Naomi Long
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- Oct 1
Portadown standoff prompts rival rallies over Drumcree parade route approval
Thousands attended rival demonstrations in Portadown on Saturday after the Parades Commission permitted an Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road for the first time since 1998, prompting political division and a £3 million policing operation.
- Sep 25
Drumcree parade dispute pushes Northern Ireland executive into crisis after Garvaghy Road standoff
Nationalist demonstrators blocked 35 Orange Order marchers in Portadown after the Parades Commission reversed a 28-year ban, prompting DUP demands for criminal referrals against First Minister Michelle O'Neill.
- Jun 10
Belfast riots after Sudanese refugee charged with attempted murder in knife attack
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, setting vehicles alight, after police charged a 30-year-old Sudanese man with attempted murder over a knife attack that left a man in his 40s with severe injuries.
- Jun 10
Anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after knife attack; bus torched, homes damaged
Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters clashed with police and set vehicles alight across Belfast on Tuesday, a day after a Sudanese man allegedly stabbed a local resident.