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4th October 2026 - 10th October 2026
Parades Commission
NI secretary Chris Bryant bans controversial Orange Order parade along Garvaghy Road
Bryant said he would overturn the decision of the Parades Commission, saying the circumstances under which it was made “have now changed considerably”.
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has welcomed the "very positive" news.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the decision would come as "a significant relief to the community on the Garvaghy Road".
DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the framework for parading and protests "now lies in tatters" and that the rule of law "has been fundamentally undermined".
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Analysisget serious
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Courts
Man who thought he was Jesus held knife to woman's neck weeks before killing his mother, court told
Public sector strike
Taoiseach says 'no need' for picket at Leinster House as Oireachtas staff prepare to strike
A number of political parties have said they will not be passing the picket at the Dáil next week as public workers prepare to strike.
Foreign Affairs minister
McEntee calls on US not to go ahead with livestreamed firing squad execution of mass killer
SeriesNobody Needs This
Please, God, no more wavy roofs on shopping centres
From Phibsboro to The Square, Ireland’s retail architecture may not always be beautiful, but it can be memorable. Just no more wavy roofs, please.
From The 42Road to Brazil
Ireland face Kazakhstan at midday in first of possible four matches in World Cup play-offs
Pay dispute
Little hope of teachers' strike being called off as second day of action planned this month
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Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Ireland's biggest private landlord firm tries to evict former employee from Dublin apartment
At a tribunal hearing, details were laid out about a souring of relations between Ires Reit and the tenant.
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