# Tensions rise in Northern Ireland after Portadown march blocked

https://mins.news/en/item/76795

- France 24, 2026-09-28 09:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260928-tensions-run-high-in-northern-ireland-after-march-blocked-from-historic-flashpoint

> Tensions rose in Northern Ireland on Sunday after thousands of protesters stopped a contentious parade from passing through Portadown. The Orange Order march had been permitted to use Garvaghy Road for the first time in nearly 30 years; before the 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended the bloodshed, the road was a notorious flashpoint between communities.

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