A large parade and rally has taken place in Portadown in support of the Orange Order amid the Drumcree dispute.
Hundreds of Orangemen and over 25 bands took part as Storm Boelo swept in, and were watched by several thousand supporters.
Also in attendance were DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart – who stood down from her role as party officer this week – TUV leader Jim Allister, and Jamie Bryson, who has been acting as legal adviser to Portadown District LOL 1.
DUP MLAs Jonathan Buckley and Brian Kingston also paraded with their lodges.
The parade got under way at 7pm and travelled from Watson Street along Bridge Street, High Street, Market Street, Church Street, Mandeville Street and West Street.
A rally was held before the return leg, which included speeches from Portadown district master Nigel Dawson, deputy Alastair Power, and MP Carla Lockhart who told the crowd: “Michelle O’Neill must go.”
She added: “That’s where I stand. And this lady is not for turning.”
One of the bands taking part in the parade. PICTURE: BRIAN LINCOLN
Wet and windy weather failed to deter a large crowd of several thousand people from attending Saturday evening’s event.
Orangemen gather in Portadown on Saturday night. PICTURE: BRIAN LINCOLN
The parade comes after the Orange Order was banned from walking down the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in the County Armagh town.