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  • Man who threw rocks and metal poles at police during Ballymena riots given five-year sentence
  • Rioter cries as he is jailed for ‘full and active part in burning two cars’ in Belfast
  • Riots, intimidation and murders: Drumcree standoff brings back bleak memories of mid-90s violence

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Man who threw rocks and metal poles at police during Ballymena riots given five-year sentence

Bradley Douglas (28) was described by the PSNI as ‘one of the main instigators’ of a riot in Ballymena on 10 June 2025.

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irishtimes.com /1 month ago

Rioter cries as he is jailed for ‘full and active part in burning two cars’ in Belfast

Unrest happened in reaction to events in Liverpool when three young children were stabbed to death

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

Riots, intimidation and murders: Drumcree standoff brings back bleak memories of mid-90s violence

Tensions around the Drumcree parade in the late 90s caused widespread rioting and a number of deaths were linked to the dispute.

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Man who caused family to ‘hide in attic’ for five hours during Ballymena riots jailed

Adam Connolly (34) handed himself into police after images of him had been issued by the PSNI to the media.

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irishmirror.ie /3 weeks ago

Garvaghy Road blocked by protesters of Orange Order parade amid calls for calm

Protesters, many of them wearing balaclavas, clustered in large groups

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irishmirror.ie /2 weeks ago

Republicans and loyalists host opposing protests over Garvaghy Road dispute

The loyalist side was there in support of the decision

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irishtimes.com /3 weeks ago

NI Secretary to face fresh demands to block any Orange parade down Garvaghy Road

Chris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown

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dailymail.com /3 weeks ago

Tense stand-off in Ulster as thousands of protesters attend first loyalist parade for three decades 

Thousands of protesters, including first minister Michelle O'Neill, blocked Garvaghy Road in Portadown to stop the Protestant Orange Order marching through the Catholic area.

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Scottish man jailed for racially motivated disorder during Belfast riots

A Scottish man has been jailed for racially motivated offences linked to rioting in Belfast ...

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irishexaminer.com /3 weeks ago

'This is madness': Garvaghy Road blocked by protesters against Orange Order parade amid calls for calm 

The Drumcree parade, which was associated with violent clashes during the Troubles, has been banned since 1998

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brisbanetimes.com.au /3 weeks ago

‘Madness’: Standoff in Northern Ireland town as protesters block first Orangemen march in decades

The attempt to hold the Protestant parade through a Catholic section of Portadown followed the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on the contentious route.

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nytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Standoff Rocks a Northern Irish Town Over Contentious Sectarian March

A court ruled that a parade by a Protestant group could pass through a largely Catholic area for the first time in three decades. Protesters blocked the route.

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irishcentral.com /3 weeks ago

Orange Order march up in the air following protests

Thousands have gathered since the early hours of Sunday on the Garvaghy Road, Portadown in an attempt to block the parade taking place.

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown

Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Orange Order parade for first time since 1998Hundreds of protesters spent the day...

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bbc.co.uk /1 month ago

Scottish man jailed for racially-motivated offences during Belfast riots

Reece Dunnett from Dunfermline in Fife pleaded guilty to violent disorder offences during the summer of 2024.

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is

The return of an Orange parade to the Garvaghy Road has reopened old wounds after 28 years, and has exposed the deep political and community divisions that remain.

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bbc.co.uk /3 days ago

Dissidents may have mounted gun attacks on Garvaghy Road, court hears

The case has been brought by a Portadown Orangeman against Sir Chris Bryant and Jon Boutcher.

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cbsnews.com /3 weeks ago

Protesters block Northern Ireland march, first since Good Friday Agreement

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after the Orange Order was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting...

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

Rival rallies organised as Drumcree stand-off continues

Community events for both sides of the Drumcree parade dispute are to take place as a stand-off between the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents continued for a seventh day.

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rte.ie /3 weeks ago

Large police operation as protesters block parade route

A stand-off in Co Armagh continued this evening as hundreds of protesters blocked the route of an Orange Order parade.

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bbc.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Huge crowds turn out in support of residents over Drumcree parade dispute

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said anyone found to have blocked the Garvaghy Road will be treated as participating in an "illegal protest".

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rte.ie /3 weeks ago

Crowds gather to block route of Orange Order march

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metro.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Protesters stand off against police as Orange Order march delayed

Crowds of protesters and Nationalist political figures are blocking the controversial march (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images) A controversial Orange Order march is ye...

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independent.co.uk /3 weeks ago

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

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