The Latest Breaking News from the Parades Commission

PM urges people to ‘work calmly’ after Drumcree parade is given go-ahead

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has described the decision as ‘utterly reckless’.

Evening Standard · 2h ago

Orange Order parade decision on Garvaghy Road ‘utterly reckless’ – Sinn Féin

A DUP MP has insisted that nationalist residents on the road have ‘nothing to fear’ from the march on Sunday.

Evening Standard · 3h ago

Drumcree return parade along Garvaghy Road given green light

The Parades Commission placed a number of restrictions including a 8am start time and numbered limited to 35.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

Fear that Garvaghy Road march go-ahead could ‘unravel’ other former flashpoints

DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart hit back accusing Sinn Fein of ‘going back to their 1990s playbook’.

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Drumcree march issue ‘closed’ and should not be revisited, says Michelle O’Neill

Sinn Fein MLA John O’Dowd said: ‘The hurt and the trauma that was afflicted in that community runs very, very deep, and it is generational.’

Evening Standard · Sep 7

Orange Order announces plan for ‘limited’ Drumcree Parade

The proposed march would involve 60 people walking on the Garvaghy Road.

Evening Standard · Sep 3

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.

The National (Scotland) · 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 · Sep 1

Drumcree ruling raises fears of sectarian confrontation in Northern Ireland

High court quashes latest restriction on Orange Order march, reigniting political row over Garvaghy Road

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

High Court quashes Parades Commission Drumcree determination

The legal challenge to the decision had been brought by a Portadown Orangeman.

Evening Standard · Aug 25