Listed below are a selection of press statements relative
to parades and culture.
| Date |
Title |
Introduction |
| 09/02/07 |
Orange
Order Meets Secretary Of State |
A senior delegation from the Grand
Orange Lodge of Ireland has met the Secretary of State,
Peter Hain, to discuss concerns within the Order and
the wider Protestant community.
|
| 26/01/07 |
Irish
Government Officials Visit Orange Headquarters |
Representatives of the Republic of
Ireland Government have visited the headquarters of
the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland at Schomberg House
in East Belfast.
|
| 27/11/06 |
Orange
Delegation Visit Battle Of Boyne Site |
An Orange Order delegation has visited
the Battle of the Boyne site near Drogheda to be given
an update on the multi-million pound project being undertaken
by the Irish Government.
|
| 23/06/06 |
Orange
Order Calls For Calm And Common Sense At Whiterock Parade |
Members of the Orange Orders Belfast
No 9 District voted overwhelmingly last night to accept
a recommendation from senior officers that only a token
number of up to 50 Orangemen should walk through the
Workman Avenue security gates on to the Springfield
Road during tomorrows Whiterock Parade.
|
| 22/06/06 |
Orangemen
To Meet To Discuss Whiterock Recommendation |
Senior officers of the Orange Order's
Belfast No9 District who are organising this Saturday's
Whiterock Parade in West Belfast are recommending a
reduction in the number of Orangemen who will walk through
the Workman Avenue security gates on to the Springfield
Road.
|
| 10/06/06 |
Attack
On County Londonderry Orange Hall Condemned |
The Orange Order has condemned last
night's (9 June) attempted break-in at a Co. Londonderry
Orange Hall which was only rebuilt two years ago after
being badly damaged by vandals.
|
| 05/06/06 |
Loyal
Orders Meet With Archbishop Sean Brady |
The joint Loyal Orders Working Group
met today with Archbishop Sean Brady and other representatives
of the Roman Catholic Church as part of its ongoing
dialogue to explain why it believes the Parades Commission
should be replaced by a more equitable system for regulating
public events.
|
| 24/05/06 |
Loyal
Orders Response to Sinn Fein |
The following statement was issued jointly
today by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, the Royal
Black Institution, and the Independent Loyal Orange
Institution. "As leaders of the Loyal Orders we
can confirm that recently each of us has received seperate
letters from Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams MP.
|
| 03/05/06 |
Orange
Order Meets With Irish Officials In Dublin |
The Orange Order held high level talks
with representatives of the Irish Government today.
|
| 02/05/06 |
Loyal
Orders Meet With SDLP |
A senior delegation from three of the
Loyal Orders this afternoon held a groundbreaking talks
with members of the nationalist SDLP.
|
| 04/04/06 |
Loyal
Orders Meet Secretary Of State Over Parades Issue |
A delegation representing the Grand
Orange Lodge of Ireland, the Royal Black Institution
and the Independent Loyal Orange Institution met today
with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter
Hain MP, to discuss parading issues.
|
| 27/02/06 |
Orange
Order Saddened By Tanaistes Remarks |
The Orange Order says it has been saddened
by some of the comments made today by the Tanaiste (Irish
Deputy Prime Minister) Mary Harney.
|
| 18/02/06 |
Discussion
On Parades |
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland met
today to discuss parades policy.
|
| 17/02/06 |
Orange
Stamp Of Approval Over Somme Plan |
The Orange Order has welcomed the news
that the Republic of Ireland will officially mark the
90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme through
the issue of a special commemorative stamp.
|
| 17/02/06 |
Orange
Order Warning On Human Rights For Protestants |
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has
warned that Protestants, particularly those associated
with the Orange Institution, often feel intimidated
and undervalued in relation to their culture.
|
| 19/01/06 |
Order
Says Victims Voice Must Be Heard |
The Orange Order said today it would
encourage its members to attend the planned Victims
Rally to be held in Dublin next month.
