Ulster

Breandan Mac Cionnaith (Brendan McKenna) of the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition (2nd left) arrives at Hillsborough Castle

Talks to resolve Drumcree dispute end without agreement

Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, as a legal appeal over the contentious march is scheduled for Monday.

Ulster • 42 mins

A PSNI vehicle near Drumcree Church following a weekend of tension at Drumcree in Portadown, when the planned Orange Order parade was stopped by police, who were concerned about the scale of a mass protest on part of the proposed route - the predominantly

Cost of policing Drumcree stand-off at £3m so far - PSNI

The cost of policing the Drumcree stand-off has so far cost £3 million, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said.

Ulster • 20 hrs

Alcino Soares and Luis Martins dos Mariano, both aged 20, were both sentenced for rape in Co Tyrone

Two men jailed for raping woman in Co Tyrone car park

Two men aged in their 20s have been jailed for the rape of a young woman in an underground car park in Dungannon, Co Tyrone three years ago.

Ulster • 17 hrs

SDLP selects new candidate for Justin McNulty seat

Councillor Peter Byrne will contest Newry and Armagh for the SDLP in next year's Assembly convention, replacing Justin McNulty.

Ulster • 2 hrs

House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) speaks during a news conference on affordability on Capitol Hill on December 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. House Democrats have unveiled the American Affordability Act, a comprehensive p

Planned Drumcree march 'provocative', says US Congressman

US Representative Richard Neal has described the planned Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown as "provocative".

Ulster • 1 hr

A picture of Philip McMeekan who dies in a Co Antrim road crash

Two men killed within hours in separate crashes in Antrim

Police in Northern Ireland have confirmed that a motorcyclist died following a road collision in Co Antrim.

Regional • 16 hrs

A group of Orangemen arrive at Hillsborough

Drumcree parade dispute talks end without agreement

Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, while the Garvaghy Road residents have temporarily postponed their court case challenging the parade.

Ulster • 9 hrs

Residents discuss proposal, DUP MP says deal unacceptable

Garvaghy Road residents have met to discuss a deal to resolve the Drumcree parading dispute, which was earlier labelled as "not acceptable" by a DUP MP.

Ulster • 30 Sep

Portadown Orange Order District Master Nigel Dawson speaks to media alongside Jamie Bryson

As it happened: Differing reactions to Bryant proposal

Garvaghy Road residents' representatives said they would accept a proposal from Chris Bryant if the Orange Order also agreed to the document.

Ulster • 30 Sep

Garvaghy Road Residents' Association meeting

Garvaghy residents want meeting with PSNI's Boutcher

Hundreds of people packed into a hall near the Garvaghy Road to be told about the outcome of earlier talks, as the stand-off in Portadown entered its third day.

Politics • 30 Sep

Francisc Mandrucz, who has been charged with offences including brothel keeping, organising prostitution, human trafficking and money laundering

Man charged with human trafficking and brothel-keeping

A man accused of operating two brothels in Letterkenny has appeared in court.

Donegal • 29 Sep

A banner with the words 'Garvaghy Road says no' displayed on Garvaghy Road following a weekend of tension at Drumcree in Portadown

Recap: Taoiseach backs international mediation

Look back on developments after residents remained on the Garvaghy Road on the third day of the Drumcree dispute.

Ulster • 29 Sep

Ahern questions logic of Parade Commission's decision

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that it was clear a month ago where the dispute over the Drumcree parade was going and the Parades Commission decision was made far too tight to the deadline for the march.

Ulster • 38 mins

Doubts over Belfast illumination for Safe Abortion Day

Belfast City Hall cannot confirm whether or not a planned illumination of its building today to mark International Safe Abortion Day will go ahead.

Ulster • 28 Sep

Loyalist supporters and orange men face the police outside Drumcree Church

Why the controversial Orange Order parade was approved

The Parades Commission's Drumcree decision shocked many. Its written ruling reveals how it was reached.

