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Northern Ireland standoff puts peace and power-sharing at risk

A sudden revival of the 1990s confrontations between Orange Order marchers and Catholic demonstrators puts the police back in the middle — and leaders of Northern Ireland’s supposed unity government…

  • Hardliners in Portadown clash over Protestant and Catholic rights, risking violence.
  • Parades Commission permits scaled-down Orange parade after 28 years of bans.
  • Police deploy officers to mediate between Orange marchers and Catholic protesters.

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