Michelle O'Neill says she will cooperate with police interview over Garvaghy Road protests
Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill has been invited for a police interview over protests linked to the long-running dispute over Orange marches on Garvaghy Road and will cooperate.
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Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill has been invited for a police interview in connection with protests linked to the long-running dispute over Orange marches in Portadown on Garvaghy Road. The invitation was reported as breaking news, and O'Neill confirmed it in a statement.
She said she will cooperate with the investigation. In her statement, she said she had stood 'in solidarity with the Garvaghy Road residents as attempts were made to force an unwanted Orange march Through their community.'
She added: 'I will continue to stand with the Garvaghy Road residents who should be allowed to live in peace and free from Sectarian intimidation because it's always right to stand up for what is Right, there is no going back.'
The dispute centres on a deeply sensitive question in Northern Ireland. It concerns the Garvaghy Road and the long-running tensions over Orange marches in Portadown. The police interview invitation means O'Neill may be questioned as part of an investigation. No further details about the timing of the interview or the police case were given.
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| Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has been invited to a police interview linked to protests over the long-running Orange marches dispute in Portadown on Garvaghy Road. | |
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Sky News broke into its bulletin to report the invitation and built the item around O'Neill's statement. The channel focused on her confirmation that she will cooperate and on her support for Garvaghy Road residents, setting the police move against the long-running dispute over Orange marches in Portadown. It did not carry police comment, interview timing, or reaction from other political parties.
- “Northern Ireland's first minister Michelle O'Neill has been invited to a police interview”
- “I will cooperate with the investigation for the last two weeks I have stood in solidarity with the Garvaghy Road residents as attempts were made to force an unwanted Orange march Through their community.”
- “I will continue to stand with the Garvaghy Road residents who should be allowed to live in peace and free from Sectarian intimidation because it's always right to stand up for what is Right, there is no going back.”
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