Northern Ireland’s most controversial parade explained

A controversial parade organised by Northern Ireland’s Orange Order due to happen on Sunday didn’t due to protesters blocking the route.

The Drumcree parade, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland’s history, had been due to go ahead for the first time in almost 30 years.

So why is it so controversial? In this video…

0:38 – Protesters block controversial route in Portadown
0:59 – What is the Orange Order?
1:30 – What do the Orange Order stand for?
2:09 – Parade route
2:25 – Newsround report from 1998 when there were violent clashes
2:56 – What are the controversial issues?
3:42 – What is the Drumcree march dispute about?
4:44 – Politicians clash over whether the parade should go ahead
6:38 – What were the Troubles in Northern Ireland?

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