A County Down woman has admitted defrauding £50,000 from the Orange Order. Lorraine Hunter appeared in Downpatrick Crown Court on Thursday. The 52-year-old from Circular Road in Newtownards ...

The secrecy of aspects of the Orange Order and its rites has seen it compared to other fraternal ‘secret societies’ such as the Freemasons. Women are only permitted to join women’s Orange ...

THE Orange Order has demanded an “immediate meeting ... Murray has called for a meeting with John Swinney Hundreds of women in colourful frocks and fancy hats had filled the streets of ...