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Despite the constant refrains that Unionism in Ulster is dying out, membership of the Junior Orange Order has grown by over 70% since 2021.
Why is this happening, and what does it mean? I spoke to young Orangemen to find out.
My latest for @unherd: unherd.com/2026/07/meet-u…
Meet Ulster’s young Orangemen, by Adam James Pollock (@AdamPollock)
There’s a party atmosphere in Carrickfergus. Thousands of spectators line the streets to commemorate William’s ‘Royal Landing’ at the harbour town in summer 1690. Yet if this warm summer day is like many others





