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

Troops dig trenches on the common at Drumcree as the Orange Order are banned from marching down the Garvaghy road. Picture by Sean dempsey. See PA Story ULSTER Parade.:-

17. Troops dig trenches on the common at Drumcree as the Orange Order are banned from marching down the Garvaghy road. Picture by Sean dempsey. See PA Story ULSTER Parade.

Troops dig trenches on the common at Drumcree as the Orange Order are banned from marching down the Garvaghy road. Picture by Sean dempsey. See PA Story ULSTER Parade.:- Photo: -

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Soldiers in riot gear gather as tension mounts in Drumcree this evening (Thursday). Photo by John Giles/PA:-

18. Soldiers in riot gear gather as tension mounts in Drumcree this evening (Thursday). Photo by John Giles/PA

Soldiers in riot gear gather as tension mounts in Drumcree this evening (Thursday). Photo by John Giles/PA:- Photo: John Giles:-

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Orangemen sit around a fire in the field alongside Drumcree church today (Monday), the morning after their failed attempt to march along the Garvaghy Rd. Picture David Jones/PA:-

19. Orangemen sit around a fire in the field alongside Drumcree church today (Monday), the morning after their failed attempt to march along the Garvaghy Rd. Picture David Jones/PA

Orangemen sit around a fire in the field alongside Drumcree church today (Monday), the morning after their failed attempt to march along the Garvaghy Rd. Picture David Jones/PA:- Photo: DAVID JONES:-

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Sealed off, the Garvaghy Road in Portadown early this morning (Saturday) as Army engineers moved in at first light to construct a barrier with gates at both ends of the road ahead of the controversial Orange Order March from Drumcree tomorrow. Photo John Giles.PA. edi.:-

20. Sealed off, the Garvaghy Road in Portadown early this morning (Saturday) as Army engineers moved in at first light to construct a barrier with gates at both ends of the road ahead of the controversial Orange Order March from Drumcree tomorrow. Photo John Giles.PA. edi.

Sealed off, the Garvaghy Road in Portadown early this morning (Saturday) as Army engineers moved in at first light to construct a barrier with gates at both ends of the road ahead of the controversial Orange Order March from Drumcree tomorrow. Photo John Giles.PA. edi.:- Photo: -

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