DRUMCREE 2026, and the death rattle of the old order. Trapped in their own tribal, elemental histories the Orange Order with their attendant clamjamfry of bigots and racists face a people who have risen and are in no mood to stand down.

AT THE outbreak of World War I in August 1914, the regularity of the Derry boat sailings began to dwindle, as U-boat activity in the North Atlantic made a dangerous journey much more hazardous. Ships like The Thistle were re-commissioned for war service and only returned to Derry quay after the conflict. This, however, was at a time when Ireland’s conflict with Britain for its national independence was just getting underway and in which the Derry boat would play an important