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DUP
Last week
11th October 2026 - 17th October 2026
victim impact
'My childhood was stolen': Jeffrey Donaldson's victims say nothing can undo the damage he's done
BreakingJailed
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for multiple child sex offences
The 63-year-old was convicted in June of 18 offences, including rape, against two women when they were children.
Analysis
Drumcree: How one decision reopened old wounds and raised the stakes
Brian Rowan retraced the roads of Drumcree last week, 28 years after reporting from the front line of the dispute, and found the ghosts of the past stirring once more.
Garvaghy Road
DUP leader accuses Northern Ireland Secretary of 'disgraceful appeasement' over parade ban
Last month
September 2026
FactCheckGarvaghy Road
AI images and misinformation shared widely online during Garvaghy Road stand-off
Opiniondrumcree standoff
Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is
Garvaghy Road
'Days of unionist supremacy are gone': O'Neill defends standing with protesters in Stormont row
drumcree
20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul
Come midday, hundreds were gathered on the Garvaghy Road, with a marquee providing food and drink.
Portadown
Irish government ‘very concerned’ over decision to allow Orange Order to march Garvaghy Road
Courts
Jeffrey Donaldson's barrister tells court his sex crime convictions 'obliterate' achievements
Fin-tastic deal
‘I won’t be bought by vegan extremists’: Minister rejects Peta’s offer to repair Belfast's Big Fish
The proposed sign reads: ‘As you admire this salmon, spare a thought for the millions who are confined and killed on fish farms each year.’
drumcree
Taoiseach to keep invitation to meet Garvaghy Road residents over parading dispute 'under review’
Reform
Reform UK pledges immigration spot checks at Irish border and potential fines of up to £10,000
Northern Ireland Assembly
'No relevant information' found by Stormont review of Jeffrey Donaldson's conduct
This year
2026
Monaghan
Taoiseach says DUP should ‘respect independence of judiciary’ after criticism of bomb bail decision
féile an phobail
Women’s Rights Network launches legal proceedings over cancelled west Belfast festival event
Stormont
Ex-DUP leader Edwin Poots says he wouldn't have 'done anything to protect' Jeffrey Donaldson
Jeffrey Donaldson
DUP to commission ‘detailed review’ following conviction of former leader Jeffrey Donaldson
Jeffrey Donaldson
Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’, amid calls for Donaldson's knighthood to be removed
stunned silence
Here's what it was like in Newry Courthouse as the Donaldson verdicts were announced
Three days of deliberation came to an end today, with a guilty verdict on all 18 charges made against the former DUP leader.
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