Cillian Sherlock
21 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Mr McGleenan said police had given an assurance to the commissioners that they had the capacity to deal with any disorder that may have been triggered if a parade was permitted.
🔮 Several high-profile politicians, including Northern Ireland First Minister and Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’Neill, participated in the unnotified protest.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she and her party will “of course” co-operate with the PSNI over any potential investigation into the Garvaghy Road protest.
Sunday marked the eighth day of a stand-of which has seen the Orangemen try numerous times to begin the march but the road remains blocked by residents.
🔮 Several high-profile politicians, including Northern Ireland First Minister and Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’Neill, participated in the unnotified protest.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she and her party will “of course” co-operate with the PSNI over any potential investigation into the Garvaghy Road protest.
Sunday marked the eighth day of a stand-of which has seen the Orangemen try numerous times to begin the march but the road remains blocked by residents.
🔮 Several high-profile politicians, including Northern Ireland First Minister and Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’Neill, participated in the unnotified protest.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she and her party will “of course” co-operate with the PSNI over any potential investigation into the Garvaghy Road protest.
Sunday marked the eighth day of a stand-of which has seen the Orangemen try numerous times to begin the march but the road remains blocked by residents.
🔮 After being denied permission to march by the PSNI at lunchtime on Sunday, Portadown District master Nigel Dawson told the Orangemen they had the support of the community, and added: “We continue to abide by the law and continue to show that every single minute and every single hour of the day since we won the court case.
“And of course we still await – and it is important we say this, that we have a police service in Northern Ireland that are at this moment in time unable or unwilling to police a court judgment.”
A police inspector had told them the service recognises the Parades Commission decision was still in force but said it was necessary to close the road for the preservation of peace and order because of circumstances on Garvaghy Road.
🔮 “And of course we still await – and it is important we say this, that we have a police service in Northern Ireland that are at this moment in time unable or unwilling to police a court judgment.”
🔮 “They either accept mob rule or the rule of law – and I can tell you now if mob rule wins there’s no going back for the chief constable.”
After the rally in support of the residents on Saturday, PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Anthony McNally said anyone blocking the Garvaghy Road will still be treated as “participating in an unnotified and therefore illegal protest”.
🔮 Police had launched a major security operation in Portadown amid the gathering on the road as well as a separate rally in support of the Orangemen which was also organised in the loyalist Edgarstown Estate – with Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant saying he would “especially urge calm this weekend”.
🔮 Police had launched a major security operation in Portadown amid the gathering on the road as well as a separate rally in support of the Orangemen which was also organised in the loyalist Edgarstown Estate – with Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant saying he would “especially urge calm this weekend”.
🔮 Police had launched a major security operation in Portadown amid the gathering on the road as well as a separate rally in support of the Orangemen which was also organised in the loyalist Edgarstown Estate – with Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant saying he would “especially urge calm this weekend”.
Also by Cillian Sherlock
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this
article, so these are simply their most recent.
The Aporia
