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

Army engineers clear a hijacked lorry from the Northways dual carriageway in the centre of Portadown town centre after Orange Order supporters tried to distrupt traffic in the area in support of the Drumcree protest. SEE PA STORY ULSTER March/Photo by Brian Little/PA.:-

33. Army engineers clear a hijacked lorry from the Northways dual carriageway in the centre of Portadown town centre after Orange Order supporters tried to distrupt traffic in the area in support of the Drumcree protest. SEE PA STORY ULSTER March/Photo by Brian Little/PA.

Army engineers clear a hijacked lorry from the Northways dual carriageway in the centre of Portadown town centre after Orange Order supporters tried to distrupt traffic in the area in support of the Drumcree protest. SEE PA STORY ULSTER March/Photo by Brian Little/PA.:- Photo: Brian Little:-

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The scene in Newry today (Monday) after one of the worst nights of street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. Photo by John Giles/PA. See PA Story ULSTER Parade:-

34. The scene in Newry today (Monday) after one of the worst nights of street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. Photo by John Giles/PA. See PA Story ULSTER Parade

The scene in Newry today (Monday) after one of the worst nights of street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. Photo by John Giles/PA. See PA Story ULSTER Parade:- Photo: John Giles:-

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Ulster Drumcree wire 2:-

35. Ulster Drumcree wire 2

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The scene in Newry this morning (Monday) after one of the worst nights of street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. Photo by Sean Dempsey/PA.*EDI*. See PA Story ULSTER Parade:-

36. The scene in Newry this morning (Monday) after one of the worst nights of street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. Photo by Sean Dempsey/PA.*EDI*. See PA Story ULSTER Parade

The scene in Newry this morning (Monday) after one of the worst nights of street violence for years when anger exploded after the Orange Order Drumcree parade went ahead yesterday. Photo by Sean Dempsey/PA.*EDI*. See PA Story ULSTER Parade:- Photo: Sean Dempsey:-

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