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Harris says Parades Commission 'got this extraordinarily wrong' as protests continue

The commission blocked the contentious parade from marching along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road every year since 1998.

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drumcree

Harris says Parades Commission 'got this extraordinarily wrong' as protests continue

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Drumcree Protests and political pressure in Portadown

20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd

Tension as both sides dig in for the long haul

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The return of an Orange parade to the Garvaghy Road has awakened the ghosts of Drumcree

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Catholic and Protestant archbishops jointly urge resolution to Drumcree 'crisis'

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Must ReadThe Morning Lead

Government urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by climate council

The Climate Change Advisory Council released a damning statement accompanying its latest report, preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate.

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Yesterday

28th September 2026

SeriesHEAR ME OUT

Are U2 still cool? Were they ever?

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Courts

Man jailed for two months after threatening garda that he would rape his mother

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Drumcree standoff continues as Garvaghy protesters seek international mediator

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drumcree

20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul

Come midday, hundreds were gathered on the Garvaghy Road, with a marquee providing food and drink.

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reporting from Garvaghy Road

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