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Portadown peace wall removed after almost 27 years

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There are still more than 20 miles of peace walls – or peace lines – across Northern Ireland, the majority across Belfast.

They divide predominantly unionist and nationalist areas and some date back to the start of the Troubles in the late 1960s.

Between 2013 and 2023, 18 were removed.

The wall in Water Street in Portadown was taken down after the DoJ and the council worked with the community.

Sinn Féin councillor Paul Duffy described the interface as “a total eyesore,” saying “you can see it from the main Dublin to Belfast trainline, and it’s just very unsightly”.

“It’s part of an ongoing process about other peace walls in the town, this is the first stage and I hope it continues,” he said.


BBC News

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