed to conversion therapy – Hargey (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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Savage praises Portadown District's restraint and calls for consequences for lawbreaking
Upper Bann UUP representative Cllr Kyle Savage praises Portadown District LOL No 1's restraint and lawful conduct over a Parades Commission determination, saying others must now match its willingness to enter mediation. He also says lawbreakers at the weekend must face consequences.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Savage praises Portadown District's restraint and calls for consequences for lawbreaking (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (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)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Funchion calls for urgent EU Parliamentary meeting following Parades Commission’s decision on Garvaghy Road
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion has written to Sandro Gozi MEP, chair of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly delegation, asking for an emergency session after the Parades Commission allowed an Orange Order march through Garvaghy Road. She expresses solidarity with residents and says the…
Community relations and legacy International affairs Original release: Funchion calls for urgent EU Parliamentary meeting following Parades Commission’s decision on Garvaghy Road (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill must respect the courts and the rule of law
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP says First Minister Michelle O'Neill must respect court rulings after she called a Court of Appeal outcome on a Garvaghy Road Orange parade 'disgraceful' and urged protesters to stay put. He says her remarks inflamed opposition to a lawful Parades Commission…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: O’Neill must respect the courts and the rule of law (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)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 3 October 2026 (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)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (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)
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Dismayed by politicking of Judge
TUV leader Jim Allister says he is dismayed at how today's Drumcree judicial review was handled, criticising the judge for political language about "the abyss" and for pressing a party into a course against its interests. He says he trusts the Court of Appeal will put the situation right.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Dismayed by politicking of Judge (opens in a new tab)
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Orange men have shown dignity and respect for the law
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP praises Portadown Orange men for conducting themselves peacefully and lawfully for 28 years while awaiting a court decision on a Parades Commission determination. He condemns Sinn Féin's conduct and language towards a peaceful march and says threats of disorder should…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Orange men have shown dignity and respect for the law (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance response to High Court injunction on Drumcree Parade
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA urges everyone to step back and respond responsibly after a High Court ruling restricting the Drumcree march, calling for calm leadership and less inflammatory rhetoric.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Alliance response to High Court injunction on Drumcree Parade (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party statement on Parades Commission ruling
Green Party East Belfast candidate and Belfast City Council group leader Cllr Brian Smyth calls for a peaceful passage of the newly permitted restricted Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road, urges full transparency from the Parades Commission after a court‑overturned decision, and stresses the need‑
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission Garvaghy Road ruling Original release: Green Party statement on Parades Commission ruling (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)