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Judgment reserved in legal challenge to Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road
Drumcree standoff: Three senior judges promised to deliver verdict on latest legal challenge to the march ‘swiftly’, but did not provide a date
O’Neill accused of choosing politics over ministerial responsibilities in Drumcree standoff
Emma Little-Pengelly said First Minister ‘chose to follow the law of the mob instead of the law of the land’
Chicken producer Moy Park paid £143m dividend to US parent as it cut 1,000 jobs
Meat firm reports 34% jump in operating profits
‘We’re not going back, are we?’: Courts may be the only way to end Drumcree standoff
Garvaghy Road residents return to the Court of Appeal on Monday
Drumcree consequences will be profound. That’s why it’s a line in the sand for nationalists
The resurrection of this march of all marches, with its bitter, bloody history, has tapped into something visceral in the northern nationalist psyche
Back on the Garvaghy Road, people are wary and rather worried
More than 20 deaths have been linked to Drumcree, a problem most people thought was settled. On Portadown’s Garvaghy Road, its resurrection is causing deep apprehension
‘No such thing as half a march,’ says Mac Cionnaith as Drumcree talks break up without deal
Orange Order says it will accept outcome of upcoming High Court appeal
From local row to peace-process shambles: How the Drumcree standoff developed
The re-emergence of the Drumcree dispute was sparked by a scathing legal ruling against the Parades Commission in August
Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998
Elements of unionism are fed up with what they regard as the enabling of all-Ireland culture, history, narrative and Irish unity inevitability at their expense
Claim Orangemen must march on Garvaghy Road because of tradition ‘a nonsense’, former SF staffer says
Danny Morrison says order unilaterally halted Falls Road parade in Belfast in 1960s and should do likewise in Portadown
Appeal court overturns ban on Orange Order parade passing through Garvaghy Road
Parades Commission had on Friday granted permission for Protestant organisation to march through mainly nationalist area of Portadown
Garvaghy Road residents to seek last-minute halt after Orange Order granted permission to march
‘Fuse has been lit’ by Parades Commission decision to allow first march since 1997
Orange Order march could ‘reawaken old animosities’, Drumcree residents warn
Residents warn of potential wider effects in North of allowing highly contentious march to proceed along Garvaghy Road
Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals
Group once led by Ian Paisley smuggled ‘vast quantities’ of weapons from Lebanon, it is alleged
The Irish woman hoping to be crowned World Wallball Champion in New York’s Central Park
Handball is more than a sporting pursuit for Tyrone’s Eilise McCrory, it is also her profession
Drumcree, 2026: ‘It’s mad they want to go down the road and start all this again’
The Orange Order has been blocked from marching on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road since 1998. Locals fear a new parade will open old wounds
The drive to plant trees on Ireland’s farmland: ‘In the future a field without trees will be worthless’
There are 400 hectares of trees planted on farms across Ireland under an agroforestry scheme, offering protection against drought, less pollution and greater biodiversity
Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree march, Michelle O’Neill warns
DUP’s Gordon Lyons says ‘huge anger’ followed Parades Commission restrictions on annual Orange Order event
North’s High Court quashes Parades Commission Drumcree determination
Court told decision to restrict Orange Order march was not considered in its ‘final form’ by all commissioners
Ten memorable historic attractions to visit around Northern Ireland
Go on a journey through time to explore the region’s turbulent history
Musician Eithne Vallely dies after being hit by truck in Co Armagh
The 81-year-old was killed while walking in the Portadown Road area on Friday morning
Man and woman admit to stealing three-week-old pygmy goat from children’s farm
Animal was taken from Tannaghmore Animal Farm but subsequently recovered
Man found dead in burning car in Portadown
The fire was reported at about 10pm and firefighters extinguished the blaze
Brief brush with the moon’s shadow will bring sun’s secrets to light
What to expect from next week’s partial solar eclipse, and how to watch it safely
OpenAI’s Irish boss meets church leader on future of AI
Meeting follows Pope Leo’s decision to focus on AI and its impact on humanity in first encyclical
Armagh space research could unlock the story of how life began
Armagh work is the subject of a new €2 million grant from European Research Council
Some patients ‘seriously harmed’ by delays in cancer treatment in North, inquiry finds
Report centres on concerns linked to work of retired surgeon Aidan O’Brien in Co Armagh hospital
Food and drink festivals: 21 of the best across Ireland this year
From beer in Sligo and seafood in Kerry to cider in Armagh and gut health in Dublin 4, there is something for everybody in this year’s summer and autumn food festivals
Murder at the bridge: What happened to Terence McKeever?
