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Senior Orangeman joins calls for unionist unity as DUP leader says division ‘has cost us dearly’
A senior Orangeman has joined the DUP leader in issuing a fresh call for unionist unity. Harold Henning, the Orange Order’s ...
Orangemen explain culture of Twelfth as Keady hosts Armagh lodges: ‘It’s like we’re all brothers’
High temperatures brought families from across Co Armagh to Keady to celebrate 2025’s Twelfth of July on Saturday.
In the past, it’s been embarrassing… but Linfield, Larne and Cliftonville can pen own Euro glory tales
As headlines go, it didn’t miss and hit the wall.
Watch: Birmingham man enjoys his first Twelfth as thousands parade in Belfast
Thousands of people lined the streets of Belfast to watch the Belfast parade for the Twelfth. Ryan McVilla from Birmingham said: "This is my time over for the Twelfth, I've really enjoyed myself today ...
In-demand former Glentoran midfielder finds new home… but not in the Irish League
Despite interest from several Irish League clubs, the ex-Larne and Glentoran favourite has signed with Indonesian club Persis Solo.
‘Forty-nine years I've walked to the field and back’: Belfast Twelfth spectators and long-time marchers rejoice in the sunny celebrations
With the blow of a whistle and a snap from a snare, thousands of Orange Order members descended onto Belfast City Centre for ...
‘Forty-nine years I've walked to the field and back’: Belfast Twelfth marchers rejoice in the sunny celebrations
With the blow of a whistle and a snap from a snare, thousands of Orange Order members descended onto Belfast City Centre for the annual Twelfth of July parades.
Screenwriter working on new NI-based project after seeing Blue Lights success: 'Watch this space'
A very proud Armaghian will return to his home county next week for a three-day screenwriting workshop. Daragh Carville, ...
The Twelfth in pictures: Parade galleries from across Northern Ireland
Have a look through our galleries and see if you can spot anyone you know – we’ll add more photos and galleries as the day goes on: Glengormley ...
Orange hall attacked in ‘sectarian hate crime’ hours before village hosts Twelfth parade
“The overnight sectarian attack on Rasharkin Orange Hall and the painting of terrorist slogans in the village, before it today hosts Twelfth celebrations, typifies the unbridled hatred of Orange and ...
Laura McDaid speaks to the owners of a Co Fermanagh bar popular with well-known faces and locals alike
Writer John McGahern once described Blakes of The Hollow in Co Fermanagh as “one of the happiest and most beautiful bars in ...
Orange hall attacked in ‘sectarian hate crime’ in early hours of the Twelfth
Police are treating the incident as a sectarian hate crime. The PSNI received a report of criminal damage caused to the hall in the Main Street area of Rasharkin shortly after 1.20am this morning.