The State of Us

Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on news stories in a BBC NI podcast.

The State of Us is a news podcast hosted by BBC Sounds, with 178 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

BBC Sounds hosts The State of Us, a news show with 178 episodes published.

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  Episode #178

  7. Back in court

  Oct 5, 202613 minS1

  The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in a bid by Garvaghy Road residents to challenge a decision to allow a controversial Orange Order parade down the predominantly nationalist road. Three judges listened to almost four hours of legal arguments inside a packed courtroom in Belfast. The deadlock over the proposed march in Portadown has lasted since the 27th of September. Declan Harvey and Tara Mills report on today’s developments and ask what happens next ?

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  Episode #177

  6. The new legal battle lines

  Sep 30, 202614 minS1

  As the Garvaghy Road residents prepare to head back to the Court of Appeal on Friday we learn more about what police told the Parades Commission before its determination. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey discuss the latest twists in the dispute over the contentious Drumcree march, including some straight-talking remarks from the PSNI chief constable and how an AI image has generated some controversy.

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  Episode #176

  5. Was the law broken?

  Sep 29, 202615 minS1

  First Minister Michelle O’Neill has been reported to the police by the Orange Order for attending a protest blocking the Garvaghy Road. What is the law on ‘spontaneous’ protests?

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  Episode #175

  4. Rules v Reality

  Sep 28, 202617 minS1

  What are the rules around marching and policing. How do they play out in reality, do they apply to everyone and who enforces them? Tara Mills and Declan Harvey shed more light on the standoff at Drumcree.

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  Episode #174

  Drumcree: Inside the court battle

  Sep 27, 202615 minS1

  How the courts gave the Drumcree march the go ahead. After the Parades Commission’s decision to allow the march, Garvaghy Rd residents and the Portadown Orange Order took their dispute to court. An overnight 15-hour legal battle ensued.

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