11-07-2025
PSNI seal off an area of South Belfast
Police in the North have evacuated a number of homes in the Dunmurry area of South Belfast after the discovery of a 'suspicious device' at a house in the area.
A public safety operation is in place in the Colinvale area of the town and the PSNI have sealed off the surrounding roads.
People are being asked to avoid the area and to use alternative routes in and around Dunmurry, while the alert is in place. Photo: Getty.
This comes just a day before the traditional 12th of July commemorations are due to take place.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the annual 12th of July Orange parades across Northern Ireland on Saturday.
Historically the event memorialises the Protestant King William III's victory over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in County Meath in July 1690. BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – JULY 12: Members of the Orange Order and their supporters take part in the Twelfth of July parade in Belfast – (Photo by Jeff)
According to the Belfast Telegraph newspaper, Bands and marchers will take to the streets at 19 locations across the North on Saturday to mark the 334th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
Dundonald will host a Twelfth demonstration for the first time in more than 50 years, as it has been named among the venues for this year's Twelfth of July celebrations.
It will join 18 other venues across Northern Ireland including Belfast, Ballymena, Kesh, Coleraine, Keady Coagh, Sixmilecross, Augher, Dromara, Dundrum, Kilkeel, Cullybackey, Rasharkin, Carnlough, Lisburn, Glengormley and Maghera.
