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

Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order march from Drumcree church to the roadblock which prevents them completeing today's (Sunday) march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. See PA story ULSTER Parade. Picture DAVID JONES/PA:-

21. Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order march from Drumcree church to the roadblock which prevents them completeing today's (Sunday) march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. See PA story ULSTER Parade. Picture DAVID JONES/PA

Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order march from Drumcree church to the roadblock which prevents them completeing today's (Sunday) march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. See PA story ULSTER Parade. Picture DAVID JONES/PA:- Photo: DAVID JONES:-

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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.:-

22. 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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Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order turn back from the roadblock near Drumcree Church which prevented them completeing the traditional route of today's (Sunday) march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. See PA story ULSTER Parade. Picture DAVID JONES/PA:-

23. Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order turn back from the roadblock near Drumcree Church which prevented them completeing the traditional route of today's (Sunday) march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. See PA story ULSTER Parade. Picture DAVID JONES/PA

Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order turn back from the roadblock near Drumcree Church which prevented them completeing the traditional route of today's (Sunday) march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. See PA story ULSTER Parade. Picture DAVID JONES/PA:- Photo: DAVID JONES:-

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Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam talks to the media outside Stormont Castle today (Monday) following the worst street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. PA PHOTOS. See PA Story ULSTER Parade:-

24. Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam talks to the media outside Stormont Castle today (Monday) following the worst street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. PA PHOTOS. See PA Story ULSTER Parade

Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam talks to the media outside Stormont Castle today (Monday) following the worst street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. PA PHOTOS. See PA Story ULSTER Parade:- Photo: PA:-

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