Plans in place for Fermanagh’s Twelfth of July parade


THIS year the Twelfth and the Lady of the Lake Festival will combine in Irvinestown for the first time. In preparation for this, police have issued their traffic advice for the Twelfth’s celebrations on Friday. Delays are expected from 10am as participants and supporters arrive to assemble at Castle Irvine Estate (Necarne Castle) in preparation. At approximately […]

Arlene Foster and Charlie Lawson team up for Twelfth


THE dynamic duo are back on the march. Dame Arlene Foster will join Charlie Lawson once more to provide coverage of this year’s Twelfth of July for GB News. Last week the channel confirmed it will broadcast segments of the big day in the Orange Order’s marching season with the ex-DUP leader and former Coronation Street actor featuring […]

Twelfth and Lady of the Lake to combine in Fermanagh


THE Twelfth of July and the Lady of the Lake Festival will join forces in Irvinestown this year. Traditionally the festival starts on a Friday, but this year it will commence on Thursday, July 11 as Irvinestown will also be hosting the county’s Twelfth celebrations the next day on Friday, July 12. The festival’s opening night is when the new […]

Newtown priest caught up in Twelfth mayhem


NEWTOWNBUTLER- BORN Passionist priest, Fr Gary Donegan found himself once more in the thick of things at Monday’s ‘Twelfth’ celebrations near the Ardoyne area after a young girl was run over by a motorist wearing a bandsman’s uniform. He is rector of Holy Cross on Belfast’s Crumlin Road which the ‘Twelfth’ marchers are denied access […]