A mother whose two sons died from a rare genetic condition has praised the County Armagh Grand Black Chapter after it raised £17,000 for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. Jenny Irwin’s sons, Jack and Michael, defied the odds to live into their teenage years after being diagnosed with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy as young boys aged six... Read More

Sovereign Grand Master, Rev William Anderson, has paid tribute to Sir Knights after a low-key “Last Saturday” which saw the day marked with a number of wreath-laying ceremonies at war memorials around the Province. Under normal circumstances, upwards of 17,000 members of the Royal Black Institution – accompanied by bands – would have been on... Read More

“We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.” (Psalm 20:5)   Because of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the banners of the Royal Black Institution will not be set up for our Last Saturday demonstrations in Northern Ireland this... Read More

The leader of the Royal Black Institution has praised healthcare staff and other key workers for “all their sterling work, which remains ongoing in these dangerous days of coronavirus”. Sovereign Grand Master Rev William Anderson made the comments as he admitted it would be “highly unusual” not to be attending a Last Saturday demonstration this... Read More

County Armagh Grand Black Chapter have filmed a service of worship which will be available to view online from 10am on Sunday 23rd August 2020. The service will be led by the County Grand Chaplain, Sir Knt Rev Edwin Frazer, and will feature an Act of Remembrance by Sir Knt Canon W A Murphy, Imperial... Read More

Morning Star RBP 160 Coatbridge held a short act of remembrance and laid a wreath in the shape of a Red Cross at the Cenotaph in Coatbridge last Saturday in memory of the Fallen. Sir Knights in Scotland had been due to travel to Partick for their annual demonstration, organised by the Provincial Grand Black... Read More