|
| 09/11/05 |
New
Book Focuses On 304 Orangemen Murdered By The IRA Since
1969 |
Details of how some of the 300 Orangemen
murdered by the IRA since 1969 met their deaths have
been collected for the first time in a new book published
this week in the run up to Remembrance Sunday.
|
| 28/10/05 |
Arson
Attack On Whiterock Orange Hall "Designed To Provoke
Protestants" |
The Orange Order believes an overnight
arson attack on Whiterock Orange Hall was a deliberate
attempt to stir up inter-community tensions in north
and west Belfast.
|
| 09/10/05 |
Orange
Order Bids For Place In Major Washington Festival |
The Orange Order will this week launch
its bid to be featured in one of America's most prestigious
cultural festivals.
|
| 14/09/05 |
Grand Lodge response to Whiterock Parade |
The Grand Master speaking for the Grand
Lodge stated he was saddened by the disturbances in
Belfast at the weekend following the decision not to
allow the Whiterock Parade along its traditional route.
|
| 10/09/05 |
PSNI
Response to Nationist attacks on Orangemen "Pathetic
& Scandalous" |
The County Grand Lodge of Belfast described
the PSNI's failure to stop nationalist attacks on Orangemen
in the city this afternoon as scandalous.
|
| 10/09/05 |
Statement
on Sir Hugh Orde |
The County Grand Lodge of Belfast and
No. 9 District (West Belfast) issued the joint statement.
|
| 09/09/05 |
Belfast
County statement on Whiterock parade |
The County Grand Lodge of Belfast outlined
its support for No.9 District (West Belfast) in the
City over the Whiterock parade
|
| 12/07/05 |
Illegal
Dunloy Road Blockade "A New Low For Republican Sectarianism" |
The Orange
Order has described an illegal protest by Sinn Fein/IRA
activists which prevented 16 elderly Orangemen from driving
to church to lay a wreath in the Co. Antrim village of
Dunloy today as new low for the republican movement. |
| 12/07/05 |
Grand
Master Delighted With "Truly Glorious Twelfth" |
The Head of
the Orange Order this evening spoke of his delight with
what he called "a truly glorious, hugely well-attended
and overwhelmingly peaceful Twelfth." |
| 07/07/05 |
MP
To Lead Delegation To Discuss Threat To Lurgan Orangemen
and Supporters |
Upper Bann
Democratic Unionist MP David Simpson will lead an Orange
Order delegation at a meeting with senior PSNI officers
in Lurgan this evening to discuss what the Order has described
as a serious threat to the personal safety of Orangemen
and their supporters in the town on the Twelfth. |
| 04/07/05 |
Alabama
Orangemen Head For Tobermore |
A large contingent
of Orangemen from the United States will again be taking
part in the South Londonderry Twelfth this year. |
| 01/07/05 |
Statement
On Parade Meetings |
"We have
been dismayed by recent reports in the media concerning
the situation regarding parades in the City of Londonderry
and West Belfast. |
| 21/06/05 |
Whiterock
Orangemen Call For Parade Determination Review |
Orangemen in
north and west Belfast are to request a formal review
of the Parades Commission's decision to route this Saturday's
Whiterock Parade through the old Mackies factory site. |
| 17/06/05 |
Orange
Order Delighted At Climb Down By Parades Commission Over
Forms |
The Orange
Order says it is delighted at this afternoon's humiliating
climb down by the Parades Commission in the row over Lodges
rather than individual Orangemen being listed as organisers
on parade forms. |
| 17/06/05 |
Orange
Order Calls On Chief Constable To Come Clean Over Legal
Advice On Parades |
The Orange
Order today called on Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde to
respond to claims that he has received legal advice stating
that official parade notification forms listing an Orange
Lodge as organisers are within the law. |
| 14/06/05 |
Orange
Order Complains To Police Ombudsman Over Intrusive Surveillance |
Orangemen in
East Belfast have made an official complaint to the Police
Ombudsman about what they describe as "intrusive
surveillance and harassment" by the PSNI. |
| 13/06/05 |
Concerns
Expressed Over Funding |
Speaking at
the unfurling of a banner at Dromore, Co Down, on Wednesday,
15 June 2005, Drew Nelson LLB, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, accused the Rural Community
Network of institutional discrimination against the Orange
Order. |
| 18/05/05 |
New
Law Governing Parade Supporters "Half-Baked &
Confrontational" |
The Orange
Order today condemned new legislation that allows the
Parades Commission to impose restrictions on parade supporters
as a "half-baked and confrontational measure deliberately
designed to further antagonise and marginalize the entire
Unionist community of Northern Ireland. "
|
| 17/02/05 |
"Cherish
All Of The Children Of The Nation Equally" (except
Protestants of course) |
It is with
deep regret that the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has
decided to withdraw from an invitation to take part in
the forthcoming St Patrick's Day parade in Cork.
