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Irish Times
11-07-2025
- General
- Irish Times
An Orange Order parade in Donegal: Rossnowlagh's annual event in pictures
Thousands of people attended the annual Orange Order parade in Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal , last Saturday. The parade, which takes place each year a week before the main Twelfth of July celebrations in Northern Ireland , was attended by groups from Donegal, Cavan , Leitrim and Monaghan as well as by members from across the North. The event began close to St John's Church, before making its way along country roads to the 'demonstration field' overlooking the sea. A religious service was conducted by the Rev Brian Russell, rector of Drumholm, before a return parade left the field in the afternoon. The event in the south Donegal coastal town was led by Donegal Orange Order county grandmaster David Mahon. READ MORE The Protestant Orange Order each July commemorates the Battle of the Boyne, which happened in July 1690, when the last British Catholic monarch King James II was defeated by Protestant King William, sometimes referred to as William of Orange. During the celebrations, members of the Orange Order – named after the victorious king and founded in 1795 – carry banners and flags in parades across Northern Ireland and host bonfires the night before. The events in the North have at times in the past sparked significant social unrest and rioting. The order, a 'fraternal' organisation, has 35,000-40,000 members, including an estimated 2,000 in the Republic. There are Grand Orange Lodges in Scotland, England, the US, West Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. There are Orange Order members in nine counties of the Republic with 44 Orange halls in Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Leitrim. Rossnowlagh, Donegal where upwards of 50 lodges from Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim and Monaghan, as well as visiting Orangemen from Northern Ireland and further afield, took part in a parade last Saturday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Participants in the Rossnowlagh parade in Co Donegal. Photograph Nick Bradshaw Orange Order members on the beach at Rossnowlagh. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Spectators at the Rossnowlagh parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Participants heading onto the beach in Rossnowlagh. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Taking a dip during the Rossnowlagh Orange Order parade in Co Donegal last Saturday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, where thousands attended the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Rossnowlagh, Donegal, during the annual Orange Order parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Belfast Telegraph
06-07-2025
- Climate
- Belfast Telegraph
Met Office reveals prediction for weather on the Twelfth
Marchers and spectators attending Twelfth events can expect warm weather with a lingering possibility of rain, according to the Met Office. The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has released full details for all parades taking place on the Twelfth of July this year across NI. Thousands of people will take part in parades across Northern Ireland with many tens of thousands more spectating. Bands and marchers will take to the streets at 18 locations across all six of Northern Ireland's counties to mark the 334th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. This year Dundonald will host a Twelfth demonstration for the first time in more than 50 years. It will join 18 other venues across Northern Ireland including Belfast, Ballymena, Kesh, Coleraine, Keady Coagh, Sixmilecross, Augher, Dromara, Dundrum, Kilkeel, Cullybackey, Rasharkin, Carnlough, Lisburn, Glengormley and Maghera. The Twelfth demonstrations in Northern Ireland will follow the traditional Rossnowlagh parade held in Co Donegal on the preceding weekend on Saturday 5 July. Looking to The Twelfth, Senior Operational Meteorologist at the Met Office, Becky Mitchell, said: 'At the moment, Saturday is most likely to be dry, warm and sunny with light winds. 'Temperatures are most likely to be in the low to mid 20s. 'However there is currently a small chance that rain may start to move in from the west towards the end of the day.' In terms of the overall forecast for the week, Ms Mitchell said: 'This coming week is expected to be largely dry, and increasingly sunny and warm across Northern Ireland. 'Monday will be dry and windy with plenty of sunny spells. The wind will make it feel rather cool with a top temperature of 19 Celsius. 'Tuesday and Wednesday may turn a little cloudier with a few spots of light rain, and temperatures slowly climbing into the low 20s. 'Thursday, Friday and Saturday are expected to be dry and sunny as high pressure builds in. Temperatures are currently forecast to reach to low 20s in the sunshine, possibly getting close to the mid 20s for the start of the weekend. 'Sunday is currently uncertain – dry and sunny weather may hang on, or we may start to see rain push in from the west.'
BBC News
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Rossnowlagh: Thousands attend Orange Order parade in Donegal
Large crowds have gathered in County Donegal for the annual Orange Order parade in the seaside village of 50 lodges and bands from counties Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim and Monaghan are taking part along with other Orangemen from across Northern Ireland. Some visitors from overseas also take in the grand master of the Orange Order in Donegal, David Mahon, said the order was going from strength to strength in the County. "It's always a good carnival type of day, with lots of people selling burgers, chips and other things that go with it," Mr Mahon said."It's an important day for the Order as it's the only Twelfth [parade] we have in the Republic of Ireland. "It means a lot for the members. We've always had the Twelfth here for as long as I can remember and that's a long while," he Mahon said the order has good relations with the Catholic community in Donegal. "They help us out any way they can on the day with car parking and things like that," he said. The Rossnowlagh parade takes place each year on the Saturday before the main Twelfth of July commemorations in Northern Twelfth commemorates the Battle of the Boyne, when Protestant William of Orange defeated Catholic King James II in 1690. Alan Thompson told BBC News NI he loved coming to Rossnowlagh for the celebrations. "It's always a great day and there's never any bother, always a great atmosphere," he said. "I've come down from Ballinamallard. Lovely bands here and I just love coming down." Gillian Stronge from Fermanagh said she enjoyed the parade whatever the weather. "The whole atmosphere is just brilliant and there's always a big crowd," she said."I'm here with friends from Fermanagh and it's one of the highlights of the year."