In the News podcast: The newly-wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but evidence has gone missing on both sides of Border
Death at the bridge: The Troubles murder of Terence McKeever, 40 years on
The newly wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but key evidence has since gone missing on both sides of Border
Man and woman in court over disorder following Belfast knife attack
Man’s defence solicitor concedes there is a ‘degree of irony’ in his client being ‘anywhere near’ demonstrations
Stephen McCullagh jailed for 31 years for murder of Natalie McNally
YouTuber (36) will serve full prison term for ‘cold-blood and calculated’ killing of pregnant 32-year-old in Co Armagh
Who was Seamus Maguire and why was he murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles?
Catholic man last seen by his family in 1970s was added to the list of Disappeared in 2022
‘A momentous day’: Search begins for man believed ‘disappeared’ by IRA 50 years ago
Seamus Maguire (29), from Co Armagh, is believed to have been killed by republican paramilitary in 1976
Jim McDowell obituary: Fearless Belfast journalist who took on drug dealers and paramilitaries
Larger-than-life former Northern editor of Sunday World never let up in seeking justice for murdered colleague and writing about paramilitaries’ criminality
Co Down bookmakers’ art collection, ‘one of the finest in Ireland’, on sale at Adam’s
Private collection of Reeta and Frank Hughes, featuring works by Gerard Dillon and Frank McKelvey, to go under the hammer
A new Wild Atlantic Way? How nine ‘literary routes’ could form a map of Irish writing
The proposed ‘Literary Ways’ criss-crossing Border counties highlight writers from WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney to Nell McCafferty and Lisa McGee
I covered the Katie Simpson case from the start. The police failures were appalling
As I watched Jonathan Creswell grin over her grave, I foolishly thought the absence of police from the funeral was to allow her some dignity in death
Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Lurgan police station car bomb attack
New IRA claimed responsibility for incident involving hijacked driver and ‘crude but viable’ device
‘Institutional misogyny’ blamed for warning signs missed in PSNI Katie Simpson inquiry
Showjumper (21) from Armagh, who was murdered in 2020, was ‘let down at every step’
Man arrested after cocaine worth estimated €1.2m seized in Co Tyrone
Seized phones showed evidence of drug supply and contained indecent images of children, says PSNI
Oisín McConville: ‘At one stage, football was the only thing that kept me alive’
The two-time All Star winner says his gambling addiction was so bad ‘loan sharks wouldn’t even touch me in the end’
‘Terrorism is always wrong’: NI leaders condemn bomb attack outside Dunmurry PSNI station
Two babies were among those being brought to safety at the time of Saturday’s explosion, believed to be the work of the New IRA
When your wife asks ChatGPT instead of you
A husband reflects on his wife’s growing reliance on artificial intelligence
Fuel protesters appear in court over alleged dangerous driving on M1 in Co Louth
Garda resources deployed at court sitting in Drogheda, though not required, as accused men left to applause from small crowd
‘No evidence’ found to support criminal allegation linked to Katie Simpson inquiry
Complaint to ombudsman centred on initial decision by police not to treat showjumper’s death as suspicious
‘They’re still here’: Dissident republicans still active and have not gone away
Northern peace process still has ‘a way to go’ following recent attack at Lurgan PSNI station
‘Cowardly attack’: Delivery driver forced at gunpoint to bring explosive device to police station
PSNI terrorism unit investigates Armagh incident with suspected dissident republican involvement
Woman in her 90s dies after Co Armagh road collision
Deceased was injured in crash on Newry Road earlier this month
Murder investigation begins after death of man in Portadown
Two men aged in their 50s arrested after victim pronounced dead at scene in Co Armagh
‘We got him’: Cheers and tears after Stephen McCullagh found guilt of murdering Natalie McNally
Family and friends of deceased present in Belfast courtroom as YouTuber given life sentence for killing his partner
How YouTuber Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with the murder of his pregnant partner Natalie McNally
The 36-year-old killed his partner in her Armagh home in December 2022 when she was 15 weeks pregnant with his unborn son
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