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The deputy First Minister has accused Michelle O’Neill of following “the law of the mob” and of standing shoulder to shoulder with IRA members and dissidents – as Sinn Fein MLAs defended the party’s decision to block a road to stop an Orange order parade.

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Drumcree: Sinn Fein and O'Neill defiant over blocking Orange parade ↗

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The PSNI has sought to defend its actions, after calls for senior officers to resign and allegations of two-tier policing over the Garvaghy Road stand-off.

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Police defend Garvaghy Road actions after calls for chief constable to quit ↗

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Stormont’s Speaker issued a strong warning to politicians that their words must not inflame tensions in the community after what he called “a pretty difficult weekend” over the Drumcree dispute.

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Drumcree: 'We've got a problem out there' - Edwin Poots in grave warning to MLAs ↗

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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is maintaining a low-key presence near Drumcree Parish church.

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Orangemen remain at Drumcree with efforts set to find solution to parade dispute ↗

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The Northern Ireland Secretary has appealed for calm as he urged political and community leaders to reach for compromise to resolve a tense parading stand-off in Portadown.

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Drumcree: 'Everybody has to double down on compromise' urges NI Secretary ↗

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The future of Northern Ireland’s government appears to be in the balance after the First Minister and other senior Sinn Fein figures took part in a road block on the Garvaghy Road – with the DUP accusing Michelle O’Neill of having broken her pledge of office and the law.

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Stormont crisis as unionists slam Sinn Fein over Drumcree road block ↗

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Gavin Robinson has said there should be “unanimous condemnation” of First Minister Michelle O’Neill and her Sinn Féin colleagues who he said are “debasing themselves and debasing the office that they hold”.

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DUP leader Gavin Robinson condemns actions of Michelle O’Neill ↗

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People “led by mob rule” are trying to “upend a lawful decision by the courts”, a DUP MLA said as the Garvaghy Road protest continued

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Garvaghy Road: 'Mob rule trying to upend courts', says DUP's Buckley ↗

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