Orangemen ‘not doing any deal’ on Drumcree march, says spokesman A PROPOSED deal to resolve the Drumcree parading dispute is “not acceptable”, a DUP MP has said The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
Northern Ireland Chief Constable set to face questions amid Drumcree stand-off Talks involving the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition are expected to continue. Evening Standard · Oct 1
Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MP Earlier, a representative of the Garvaghy Road residents said they would sign up to the deal proposed by the NI Secretary if the Orange Order did. 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 30
Garvaghy Road residents say they will accept Drumcree deal if Orange Order do Another day of meetings to resolve the contentious parading dispute have taken place. The Independent UK · Sep 30
Michelle O’Neill ‘stands over’ choice to take part in Drumcree parade protest The Sinn Féin vice president and the party’s president Mary Lou McDonald met residents on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Mob rule must not be allowed to win, PSNI chief warns in Drumcree parade dispute Jon Boutcher said he would continue to seek a way to facilitate an Orange Order march down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown. Evening Standard · Sep 30
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
'I Was Humiliated': Former Chief Inspector Wins Discrimination Case as Police Constable Apologises for Lapses Former PSNI chief inspector Ursula Merrick has described years of humiliation after an employment tribunal found she was discriminated against on grounds of sex and disability. International Business Times UK · Sep 15
Troubles legal costs almost double amount paid to victims, Chief Constable says Jon Boutcher answered questions at the monthly meeting of the NI Policing Board. Evening Standard · Sep 3
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told Senior officer behind closure says SDS caused ‘incalculable harm’ by infiltrating groups that posed no threat The Guardian - UK · Aug 2
‘No doubt’ PSNI and MI5 surveillance extended to other journalists, says Kearney RTÉ northern editor Vincent Kearney said there was no way he was the only journalist in Northern Ireland being targeted in this fashion. Evening Standard · Jul 23
Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data Tribunal rules surveillance aimed at identifying Vincent Kearney’s sources was disproportionate and unlawful The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
‘Picture inconsistent’ on paramilitary involvement in Belfast stabbing riots Co-ordination of the disorder was primarily driven online by individuals from Northern Ireland and beyond, police said. Evening Standard · Jul 2
Evening Standard · Jul 2 PSNI chief constable warns against ‘wild speculation’ about Jeffrey Donaldson Mr Boutcher said the first allegations against Jeffrey Donaldson were made to the PSNI three weeks before he was arrested.
Evening Standard · Jun 15 Appeal issued about claims officers advised nurses to show ID to masked men Police said no-one had yet made direct contact making such allegations, but urged those who may have experienced it to get in contact.
Evening Standard · Jun 15 O’Neill urges probe into claim police advised nurses to show IDs to masked gangs Stormont’s First Minister said she had contacted PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher about the allegation.
The Independent UK · Jun 10 Belfast family ‘traumatised’ after rioters tried to burn down house as children slept in their beds Anti-immigration violence erupted on Tuesday night as homes and businesses were targeted
Bangkok Post · Jun 10 Belfast stabbing suspect in court after 'terrifying' night of violence BELFAST - Burnt-out cars and smashed windows littered Belfast streets on Wednesday as a Sudanese man appeared in court over a brutal knife attack that triggered "terrifying" violence against immigrants in Northern Ireland.
Evening Standard · Jun 10 Wave of racist disorder condemned as Belfast knife attack suspect faces court Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder.
Bangkok Post · Jun 10 Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing BELFAST - Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee, captured in a graphic video that shocked the country.
Evening Standard · Jun 9 Leaders call for calm as violence flares following Belfast knife attack A man arrested on suspicion of the Belfast knife attack has been charged with attempted murder.
The Independent UK · Jun 9 Hadi Alodid: Man charged over Belfast stabbing was asylum seeker who came to UK from Sudan Hadi Alodid has been charged with attempted murder after the knife attack on Monday night
Evening Standard · Jun 9 Bus set alight by masked protesters as police dealing with ‘pockets of disorder’ A 30-year-old Sudanese man arrested in connection with the knife attack has been charged with attempted murder.
Evening Standard · Jun 9 Common Travel Area must ‘not be exploited for ill purposes’ – Long Naomi Long was speaking after it emerged the suspect in the Belfast knife attack entered Northern Ireland from the Republic.