CLANRYE NEWS 
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has welcomed the Secretary of State’s decision to rescind permission for the Drumcree Orange parade following a request from the PSNI Chief Constable. Ms Hanna said: “I welcome the Secretary of State’s decision to rescind permission for this parade. This is precisely the intervention the SDLP has called for from […]
Uachtarán Shinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald and Leas-Uachtarán Shinn Féin Michelle O’Neill have commented on the announcement that there will be no Orange march down the Garvaghy Road. “Today belongs to the residents of the Garvaghy Road, who have shown remarkable strength and dignity in the face of provocation and intimidation. There will be an […]
Aontú Newry and Armagh representative Róisín Mulgrew has announced an escalation of the party’s campaign to tackle longstanding traffic congestion around Five Ways and Damolly Retail Park. The party is putting up posters around Five Ways, engaging with motorists, residents, businesses and other stakeholders, and has formally requested meetings with Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and […]
The SDLP has selected Councillor Pete Byrne to contest Newry and Armagh in the 2027 Assembly election following a selection convention of party members. Byrne has served as a councillor for ten years, including as SDLP Group Leader and Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, and has twice contested the constituency at Westminster. […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that early public engagement on the Newry Inner City Greenway Active Travel Signature Scheme will commence on 8 October 2026. Minister Kimmins said: “This signature active travel scheme aims to improve connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists through Newry by providing safer, more accessible and attractive active travel infrastructure, linking […]
SDLP Justin McNulty MLA spoke today in Stormont regarding the Garvaghy Road. McNulty MLA stated: “I was humbled and proud to stand with the residents of the Garvaghy Road from Saturday morning through Sunday. When I arrived on the Road after midnight on Saturday night, I experienced the foreboding atmosphere and was struck by the […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson has renewed calls for the Orange Order not to proceed along the Garvaghy Road, as he warned that reopening the Drumcree dispute has caused “huge hurt” and raised tensions to levels not seen in years. The Upper Bann MLA issued a fresh statement on Sunday morning following an extraordinary […]
TUV leader Jim Allister has expressed dismay at the handling of today’s Drumcree JR. “The politicking of the judge and resort to the language of Sinn Fein opponents of the parade in talking in terms of “the abyss”, is not what I expect from an independent judiciary. “Nor, would I expect a judge to try […]
Statement by SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP on Garvaghy Road ruling “The SDLP stands in full support of the residents alongside so many people across Northern Ireland, and we welcome the injunction granted by the Judge which prevents the parade from taking place tomorrow. “Nobody should pretend this is as simple as 35 people walking […]
One of Northern Ireland’s longest-running and most contentious parading disputes has entered a potentially historic new chapter after the Parades Commission ruled that a restricted Orange Order procession can proceed along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road on Sunday. Portadown District LOL No.1 has been granted permission to complete the disputed return route from Drumcree Church on Sunday, […]
Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly met with Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald, Infrastrcture Minister Liz Kimmins and Fleadh partners in City Hall today to kickstart planning for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Belfast 2027. Councillor Donnelly said: “Fleadh 2026 has shown what Béal Feirste can achieve when we come together to host an event of this scale and ambition. […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has urged the Health Minister to do all he can to address the crisis facing maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “The maternity service at Daisy Hill is facing an immediate crisis. The fragility of the service has been clear for some time, including the […]