First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she has not received a letter from the PSNI regarding protests on Garvaghy Road in Portadown, linked to the Drumcree/Orange Order dispute. Her comments come as Mary Lou McDonald again calls on Sir Chris Bryant to help bring the stand-off to an end, with renewed public pressure around the situation.
Several outlets report that Sinn Féin says some party representatives and members have heard from the PSNI. The party is described as investigating what it calls an unlawful protest that blocked an Orange Order parade on the mainly nationalist road. The reporting indicates a difference between O’Neill’s position—that she has not personally received any police correspondence—and the account from Sinn Féin that others within the party have.
The coverage focuses on the question of whether PSNI has contacted Sinn Féin figures and on the ongoing dispute in Portadown, with attention on both public statements and the alleged blocking of a parade.
