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Orangemen from three lodges were given permission to march along the contested stretch from 8.30am

Orange Order parade signals end to bitter dispute

An Orange Order parade at the heart of one of Northern Ireland's most protracted marching disputes has passed off peacefully.

News • 01 Oct 16

In April Loyalists marked the 1000th day of the Twaddell Avenue protest camp

Talks to end Orange Order parade impasse collapse

Talks to allow an Orange Order parade to pass through one of Northern Ireland's most contentious marching flashpoints have collapsed.

News • 28 Jun 16

The talks cancellation came after a decision on an Orange Order parade

North South meeting cancelled over parade row

Two separate meetings due to take place tomorrow involving ministers from both sides of the border have been cancelled due to a row over parades.

News • 04 Jul 14

Orange march in Ardoyne banned again

The Parades Commission has once again banned a controversial Orange Order parade from passing near nationalist homes in Ardoyne in north Belfast.

News • 02 Oct 13

Organisers had called for a peaceful protest

Orange Order holds protest march in Belfast

There was a heavy police presence in north Belfast this afternoon as the Orange Order staged a march for the third week in a row.

News • 28 Jul 13

The Orange Order has vowed to keep applying for permission until it is successful

Parades Commission rejects further march requests

The Parades Commission has ruled against another two applications from Orange Order lodges requesting permission to march in north Belfast this Saturday and the following week.

News • 24 Jul 13

Police were enforcing a ruling from the Parades Commission

More trouble flares up in north Belfast

Further violence has broken out in north Belfast in the same area where over 30 police were injured in rioting last night.

News • 14 Jul 13

Parades Commission defends Ardoyne decision

The Parades Commission Chairman has defended the decision to ban the Orange Order from marching on a stretch of road in the mainly Catholic Ardoyne district of north Belfast on the return leg of a 12 July march.

News • 10 Jul 13

Police urge calm ahead of Orange Order parade

The PSNI has said that anger and frustration around a flashpoint parade in Northern Ireland should not be allowed to explode into violence.

News • 11 Jul 12

There was disruption at the Ardoyne interface during last year's Orange Order march

Orange march given earlier time to pass Ardoyne

Northern Ireland’s Parades Commission has ruled that the return leg of a contentious Orange Order march in north Belfast next week must be clear of the interface at the Ardoyne shop fronts by 4pm.

News • 06 Jul 12

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