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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Sep 28, 1:21 AM

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NI Secretary to face fresh demands to block any Orange parade down Garvaghy Road

Headlines vary from describing the event as a "farce" or "tense stand-off" due to protests, to focusing on political demands to block the parade.

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What happenedChris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown.

What changedThe left frames it as "Drumcree standoff: Northern Ireland Secretary calls for calm as thousands of protesters b...". The right frames it as "Orange Order parade descends into farce after protesters block historic unionist march go...".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

70WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Drumcree standoff: Northern Ireland Secretary calls for calm as thousands of protesters b...". The right frames it as "Orange Order parade descends into farce after protesters block historic unionist march go...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 27, 7:45 PM: CBS News joined the source map.

Sep 27, 9:25 PM: Financial Times - World joined the source map.

Sep 27, 10:24 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Sep 27, 10:57 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 70/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Right ·News report

GB News13m ago

Orange Order parade descends into farce after protesters block historic unionist march going ahead

farceprotesters blockhistoric unionist march

An Orange Order parade in Northern Ireland has descended into a chaotic hours-long standoff after nationalist protesters tried to stop it going ahead. The Drumcree parade is highly controve...

Center-left ·News report

The Independent1h ago

Drumcree standoff: Northern Ireland Secretary calls for calm as thousands of protesters block Orange Order march

standoffcalls for calmthousands of protesters block

Having been linked to major civil unrest during the Troubles, the Drumcree parade has faced a prohibition since 1998

Center ·News report

Irish Times1h ago

NI Secretary to face fresh demands to block any Orange parade down Garvaghy Road

fresh demandsblock

Chris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown

Center ·News report

Financial Times - World2h ago

Northern Ireland in tense stand-off as protests block Orange Order parade

tense stand-offprotests block

March unable to proceed as police say they cannot facilitate Protestant route down largely Catholic road

Center-left ·News report

Protesters block Northern Ireland march, first since Good Friday Agreement

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after the Orange Order was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting.