# Northern Ireland allows contentious Orange Order march through Catholic area

https://mins.news/en/item/74205

- Reuters, 2026-09-25 15:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/northern-ireland-allows-contentious-orange-order-march-through-catholic-area-2026-09-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab695dbf43c0f000136cd61

> Northern Irish authorities on Friday approved a Protestant Orange Order parade through a Catholic area for the first time since the route was banned in 1998. The march had once been regarded as the most contentious of the annual marching season.

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