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Heffernan walks tall as he heads up Cork parade

He may have been too small to see the parade as a child but Olympic medal winner Rob Heffernan was walking tall as he led the St Patrick’s Day parade through his native city.

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‘Relief’ that President Higgins will not attend Donegal Orange march

Orange Order leaders have expressed both relief and disappointment at the decision of President Michael D Higgins not to attend the Republic’s only Orange march, in Donegal, next week.

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President delaying response to Orange Order parade invite

President Michael D Higgins is holding back from an immediate response to a public invitation to attend the only Orange Order parade in the Republic next year.

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Irish Air Corps captain: Queen's visit 'very symbolic'

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Orange Order to elect new leader

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Ambassador accused of suppressing Birmingham Six case

Protestants facing 'ethnic cleansing', says Orange leader

Protestants in the North face "ethnic cleansing" despite the peace process, the leader of the Orange Order claimed today.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2009

Orange Order buoyed by Government meeting on education grants

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.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2009

Tricolour insulting murder victim placed on bonfire

An Irish tricolour insulting a Northern Irish sectarian murder victim has been placed on top of a bonfire in Co Antrim.

Wed, 12 Jul, 2006

Anger as Orangemen get £100,000 to popularise Twelfth

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.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2006

Loyalist marchers hold second meeting with SDLP

Three of the North's loyalist marching orders have held a second round of talks at Stormont with the SDLP.

Tue, 06 Jun, 2006

Calls for calm after murder in Ballymena

THE leaders of three Protestant marching organisations in the North issued a dramatic appeal for calm yesterday in the wake of Catholic teenager Michael McIlveen’s murder.

Wed, 10 May, 2006

Minister resigns from Orange Order in protest

A Protestant minister in the North has resigned from the Orange Order over the Grand Master's attitude to the law.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2003

Unionist hardliner calls for Sinn Fein expulsion

Nothing short of the expulsion of Sinn Fein ministers from government office in Northern Ireland will rekindle Unionist confidence in the peace process, a leading Ulster Unionist MP said today.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2002

200 loyalists complete parades marshalling course

More than 200 people have completed a college course in stewarding loyalist band parades, it emerged today.

Sun, 17 Feb, 2002

Peace process talks enter fourth day

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair are today resuming attempts to save the Northern Ireland peace process with talks on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

Fri, 13 Jul, 2001

Orangemen put UUP under pressure over talks

The Grand Master of the Orange Order has told a rally in Co Tyrone that the Ulster Unionist Party should withdraw from talks to rescue the Good Friday Agreement.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2001

Drumcree quiet as Orangemen are re-routed

Orangemen have again been turned away from the blockades at Drumcree bridge.

Sun, 08 Jul, 2001

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