{
  "id": 10228879,
  "title": "First Protestant march in Catholic area in nearly 30 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/first-protestant-march-in-catholic-area-in-nearly-30-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T13:54:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/first-protestant-march-in-catholic-area-in-nearly-30-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tensions are running high in Northern Ireland after a court ruling allowed a Protestant march to take place in a mainly Catholic area. The Orange Order parade, which was first allowed in nearly 30 years, was set to go through Garvaghy Road in the town of Portadown on Sunday. According to DW News, 2,000 people gathered on the street to counterprotest against the march.\n\nThe march, which will feature 35 members of the Orange Order walking silently without bands or supporters, was approved by the High Court in Belfast after a series of last-minute legal challenges. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appealed for calm on all sides, saying he does not want to see Northern Ireland \"go backwards.\"\n\nNorthern Ireland First Minister Michelle O Neill, a member of the Irish republican Sinn Fein party, spoke against the decision to allow the march to take place, labeling it \"unwanted\" and \"sectarian.\" In contrast, Carla Lockhart, an MP from the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, said local residents have nothing to fear from the march.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}