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It's within DUP's gift to remove O'Neill as first minister, says Lockhart

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Carla Lockhart says unionist voters are angry at Michelle O'Neill over her role in the Garvaghy Road protests.

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Section: Northern Ireland
By: Darran Marshall
Published: Oct 11, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 11, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC

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A senior member of the DUP has said the party should use its power to remove Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill as Northern Ireland's First Minister in response to her participation in street protests against a decision to allow an Orange Order parade in Portadown.

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Drumcree conflict

Northern Ireland dispute over parades

The Drumcree conflict or Drumcree standoff is a dispute over yearly parades in the town of Portadown in the north of County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is mainly Protestant and hosts numerous Protestant and Ulster loyalist marches each summer, but has a significant Catholic minority. The Protestant Orange Order insists that it should be allowed to march its traditional route to and from Drumcree Church on the Sunday before the Twelfth of July. However, most of this route is through the mainly Catholic part of town.

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