An investigation is underway after an Orange Order hall in Co Donegal was completely destroyed in a fire overnight.

A 54-year-old man’s claim against the Redemptorist Order for damages over sex abuse he says he suffered more than 40 years ago as an altar boy has been dismissed by the High Court.

An island-set West Cork period home owned by nuns for 50 years, used for novices of an enclosed order in the 1960s and enjoyed by youth groups on retreat more recently, sold at auction for €700,000.

An Orange Order demonstration has passed off so far without incident in Belfast this evening, despite a large police presence in the area.

The Redemptorist religious order has come out in support of one of its priests who is to risk excommunication rather than give in to Vatican demands to stop questioning Catholic church teachings on sexuality and women priests.

Police are on high alert in Belfast as a massive Orange Order parade takes place to mark the centenary of the signing of the pro-Union Ulster Covenant.

A senior Orangeman has held out the prospect of progress on parades disputes that have caused continuing tensions around Northern Ireland.

A contentious loyal order parade must adhere to a number of restrictions when it passes a potential flashpoint in Belfast this weekend, an adjudication panel has ruled.

Two senior Ulster Unionist politicians will not face Orange Order punishment for attending the funeral of a Catholic policeman murdered by dissident republicans.

The leaders of the Orange Order will meet in the North tomorrow to select a new figurehead, with senior official Edward Stevenson tipped to take over.

A hardline revolt in the Orange Order was tonight blamed for its dramatic decision to reject a new system for overseeing controversial parades in the North.

Orange Order leaders were expected to outline their plans for dealing with controversial parades in the North today.

Members of Protestant marching organisations in the North welcomed the promise of a new system for overseeing parades in today’s deal, but Catholic residents’ groups expressed concerns over any changes.

Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, has challenged the Orange Order to speak directly to his party if it wants to earn its respect.

Police are today investigating an attack on an Orange Hall that plays a central role in the Order’s July 12 parades in Belfast.

The leaders of the North’s powersharing government were at loggerheads today over loyal order parades.

The Orange Order today described as an historic landmark its meeting with the Government over the slashing of education grants to Protestant schools in Ireland.

Police in the North are investigating reports of an overnight explosion at an Orange Order hall in Co Tyrone.

This year's annual Orange parade at Drumcree has passed off without incident, with its local leadership calling for mediation with local nationalist residents.

A controversial Orange Order parade passed off peacefully in Belfast today, but a senior official called for talks to end the deadlock over future marches.

The Orange Order leadership will not meet Sinn Féin until republicans express regret for their part in the Troubles, the organisation said today.

The Orange Order says 50 of its halls in the North have been attacked since the beginning of July.

Today's Drumcree Orange Order Parade in the North has ended peacefully despite members being barred from the most contentious part of the route.

No rider chases apparent lost causes with quite the steely determination of Tony McCoy and the champion jockey was at it again with his ride on Money Order at Newbury.

The British government is under fire today after announcing it will give the Orange Order more than £100,000 (€144,000) to help it try to popularise the annual July 12 parade in Belfast.

A member of the North's Parades Commission whose membership of the Orange Order sparked a legal action has stepped down from the organisation.

Police in the North say they're hoping for a peaceful Orange parade in Belfast tonight but have contingency plans put in place in the event of violence.

After dreaming he had won the BMW Championship at Wentworth with a closing 63, England’s Nick Dougherty had to be content with a second round of 69 in reality today.

The Orange Order has issued its first ever St Patrick's Day message saying the festival should be about more than just green beer and leprechauns.

Unrepentant Orange Order leaders tonight continued to shrug off blame for the days and nights of violence which engulfed Belfast after a contentious parade at the weekend.

The Central Statistics Offices today backed grocery prices used on RTE’s controversial "Rip Off Republic" programme which Government politicians had dismissed as inaccurate.

Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde tonight appealed for peace on the streets of Belfast ahead of a tense Orange Order parade through the city.

A massive protest march in Belfast, which was held after the Orange Order postponed today’s contentious parade, passed off peacefully.

The Orange Order today warned it is determined to march along its route in west Belfast before the autumn after today’s contentious parade was postponed.

A new national consumer agency due to launched by the Government this week will reportedly have the power to close businesses that breach consumer protection legislation.

The Orange Order has voted to sever its links with the Ulster Unionist Party.

Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy today called for Orange Order parades tomorrow to be “peaceful and dignified“.

The Protestant Orange Order was today urged to meet Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and reassess its attitude to parades through nationalist areas.

The Ulster Unionist Party today faced fresh demands to cut its ties with the protestant Orange Order.

THE bitter six-year stand off over the annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree could be resolved within weeks, the local Orange lodge said yesterday as marchers backed away from a confrontation with security forces.

The bitter six-year stand off over the annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree could be resolved within weeks, the local Orange lodge said today as marchers backed away from a confrontation with security forces.

The Orange Order and nationalist residents are close to brokering an historic deal over the North’s bitter Drumcree parade dispute, it emerged today.

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