To the point. I watched the media coverage of Drumcree and was surprised by the absence of David Trimble. He, after all, was at the front of previous protests. Gracey stays on the hill. Mr Gracey was joined by his wife Ingrid and other members of his family in the caravan behind Drumcree parish Church, where Secretary of State Peter Mandelson visited last Wednesday for talks with the Portadown Orange leaders.
Security forces dig in on the hill.
By Nigel Gould THE contrast could not have been greater. By Smyth Harper THE confrontation at Portadown continued into the early hours today following a paramilitary show of strength at Drumcree and the Corcrain estate. Between 50 and 70 members of Shankill Road UFF arrived at Drumcree yesterday evening fronted by former UFF commander Johnny Adair. The marquee was erected last night by a group of born- again Christians from the Newcovenant Church in Weymouth who arrived in the province. The looming spectre of Drumcree Three is to be debated at the Church of Ireland Synod.