Worshipful District Master of Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL) No 1, cattle farmer, husband and father to two children Darryl Hewitt's Orange Order Collarette or Sash,Bowler hat ,tie and parade gloves lie on his bed early on Sunday morning 7th July on his farm outside Portadown Co.Armagh. Later he will head into the town centre to lead the annual Orange Order parade to Drumcree Parish Church.:-placeholder image
Worshipful District Master of Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL) No 1, cattle farmer, husband and father to two children Darryl Hewitt's Orange Order Collarette or Sash,Bowler hat ,tie and parade gloves lie on his bed early on Sunday morning 7th July on his farm outside Portadown Co.Armagh. Later he will head into the town centre to lead the annual Orange Order parade to Drumcree Parish Church.:-

Drumcree Picture Special: The long running Portadown Drumcree parade dispute in pictures

By Michael Cousins
Published 28th Nov 2023, 12:41 GMT

In 2023 the Drumcree dispute reached its 25th anniversary. Here we look back in pictures at the long running stand off

Pictures copyright Press Association

The Rev Ian Paisley passes through the RUC lines to negotiate with senior RUC officers to prevent the stand-off at Drumcree Parish Church.The parade was prevented from walking it's traditional route through a nationalist area. Photo by Brian Little/PA:-

37. The Rev Ian Paisley passes through the RUC lines to negotiate with senior RUC officers to prevent the stand-off at Drumcree Parish Church.The parade was prevented from walking it's traditional route through a nationalist area. Photo by Brian Little/PA

The Rev Ian Paisley passes through the RUC lines to negotiate with senior RUC officers to prevent the stand-off at Drumcree Parish Church.The parade was prevented from walking it's traditional route through a nationalist area. Photo by Brian Little/PA:- Photo: Brian Little:-

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Soldiers and their armoured vehicles on the Garvaghy Road in Drumcree, this morning (Sunday), after the announcement of the RUC Chief Constable's decision to allow the Orange Parade to go ahead. Photo by John Giles. See PA Story ULSTER Parade.:-

38. Soldiers and their armoured vehicles on the Garvaghy Road in Drumcree, this morning (Sunday), after the announcement of the RUC Chief Constable's decision to allow the Orange Parade to go ahead. Photo by John Giles. See PA Story ULSTER Parade.

Soldiers and their armoured vehicles on the Garvaghy Road in Drumcree, this morning (Sunday), after the announcement of the RUC Chief Constable's decision to allow the Orange Parade to go ahead. Photo by John Giles. See PA Story ULSTER Parade.:- Photo: -

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