Orange Order parades underway across Northern Ireland to mark 'the Twelfth'

Members of a Protestant loyalist order, Pride of Ardoyne, take part in a Twelfth of July parade in Ardoyne, Belfast. Photograph: PA

THE first full Twelfth of July events since the pandemic are underway in Northern Ireland.

Hundreds of Orange Order parades accompanied by loyalist marching bands are taking place in cities, towns and villages across the province.