Robinson says he was ‘working with police’ at Dundonald protest DUP leader Gavin Robinson has been questioned about his actions at a demonstration. Evening Standard · 6h ago
Bryant accused of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ by stopping parade DUP leader Gavin Robinson questioned if there had been a ‘bending of the knee of the rule of law in the threat of terror and violence’. The Independent UK · 6h ago
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade Prospect of contentious Orange Order march through Garvaghy Road in Portadown has led to a nearly two-week standoff The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Sinn Féin and People Before Profit representatives receive police letters It comes as police seek to speak to a number of people around a protest on the Garvaghy Road against the Drumcree Orange Order parade. Evening Standard · Oct 8
Sinn Féin representatives receive police letters over Drumcree stand-off Sinn Féin and People Before Profit elected representatives have received letters from police probing alleged criminal offences in the ongoing parading dispute in Portadown The National (Scotland) · Oct 8
Stormont MLA receives letter from police around Garvaghy protest People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll said he will be seeking the advice of his solicitor. Evening Standard · Oct 8
Northern Ireland cannot risk a second crisis on budget, says Gavin Robinson DUP leader Gavin Robinson pressed Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant over the funding level for the region. Evening Standard · Oct 8
Fury as London could step in to set Stormont budget amid deadlock A STORMONT budget being set in London would be a “profound failure” by both the Executive and the UK Government, Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole has said ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 5
O’Neill vows to ‘turn up for the Garvaghy residents every day’ First Minister Michelle O’Neill told MLAs ‘when the law is wrong I will stand firmly against it’. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Stormont budget being set in London would be ‘profound failure’ – O’Toole Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the financial offer from the UK Government ‘falls well short of what is needed’. Evening Standard · Oct 5
DUP ‘will not abdicate responsibilities’ amid Drumcree dispute However DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Stormont cannot be ‘business as normal ‘after alleged ‘law breaking’ by Sinn Fein ministers. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Two people dead after workplace incident in Co Down The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a 999 call at 10.45am on Friday The Independent UK · Oct 2
Bryant calls for calm over the weekend as Drumcree dispute continues Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant said his door remains open for fresh talks. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Important that mediation talks over Drumcree continue – Robinson DUP leader Gavin Robinson also welcomed that a criminal investigation is under way into potential law breaking around the impasse. Evening Standard · Oct 2
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Sinn Fein has given up on powersharing – Gavin Robinson DUP leader Gavin Robinson said they were ‘goading him’ to collapse the Assembly to ‘hide their own incompetence’.
Evening Standard · Sep 30 DUP’s Robinson claims Sinn Féin is trying to ‘goad’ him into collapsing Stormont Gavin Robinson warned that ‘all options’ remain open to his party in its response to Sinn Féin members attending an unlawful protest in Portadown.
Evening Standard · Sep 29 Parading dispute prompts further Assembly clashes at Stormont DUP members have rejected a claim from Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan that the current leader of unionism was loyalist activist Jamie Bryson.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Absence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant Row comes amid rising division and a tendency towards cynical political posturing in Northern Ireland
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 Garvaghy Road: Why Is a 35-Man Orange Order Parade Reigniting Northern Ireland's 28-Year Dispute? Thousands of Catholic protesters gathered on Garvaghy Road to oppose an Orange Order parade, which police eventually stopped after a court allowed the controversial march to proceed.
Evening Standard · Sep 28 Orangemen remain at Drumcree with efforts set to find solution to parade dispute The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is maintaining a low-key presence near Drumcree Parish church.
Evening Standard · Sep 28 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.
The Independent UK · Sep 27 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 National (Scotland) · 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
Evening Standard · 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’.