|
| 15/02/05 |
Twelfth
Worth At Least £6.3 Million According To Orange
Order Survey |
Orangemen and
their supporters spent an estimated £6.3 million
on The Twelfth last year, according to a survey published
today by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.
|
| 03/02/05 |
Orange
Order Warns Security Minister Over New Parading Powers |
Senior Orangemen,
led by Grand Master Robert Saulters, this afternoon met
Northern Ireland Security Minister Ian Pearson to express
their concerns at reports that the legal powers of the
Parades Commission are to be extended to include followers
and supporters of Orange Order parades.
|
| 18/01/05 |
Orangemen
Warn Security Minister Of Renewed Hate Campaign Against
Parades |
Northern Ireland
Security Minister Ian Pearson has promised to look into
how the PSNI polices Parades Commission determinations,
following a meeting this week with a delegation of senior
Belfast Orangemen and Unionist MLAs.
|
| 09/01/05 |
Tyrone
Orangemen Press PSNI To Provide More Security For Orange
Halls |
A delegation
of senior Tyrone Orangemen has met with the PSNI to raise
their concerns about the recent upsurge in attacks on
Orange Halls in the county.
|
| 06/01/05 |
Tyrone
Orangemen Condemn Arson Attack |
Orangemen in
Tyrone have condemned an arson attack on an Orange Hall
at Douglas Bridge - the second such incident in a week.
|
| 16/12/04 |
Orangemen
Meet US Envoy |
The Orange
Order has said that it welcomed the opportunity to recently
meet Us Special Envoy Mitchel Reiss.
|
| 09/07/04 |
Belfast
Orangemen Call On All Unionists To Stand Firm Against
Cultural Fascists |
AFTER AN EMERGENCY
meeting held at Clifton Street Orange Hall on Thursday
night (8 July) and attended by representatives from all
ten districts in the city, the County Grand Orange Lodge
of Belfast issued the following statement:
|
| 06/07/04 |
Crazy
Parade Ruling Biggest Threat Yet To Peace |
The Orange
Order said today that it feared the Parades Commission's
decision to restrict Monday's Ballysillan feeder parade
in North Belfast could pose an even bigger threat to law
and order than last month's Whiterock ruling which the
commission was forced to reverse at the last minute.
|
| 25/06/04 |
Orange
Order Delighted With Parades Commission Climb-down Over
Whiterock |
The Orange
Order said this evening it was delighted with the climb-down
by the Parades Commission over its "arrogant"
decision to ban Orangemen from parading along the Springfield
Road in West Belfast.
|
| 25/06/04 |
22
MPs, MLAs & Councillors Call For Parades Commission
To Be Disbanded |
TWENTY TWO
leading Belfast politicians from all three Unionist parties
- three MPs, nine MLAs, and ten councillors - have signed
a declaration demanding action against the Parades Commission
decision to ban tomorrow's Orange Order parade along the
Springfield Road.
