# Tensions rise in Northern Ireland after Portadown march blocked

https://mins.news/en/video/76810

- France 24 English, 2026-09-28 09:30 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuSph9DRsYk

> Tensions were high in Northern Ireland on Sunday after thousands of protesters prevented a contentious parade from passing through Portadown. It was the first Orange Order march allowed along Garvaghy Road in nearly 30 years; before the 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended the bloodshed, the road was a notorious community flashpoint.

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