News | Dublin & Wicklow L.O.L 1313

Dublin & Wicklow Statement on HM’s Impending Visit

May 16, 2011 Comment, News

On the eve of the historic visit about to take place, the Officers and Brethren of Dublin & Wicklow L.O.L. 1313 would like to extend their warmest welcome to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the Irish Republic. As members of one of Irelands oldest Fraternities, and one which values highly it’s British cultural identity, [...]

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Catholic School gives Award to Orangeman

April 9, 2011 News, Orangeism

A Roman Catholic school in north Belfast has presented a reconciliation award to an Orangeman. The Terry Donaghy/Bearnageeha Reconciliation Award was presented this morning, April 7, by the former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to David Scott, Education Officer for the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. The presentation took place, at the annual cross community breakfast in [...]

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Statement on HM Visit

March 29, 2011 News

ORANGE INSTITUTION WELCOMES QUEEN’S VISIT TO IRISH REPUBLIC The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has welcomed the announcement that Her Majesty, the Queen, is to visit the Republic of Ireland later this year. “We are pleased the Queen has been invited to the Irish Republic and that she has accepted the invitation. “It is an [...]

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New project: Orange Order Worldwide

January 12, 2011 News, Orangeism

The first Orange lodge was formed in England at Exeter Cathedral on 12th November 1688 in the presence of King William 111, Prince of Orange. It was composed of “Nobles, Knights and Gentlemen of Exeter” and existed “to assist the Prince of Orange in defense of the Protestant Religion and the Liberties of England”. Since [...]

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Faith & Liberty Issue 1 now available!

September 1, 2010 News, Orangeism

We are very proud to announce the release of the very first edition of Faith & Liberty Magazine. You can download a PDF version of it here, free of charge. We are in the process of getting hard copies of this magazine printed within the next few weeks. The magazine will be available from ourselves [...]

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New Website & News

August 19, 2010 News

You’re looking at it – the new Dublin & Wicklow Website. Hopefully easier to navigate through and read than the previous which in all fairness, was our first stab at wordpress for anything more than a blog. This website has been a great success by all accounts. We’ve had a lot of very good comments [...]

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The unmentionable minority…

August 18, 2010 Culture, News, Orangeism

Speaking at the MacGill Summer School in Co Donegal, Michael McDowell, the former PD leader and Minister for Justice called for a Public Hoilday in the Republic for the 12th of July. He said that “said that if we were genuine republicans and if the orange panel in the flag meant anything, then we had [...]

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Dublin Cleric celebrates 50th anniversary of his Ordination

August 18, 2010 News, Orangeism

Dublin Church of Ireland cleric, the Rev Gerry Sproule, recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Ordination on 26th June 2010. Brought up in Co Wicklow, he joined LOL No 1377 in the Dublin and Wicklow District in 1945. Currently a member of Listullycurran LOL No 616 and Deputy District Chaplain of Lower Iveagh District No [...]

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Rev. Dr. Stafford Carson tells of his recent visit to the Boyne

August 5, 2010 News

Former Presbyterian Moderator, Rev. Dr. Stafford Carson tells of his recent visit to the Boyne. “We had a good day out recently at Oldbridge House on the site of the Battle of the Boyne. It was a lovely afternoon and we were able to take in the tour of the house and the audio-visual presentation [...]

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Orangeman in Dublin, a Radio 1 Documentary

July 8, 2010 Audio, Culture, News, Orangeism

‘I see myself as a Royalist, as a member of the Orange Order I see the sovereign as the keystone. I have to be loyal to the country I live in and I’m happy to call myself Irish, but the sovereign Queen Elizabeth II I see as the keystone to a stable society. It’s my [...]