Michelle O'Neill

Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin leaders attend police station for interview over protest participation

Drumcree Orange Order parade

UUP leader urges against ‘escalating Drumcree dispute’ to other parades

Sir Chris Bryant

Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to ‘mob rule’ over Drumcree parade

A PSNI vehicle at the Garvaghy Road

‘Orange state is gone forever’, Michelle O’Neill tells Assembly

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson speaks outside court

Chief Constable’s advice on Drumcree parade to be scrutinised in legal challenge

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Bryant’s decision to halt Drumcree parade to be challenged in court

DUP leader Gavin Robinson speaks to journalists

Bryant accused of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ by stopping parade

Sinn Fein press conference

First Minister expresses ‘relief’ at Bryant’s decision to stop parade

Northern Ireland Policing Board

PSNI chief asks NI Secretary to review determination over Drumcree parade

Michelle O’Neill and other Sinn Fein politicians

Michelle O’Neill receives police letter over Drumcree protest

Demonstrators holding placards outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast

Michelle O’Neill says she has not received police letter over Drumcree protest

A PSNI vehicle at the Garvaghy Road

Sinn Féin and People Before Profit representatives receive police letters

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll speaks to the media during a press conference in the Great Hall, Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Stormont MLA receives letter from police around Garvaghy protest

A sign at the Garvaghy Road

Suspected Drumcree parading dispute lawbreakers to be interviewed by police

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in First Minister

Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Fein colleagues

Sir Chris Bryant urged to intervene and stop Drumcree parade

Stormont press conference

First Minister ‘chose electioneering over responsibilities as minister’
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said she asked Michelle O’Neill to issue a statement calling for calm.
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Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP leader Gavin Robinson and DUP deputy leader Michelle McIlveen

DUP ‘will not abdicate responsibilities’ amid Drumcree dispute

Breandan Mac Cionnaith (Brendan McKenna) (front) of the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition arrives at Laganside Courts in Belfast

Parades Commission ‘reached irrational conclusion’ in permitting Drumcree march

TUV leader Jim Allister at Parliament Buildings, Stormont

DUP challenged to ensure consequences for ‘First Minister of lawlessness’

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Kneecap visit Portadown to support Garvaghy Road residents

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Kneecap expected to visit Garvaghy Road amid Drumcree parade dispute

Residents blocking Garvaghy Road

Drumcree standoff continues week after parade due to start

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill attend a community event in support of the Garvaghy Road residents in the Drumcree parade dispute

O’Neill criticises Bryant comments about Drumcree stand-off

Gavin Robinson

Important that mediation talks over Drumcree continue – Robinson

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MP

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Garvaghy Road residents say they will accept Drumcree deal if Orange Order do

Head and shoulders photo of Jon Boutcher speaking, in uniform

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.
Jonathan McCambridge, Rebecca Black and David Young, Press Association

First Minister Michelle O’Neill meets locals on the Garvaghy Road

Michelle O’Neill ‘stands over’ choice to take part in Drumcree parade protest

Three men walking out the gates of Hillsborough Castle

Bryant ‘left in no doubt’ law must be applied over Drumcree parade – Orangeman

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Latest round of talks to break Drumcree impasse gets under way

A banner reading 'Garvaghy Road Says No' displayed on the Garvaghy Road

Further talks to be held in bid to break Drumcree parade dispute

Garvaghy Road sign

Garvaghy Road residents launch fresh legal bid to stop parade

A PSNI vehicle near Drumcree Church on Tuesday

Bryant urges all sides to ‘double down on compromise’ over Drumcree dispute

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Drumcree stalemate enters third day with further talks expected

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Assembly members clash at Stormont over Drumcree parade

Orangemen

Orangemen remain at Drumcree with efforts set to find solution to parade dispute

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Protesters disperse after being told of ‘process’ to address Drumcree dispute

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Northern Ireland Secretary appeals for calm amid Drumcree stand-off

Michelle O'Neill at Garvaghy Road

First Minister Michelle O’Neill accused of ‘breaking the law’ on Garvaghy Road

Police outside Drumcree Church

Burnham urges calm amid tensions in Northern Ireland over Orange Order parade

Rhun ap Iorwerth

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A sticker on a road sign on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, following the decision by the Parades Commission to allow the first Orange Order return parade along the road in almost 30 years

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

Garvaghy Road in Portadown

DUP hails ‘breakthrough’ on Drumcree parade as Sinn Féin condemns decision

Jon Burrows press conference – Belfast

Unionism ‘has responsibility to give electorate something to vote for’ – Burrows

Michelle O'Neill

Sinn Fein set to press Parades Commission over Drumcree march fears

First Minister Michelle O'Neill

Effort to secure more funding from London for budget is ‘right fight’ – O’Neill

John Swinney speaks during First Minister’s Questions for party leaders at the Scottish Parliament

Swinney calls on MSPs to unanimously back Scotland’s ‘right to decide’

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald respond to questions from the media

Dublin and London ‘directly challenged’ to prepare for Irish unity referendum

Taoiseach

SF link-up with SNP and Plaid may set back cause of Irish unity, says Taoiseach

Fiona Donohoe with supporters

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First Minister of Wales Rhun ap Iorwerth and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney at the Welsh Government Office in Cardiff

Welsh and Scottish FMs announce ‘new era of co-operation’

Donald Trump visit to Ireland

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