|
| 24/06/04 |
Chief
Constable Accused Of Irresponsibility Over Whiterock Parade
|
NORTHERN IRELAND
Chief Constable Hugh Orde has been attacked for gross
irresponsibility and sticking his head in the sand over
the threat of violence surrounding Saturday's Whiterock
Orange parade. |
| 21/06/04 |
Parade
Ban "A Major Setback For Peace" |
The Orange
Order today accused the Parades Commission of an act of
sheer madness that could threaten law and order and raise
community tensions in Belfast. |
| 31/05/04 |
Belfast
Orange Leader Appeals For Peace |
Belfast County
Grand Master calls for a peaceful summer. |
| 31/03/04 |
Orange
Order Puts Parading Proposals To
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee |
The Orange
Order today urged the Government to set up a Freedom of
Peaceful Assembly Commission or "Freedom PAC"
with powers to control both public parades and any associated
protests by local residents. |
| 27/02/04 |
Republican
Propaganda Being Used To Incite Violence Against Parade |
Republicans
in East Belfast have been accused of deliberately trying
to raise tensions over a forthcoming Orange Order parade
to provide an excuse for street violence and divert attention
away from continuing IRA breaches of the Good Friday Agreement. |
| 26/06/03 |
Belfast
Orangemen Call For PSNI Resignations |
Belfast Orangemen
call for PSNI resignations and warn of threat to law and
order. |
| 11/03/03 |
Meeting
with the Secretary of State |
The three Loyal
Orders today met the Northern Ireland Secretary, Paul
Murphy, to discuss their views on the Quigley Report aimed
at resolving the parades issue. |
| 20/01/03 |
The
Way Forward |
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland held a very successful Conference last
Saturday with over 300 delegates representing the various
District Lodges. |
| 12/12/02 |
Grand
Lodge Consultation Process On The Review Of The Parades
Commission |
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland is engaged in a wide ranging consultation
process within the organisation on the Review of the Parades
Commission by Sir George Quigley. |
| 08/11/02 |
Quigley
Report |
Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland makes an initial response to the Review
of the Parades Commission by Sir George Quigley. |
24/09/02 |
Glengormley
Arch |
Carnmoney District
reacts to the the High Court judgement relative to the Orange
Arch in Glengormley. |
| 06/08/02 |
Parades
Commission Double Standards |
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland accuses the Parades Commission of double
standards in their comments about the Orange parade in
Ardoyne on 12th July 2002. |
| 09/07/02 |
Portadown
Orangemen say lessons must be learned
|
Portadown District
condemn the violence at Drumcree and say that it is necessary
to learn from these events. |
| 07/07/02 |
Orange
Order angry and disgusted at Drumcree violence
|
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland expresses anger at today's violent scenes
at Drumcree. |
| 04/07/02 |
Portadown
Orangemen urge Parades Commission Chief to engage
with them at Drumcree |
Portadown District
have invited the Chairman of the Parades Commission to
meet them at Drumcree on Sunday. |
| 01/07/02 |
Drumcree
Church Parade |
The Orange Order
expresses dismay and disappointment at the Parades Commissions
refusal to allow Portadown District to return to the centre
of Portadown via the Garvaghy Road. |
| 24/06/02 |
The
Zulus are coming
.to County Down |
A group of South
African musicians will take centre stage at a number of
Orange Order events in Co. Down. |
| 22/06/02 |
Orange
Order criticises police protection for the North Belfast
parade |
The Orange Order
has criticised the PSNI for inadequate policing at last
nights parade in North Belfast. |
| 28/11/01 |
Parades
Commission Review |
Grand Lodge
welcomes the Review of the Parades Commission by Sir George
Quigley. |
| 03/07/01 |
Parades
Commission Ruling On Drumcree |
The Orange Order
is bitterly disappointed at the ruling of the Parades
Commission on Drumcree. |
| 04/07/00 |
Initial
Response To Parades Commission Determination - Portadown
9th July 2000 |
The Parades
Commission, in its determination on the Portadown District
L.O.L.'s traditional parade, has once again stayed true
to the narrow remit scrupulously laid down by a Government
that appears committed to the suppression of Orange culture. |
| 08/10/99 |
Review
Of Parades Commission |
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland, makes an initial response to the announcement
that the Government are "taking stock of the experience
of the last two years" with reference to the Parades
Commission. |
| 12/06/99 |
Grand
Lodge Support For Portadown District |
A Statement
issued by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland at Portadown
District's Mini Twelfth Parade on Saturday, 12 June 1999.
