Bryant urges all sides to ‘double down on compromise’ over Drumcree dispute An Irish minister has said she believes an international mediator will be appointed to intervene in the parading stand-off. Evening Standard · Sep 29
Drumcree stalemate enters third day with further talks expected Orange Order members remain at Drumcree Church in Portadown. Evening Standard · Sep 29
Protesters disperse after being told of ‘process’ to address Drumcree dispute Tensions over the Drumcree parade have reignited after it was approved to go down the nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in almost 30 years. Evening Standard · Sep 28
Drumcree standoff: Northern Ireland Secretary calls for calm as thousands of protesters block Orange Order march Having been linked to major civil unrest during the Troubles, the Drumcree parade has faced a prohibition since 1998 The Independent UK · Sep 27
Northern Ireland Secretary appeals for calm amid Drumcree stand-off The escalating political row over the parade is set to test the stability of the powersharing institutions in Belfast. The Independent UK · Sep 27
Orange Lodge members refused permission to march as stand-off continues A STAND-OFF in Northern Ireland has continued through the day and into the evening, with Orangemen waiting at Drumcree Church around a mile from the… The National (Scotland) · Sep 27
Tensions rise as Orange Order members vow to continue with march blocked by police Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow unionist parade for first time since 1998 The Guardian - UK · Sep 27
First minister Michelle O’Neill accused of ‘breaking the law’ on Garvaghy Road NORTHERN Ireland’s first minister Michelle O’Neill has been accused of “breaking the law” by her actions on the Garvaghy Road The National (Scotland) · Sep 27
First Minister Michelle O’Neill accused of ‘breaking the law’ on Garvaghy Road DUP leader Gavin Robinson said she has broken her pledge of office, and ‘standards have been shattered’. Evening Standard · Sep 27
Burnham urges calm amid tensions in Northern Ireland over Orange Order parade The Prime Minister said there have been ‘big gains made in Northern Ireland, and we don’t want to see things go backwards’. Evening Standard · Sep 27
What is the Drumcree parade? Everything we know as protesters block controversial Orange Order march Sinn Féin president calls on Westminster to ban the march Evening Standard · Sep 27
Garvaghy Road blocked by protesters of Orange Order parade amid calls for calm Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald called on Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant to intervene to ban the march. The Independent UK · Sep 27
Budget negotiations entering ‘no-deal territory’, Paul Givan warns The UK Government has made an offer to the devolved powersharing Executive to assist with budget pressures Evening Standard · Sep 25
Sir Chris Bryant warns he will set Stormont budget if Executive fails to He said: ‘I think now it’s time for the political leaders in Northern Ireland to go ‘all right, we’ve got to live within our means’.’ Evening Standard · Sep 24
Evening Standard · Sep 24 Chris Bryant tells party leaders there will be no improvement on budget offer The UK Government has made a financial offer slightly above £1.5 billion over the next three years in an effort to assist with balancing the budget.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Senior judge Sir John O’Hara to lead review of Parades Commission It comes after criticism of the body which takes decisions over parades in Northern Ireland.
Evening Standard · Sep 22 Murder of prosecuter Rory O’Kelly ‘was carefully planned by Provisional IRA’ The 1977 murder is the subject of the first report issued by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.
Evening Standard · Sep 11 Government ups offer to Stormont ministers to £1.5bn Northern Ireland ministers insist they are unable to strike a budget for the current financial year without additional Treasury support.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 1 Review of parades watchdog launched after court ruling on Orange Order march A JUDGE is set to review the commission which adjudicates on contentious Orange parades in Northern Ireland.
Evening Standard · Sep 1 NI Secretary orders judge-led review of Parades Commission decision making Sir Chris Bryant said the commission ‘needs to enjoy the fullest possible confidence of all communities’.
Evening Standard · Aug 28 Burnham Irish unity remarks were not a mistake, Sir Chris Bryant says The NI Secretary said both he and the Prime Minister are committed to the Good Friday Agreement.
Evening Standard · Aug 27 Burnham: I will take ‘Hillsborough approach’ to dealing with Troubles legacy The Prime Minister said the Labour Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would be brought back to Parliament in the autumn.
Evening Standard · Aug 10 Bryant accused of ‘abdication of responsibility’ over victims’ scheme The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme is to close to new applications at the end of August.
Evening Standard · Aug 9 Fleadh 2027 ‘will be even bigger’, says Bryant on final day of event in Belfast More than a million people are estimated to have attended the first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in the Northern Ireland capital.
Evening Standard · Aug 4 Bryant pressed to deliver ‘fair and balanced’ legacy legislation Victims Commissioner Joe McVey met with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant who is currently working on the Troubles Bill.