King George opened the parliament of Northern Ireland on this day in 1921. Gordon Lucy recounts the history of NI since then
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Detailed plans for the Coronation celebrations formally announced
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland is encouraging as many Private Lodges, District and County Lodges to play a part…
GOLI unveils special Coronation flag
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland is already making significant plans to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III which…
Charity climb of Kilimanjaro raises £279,000 for charities
On Tuesday, 3rd January the Hiking for Little Heroes group made their own little bit of Orange history by holding…
Poyntzpass Silver raise funds for Lovehope&faith Charity
Poyntzpass Silver raise funds for Lovehope&faith Charity
Bonar Law, Ulster-Scots PM with a career rich in ironies
While Ulster-Scots lay claim to between 17 and 23 presidents of the United States, to date there has only been one Ulster-Scots prime minister of the United Kingdom: Andrew Bonar Law.
Wellington Memorial raise funds for Action Cancer
Wellington Memorial Silver Band raise £6202.79 for Action Cancer.
The Twelfth of July at Altnaveigh
Joseph Fowler of Brackagh LOL 18, Portadown wrote a poem accounting his memory of the 12th July 1923 when an Orange Demonstration was held at Altnaveigh in memory of those who were massacred on the 17th June the previous year.
Remembering Hugh Pollock, Northern Ireland’s first-ever finance minister, who served until his death
Short biography of Hugh Pollock, Northern Ireland’s first-ever finance minister.
Group of 24 Orangemen make it to top of Kilimanjaro on charity hike which has raised more than £250,000
Group of 24 Orangemen make it to top of Kilimanjaro on charity hike which has raised more than £250,000
The minister’s son who was last Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Short biography of Sir John Ross, the last Lord High Chancellor of Ireland.
The Comber Letter
On it’s own, the Comber Letter could have been taken as a hoax. But when considered in the context of…