https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/all-sides-urge-calm-after-town-blocks-loyalist-marchContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/all-sides-urge-calm-after-town-blocks-loyalist-marchhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/all-sides-urge-calm-after-town-blocks-loyalist-march#u92443Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:31:32 +0000Officials on all sides are calling for calm following a standoff in Portadown where protesters blocked a loyalist Orange Order march from passing along the nationalist Garvaghy Road. Thousands gathered at the height of the Sunday blockade, reviving tensions from a long-running dispute over routes between Portadown town centre and Drumcree Church. Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant rushed back from the Labour Party conference to hold crunch talks, urging both sides to double down on compromise. Protesters eventually dispersed after learning of a process to address the dispute.Why it ma