The Reverend Garibaldi McFlurry

I wonder if you've ever been ashamed. Maybe it was a long time ago when you thought you were a big boy, and your mum took your hand to ...

The other day, I was in a national shop in a local town. The assistants are always polite, always friendly, mostly chatty. Picking up and sc...

The scenes in Belfast over the Twelfth have been shocking. Members of the Orange Order, bands, and hangers-on attacking the PSNI with a vari...

It’s hard to believe that it’s almost a year since the Olympic Games in London. It was great to see the British athletes win 29 gold, 17 si...

Can I let you into a sermon secret? There sometimes comes a moment when the you realise the path you’re pursuing comes to a dead end. The s...

Yesterday was my first time watching the Twelfth parade in the county of Fermanagh, and the important Williamite garrison town of Enniskille...

Today is the Twelfth of July, a public holiday in Northern Ireland, and the day when Orange parades are held to celebrate a Dutch World Cup ...

It's the last major parade of the summer marching season today- Black Saturday or the Last Saturday in August. Sir Knights from Royal Bl...

Green Sash Originally uploaded by Garibaldi McFlurry . Yesterday I went on a day trip to Londonderry for a dander around the walls and some...

I woke this morning to the sound of drums. Over in Tullycarnet, the Apprentice Boys and their band were marching in the local area before bo...

I have a confession to make. This year was the first time I had ever been to an Eleventh Night bonfire. In fact, when I wrote about the bonf...

With the Twelfth being on the 13th, the Thirteenth was moved to the 14th. The Thirteenth is the annual parade of the Royal Black Preceptorie...

Aerial View Originally uploaded by Garibaldi McFlurry . Photos from the Twelfth parade in Banbridge are now online at my Flickr page. Have ...

I'm currently standing on the Dublin Road in Belfast, watching the Twelfth parade on the 13th. An hour of the parade has gone by but now...

When it's the Thirteenth! With the Twelfth of July on a Sunday this year, the Orange parades have been deferred until the next day. It l...

Red is the Colour Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . Today I was down in Belfast city centre, with my camera. Today I was going to star...

Last of the Mohicans Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . Today was the annual Black Saturday parade, hosted in Dromore for the first tim...

Umbrellas Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . I think this photo best sums up Derry Day for me. The parade's on, the crowds are out ...

Magherabeg drums Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . As you have probably noticed, today is the Twelfth of July. It's a public holid...

12th Night Bonfire, North Belfast Originally uploaded by Howard. . Once again it's the Eleventh night, when across Ulster, bonfires wil...