Ulster • 29 Sep

Isabella Perrie Sullivan arriving at court

Law student remanded over bomb intercepted at border

A law student charged in relation to a bomb intercepted in a car near the border has been remanded on continuing bail.

Courts • 28 Sep

Podcast: Garvaghy stand-off and online bidding wars

The Garvaghy Road parade dispute in Portadown is continuing as protesters in the mostly nationalist area block an Orange Order march that had been granted permission in the courts to go ahead.

Behind the Story • 28 Sep

A member of the Orange Order stands outside Drumcree Church in Portadown

Belfast court dismisses challenge against Orange parade

The Northern Ireland Parades Commission ruling permitting the Orange Order to march on Garvaghy Road was upheld in an "unprecedented" late night sitting of the High Court in Belfast.

Ulster • 27 Sep

Protesters gather on Garvaghy Road with two cars blocking a parade route

Large police operation as protesters block parade route

A stand-off in Co Armagh continued this evening as hundreds of protesters blocked the route of an Orange Order parade.

Ulster • 27 Sep

Members of the Portadown district of the orange order have begun congregating at drumcree church

How events unfolded on the Garvaghy Road

RTÉ's Northern Correspondent Conor Macauley reports from the Garvaghy Road.

Video • 28 Sep

Crowds of people are pictured outside the High Court in Belfast

Court allows appeal against injunction of Drumcree parade

The Court of Appeal in Belfast has allowed an appeal against an injunction banning Portadown Orangemen from the nationalist Garvaghy Road tomorrow.

Ulster • 26 Sep

Orangemen stand together as they are blocked from continuing their return march on July 9, 2023 in Portadown, Northern Ireland

Orange Order given permission for limited Drumcree march

The Parades Commission of Northern Ireland has allowed the Orange Order parade at Drumcree to proceed in a limited capacity for the first time in 28 years.

Ulster • 26 Sep

Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court

Donaldson conviction obliterates achievements, court told

The two victims of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson faced him across a courtroom as lawyers made final submissions about the sentence he should receive for abusing them as schoolgirls.

Courts • 25 Sep

Sarah Montgomery had been 32 weeks pregnant when she was murdered, and had been expecting her son who she had named Liam Arthur in August

Murder of mother 'one of worst domestic violence cases'

One of the "worst cases of domestic violence in recent times" has been described after it emerged that a Belfast man murdered the heavily pregnant mother of two of his children in her Co Down home last year.

Ulster • 25 Sep

Gary Anderson appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court this morning

Escaped murderer appears in court after arrest in Donegal

A man who escaped from custody in Northern Ireland has appeared in court after being arrested in Co Donegal yesterday.

Courts • 24 Sep

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Talks to resolve Drumcree dispute end without agreement

Cost of policing Drumcree stand-off at £3m so far - PSNI

Two men jailed for raping woman in Co Tyrone car park

SDLP selects new candidate for Justin McNulty seat

Planned Drumcree march 'provocative', says US Congressman

Two men killed within hours in separate crashes in Antrim

Drumcree parade dispute talks end without agreement

Residents discuss proposal, DUP MP says deal unacceptable

As it happened: Differing reactions to Bryant proposal

Garvaghy residents want meeting with PSNI's Boutcher

Man charged with human trafficking and brothel-keeping

Recap: Taoiseach backs international mediation

Ahern questions logic of Parade Commission's decision

Doubts over Belfast illumination for Safe Abortion Day

Why the controversial Orange Order parade was approved

Law student remanded over bomb intercepted at border

Podcast: Garvaghy stand-off and online bidding wars

Belfast court dismisses challenge against Orange parade

Large police operation as protesters block parade route

How events unfolded on the Garvaghy Road

Court allows appeal against injunction of Drumcree parade

Orange Order given permission for limited Drumcree march

Donaldson conviction obliterates achievements, court told

Murder of mother 'one of worst domestic violence cases'

Escaped murderer appears in court after arrest in Donegal