O’Neill criticises Bryant comments about Drumcree stand-off

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill attend a community event in support of the Garvaghy Road residents in the Drumcree parade dispute (Mark Marlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

It is “nonsense” for the Northern Ireland Secretary to compare the Drumcree stand-off as being between a “rock and a hard place”, Northern Ireland’s First Minister has said.

Michelle O’Neill, the deputy leader of Sinn Féin, was speaking as thousands of people gathered for a rally in support of Garvaghy Road residents who are opposed to an Orange Order march through their community.