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Tensions run high in Northern Ireland during contentious Orange Order march

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, from the development of Sep 26, 2026

Newest development Sep 27, 2026 · 3 reportsContentious N. Ireland march blocked

Fireworks were set off before the 8 a.m. start time, and protesters were warned they could be arrested for participating in an unlicensed counter parade.

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    Tensions run high in Northern Ireland during contentious Orange Order march

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    Contentious N. Ireland march blocked

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  1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Northern Irish Catholic area allows Protestants to parade (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Authorities in Northern Ireland on Friday allowed what was once the most contentious Protestant parade of the annual marching season to pass through a Catholic area for the first time since the route was banned in 1998.

  2. The Guardian

    Loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead after ban overturned (opens The Guardian)

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    Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road could take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appeal A controversial loyalist parade along a nationalist street in Portadown could go ahead for the first time in nearly 30 years, after a ban was overturned late on Saturday night.

  3. Financial Times

    Appeals court overturns ban on contentious Northern Ireland parade (opens Financial Times)

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    Judge says earlier suspension of the Protestant march “erred in law” in dramatic night of court challenges hours before Sunday’s parade

  4. Al Jazeera

    Northern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic area (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Crowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march.

  5. France 24

    Northern Ireland: Disputed parade set for flashpoint after nearly 30 years (opens France 24)

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    A court in Northern Ireland has allowed a Protestant parade to proceed through a controversial route in a Catholic area for the first time in nearly 30 years. The legal dispute ended in the early hours of Sunday, with counterprotests now underway and police working to keep marchers and protesters ap…

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Northern Ireland: Pro-UK march to go through Catholic area (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Northern Ireland: Pro-UK march to go through Catholic area

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Tensions run high in Northern Ireland during contentious Orange Order march (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Fireworks were set off before the 8 a.m. start time, and protesters were warned they could be arrested for participating in an unlicensed counter parade.

  8. The Guardian

    Northern Ireland live: controversial Orange Order march in Portadown delayed amid huge protest (opens The Guardian)

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    Large crowd blocking route march was due to take in Catholic enclave of largely Protestant town Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill, at the scene of the counter-protest this morning also spoke alongside Mary Lou McDonald.

  9. France 24

    First Protestant march in Catholic area in nearly 30 years (opens France 24)

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    Tensions are running high in Northern Ireland after the High Court in Belfast approved a controversial parade. Around 2,000 protesters have blocked the route into a Catholic area where the Protestant march was due to pass.

  10. BBC News

    Orange Order march row goes to heart of ongoing divisions in Northern Ireland (opens BBC News)

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    The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.

  11. The Guardian

    Tense standoff over loyalist march in Portadown as protesters block route (opens The Guardian)

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    Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Garvaghy Road parade for first time since 1998 Hundreds of protesters spent the day blocking the route of a hugely contentious parade in Northern Ireland after a court gave late-night clearance for the Orange Order to march on a hist…

  12. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march blocked from historic flashpoint (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    It’s the first time in nearly 30 years that the Orange Order parade has been allowed to go down the Garvaghy Road.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Contentious N. Ireland march blocked (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    LONDON -- Tensions ran high in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was blocked from making its way through the town of Portadown by thousands of protesters.

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