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Jamie Bryson 'Calling the Shots Within DUP', Claims Sinn Fein MLA
Unionists accused the First Minister of breaking the law after an unnotified protest blocked a permitted Orange Order march.
- First Minister Michelle O'Neill faces intensifying criticism after attending an unnotified protest on Sunday, September 27, which blocked an Orange Order parade on the Garvaghy Road.
- The demonstration occurred after the High Court granted the Orange Order permission to march at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, sparking debate over whether the protest violated the Public Processions Act 1998.
- Speaker Edwin Poots accused O'Neill of "gross contempt" for missing two Assembly sessions, while DUP members labeled the First Minister "on the run" after she cited "other urgent business" in Dublin.
- The Committee on the Administration of Justice , represented by Director Daniel Holder, argued that lawbreaking claims are premature, citing the European Court of Human Rights' protection of "spontaneous protests."
- DUP leader Gavin Robinson warned the incident threatens the power-sharing arrangement, characterizing the event as "lawmakers acting as lawbreakers," as O'Neill committed to appearing before the Assembly next Monday.
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Antrim and Newtownabbey: Sinn Fein trio to be referred to commissioner over alleged breach of councillors' code linked to Garvaghy Road protest
Antrim and Newtownabbey Unionist and Independent councillors voted to refer three Sinn Fein members to a standards watchdog over an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Councillors in relation to a protest at Garvaghy Road, Portadown.
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