|
| 04/09/98 |
Continuing
Denial of Civil Liberties |
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland reiterates their concern at the continuing
denial of civil liberties by the Parades Commission. |
| 03/09/98 |
Order
Seeks Assembly Support |
The Orange Order
solicits the help of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
in persuading the Government to undertake an immediate
review of the Parades Commission. |
| 15/07/98 |
Position
Statement Update
|
Reiteration
of our position statement released July 12. We believe
people have not fully considered this. It is therefore
regrettable that selective quotes have only be used to
satisfy media sound bites. |
| 12/07/98 |
Position
Statement |
The Orange Order
is horrified by last night's tragic murder of the three
young boys in Ballymoney. |
| 02/07/98 |
This
open letter to the people of Northern Ireland appeared
in the two Morning Newspapers on Thursday 2 July 1998. |
An open letter addressing the concerns
some feel about events over the coming days in respect
of traditional Orange parades. In order to assist understanding
of our historic culture and noble traditions we wish
to outline certain facts which are relevant to the situation.
|
| 30/06/98 |
Boyne
Anniversary Parades |
The Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland on the eve of the historic first meeting
of the new Northern Ireland Assembly announces its determination
to ensure that our traditional parades over the July period
occur unhindered and without fear of physical attack. |
| 17/06/98 |
Sinn
Fein/I.R.A. Manipulation
|
Sinn Fein/I.R.A.
are manipulating certain resident groups with a view to
preventing or impeding Orangemen in the exercise of their
civil rights. |
| 16/06/98 |
Belfast
Orange Hall United Districts |
The Parades
Commission's decision to curtail the route of the Bi-annual
North Belfast parade on Friday 19th June 1998 is criticised.
|
| 23/04/98 |
"Parades
Commission" - A Failed Concept |
The farcical
events of the last twenty four hours regarding the Parades
Commission including the resignation of one of its members
has totally vindicated the position of the Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland. |
| 13/03/98 |
Parades
Survey Welcomed |
The Order welcomes
the report compiled by the Ormeau Road Charter for Change
group which confirms what the Orange Institution in Belfast
has said for a number of years in relation to parades
on the Ormeau Road. |
| 17/10/97 |
The
Parades Commission |
The publication
by Her Majesty's Government of the views of the Parades
Commission is viewed with utter dismay. |
| 17/06/97 |
Parades
Policy |
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland at
its Meeting on 11 June 1997 issued the following policy
statement on parades.
|
| 06/03/97 |
Sinn
Fein Presence In Residents Groups |
The involvement of Sinn Fein in so called
Residents Groups opposing Orange Parades has been denounced
as a continuing part of the campaign of Ethnic Cleansing
against the Protestant people of Ulster.
|
| 05/03/97 |
Sinn
Fein Exposed - Again! |
Last nights R.T.E. programme provided
evidence of Sinn Fein/I.R.A. manipulation of the parades
situation to heighten community tensions.
|
| 05/03/97 |
Message
from the Grand Secretary |
The facts revealed last night by R.T.E.
on their Prime Time Programme would have been very revealing
to many people but not to the Senior Officers of the
Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.
|
Press
Statements - Parades & Culture