# Police block Drumcree Orange Order parade in Portadown after protests

https://mins.news/en/video/76799

- BBC News, 2026-09-28 09:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69UhBcrCe9Y

> Police stopped a controversial Orange Order parade in Portadown after protesters gathered. The Drumcree march was due to take place for the first time in 30 years following legal challenges, but the Orange Order could not begin the permitted parade on Sunday. The standoff continued through Sunday and into early Monday.

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