Tensions are running high in Northern Ireland after the High Court in Belfast approved a controversial parade. Around 2,000 protesters have blocked the route into a Catholic area where the Protestant march was due to pass. It is the first time in nearly 30 years that the Orange Order has been allow»»»

Like a ghost from its troubled past Drumcree has unexpectedly reappeared to remind people of how far Northern Ireland has changed in 30 years but also how easily history can undermine the present, if imperfect, peace and stability. Three decades ago parts of Northern Ireland came to an almost annua»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Sunday urged calm in Northern Ireland after the High Court in Belfast approved a contentious parade during a late-night hearing. Thousands of protesters, many wearing balaclavas, gathered to prevent members of the Orange Order from marching along a street in t»»»

PORTADOWN, Sept 27 — UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam urged “calm” today as thousands of people gathered in a Northern Irish town seeking to halt a contentious pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years. The tensions spiked a»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting. Thousands of protesters, many wearing balaclavas, gathered to block the marchers from the Orange Order, a group h»»»

Protesters block Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, to prevent an Orange Order parade from using the route through the mainly nationalist area of the town. (AFP pic) PORTADOWN: UK prime minister Andy Burnham urged a “calm” Sunday as thousands of people gathered in a Northern Irish town s»»»