Loyalist Paramilitary Group
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Victims reject Sinn Fein’s claim that the IRA has apologized for the violence, and note that the PSNI and Garda claim the IRA’s army council still directs party policy
Kenny Donaldson of Innocent Victims United (IVU), which represents victims of a wide range of groups, was speaking after Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald said ... -
Sinn Fein premier’s prospect is a ‘punches in the stomach’ for IRA victims
Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O’Neill is elected for Mid Ulster. Photo: Jonathan Porter/PressEye Gary Murray, whose 13-year-old sister Leanne was one of nine people killed ... -
Man jailed for running ‘one stop shop for cannabis and loans’ linked to paramilitaries
A man behind a paramilitary-linked loyalist ‘one-stop shop’ for ‘exorbitant’ loans and cannabis has been given an 18-month sentence. Despite pleas from the defense not to ... -
Sinn Fein eyes historic election win in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Since Northern Ireland was founded as a predominantly Protestant state a century ago, its governments have been led by Unionist politicians who ... -
Brexit protocol dispute creates ‘problems’ for Northern Ireland and jeopardizes 24-year-old peace deal – The World Peace Organization
For 30 years the people of Northern Ireland have lived in fear of nationalist paramilitary violence. More than 3,500 people died and at least 47,500 were ... -
Fisher’s ‘olive branch’ at UVF as he sanctions cover-up of UDA rioter who beat their man
The South East Antrim UDA have dealt a bad beating to one of their members for attacking a rival loyalist twice his age. he hides, sanctioned ... -
UDA man David ‘Dee’ Jenkins who had a £500,000 price tag on his head jailed for two years
UDA drug dealer David ‘Dee’ Jenkins has been sentenced to two years in prison after the paramilitary crime task force seized cannabis, cocaine and cash in ... -
Mother of Keady schoolboy shot dead in taxi rank dies – Armagh I
Maria with her son Gavin McShane The mother of an innocent Keady schoolboy shot dead in an Armagh taxi rank in 1994 has died. For nearly ... -
Sinn Féin take pragmatic approach as they seek victory in Northern Ireland
We will “roll up our sleeves” and “make real change”. We are “progressive, modern, caring”. Sinn Féin’s speech ahead of the May Assembly elections in Northern ... -
Attacks on police in Derry yesterday interrupt vigil for slain journalist Lyra McKee
A riot broke out in Derry yesterday, disrupting a vigil held for Lyra McKee and other slain journalists. In a word Yesterday riots broke out after ... -
Coleraine man appears in court for firearm
A man from Coleraine appeared in court on Saturday April 16 charged with having a fully loaded and sawed off shotgun. Police believe he is linked ... -
A notorious Russian general is told to revive a war in decline
The role of General Aleksander Dvornikov heralds a chilling new chapter in Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression. Dvornikov, currently commander of the Southern Military District, was ... -
Northern Irish people won’t let violence go back to where it was
A recent bomb threat at a peace event in Belfast that caused panic and saw Foreign Secretary Simon Coveney evacuated felt ‘pretty calm’ for one attendee, ... -
A powerful weapon in Britain’s ‘dirty war’ in Northern Ireland
For some, the conflict in Northern Ireland has been characterized by an impenetrable jumble of abbreviations. Amidst the alphabet soup of loyalist paramilitary groups – the ... -
Amaechi, the Igbo man of 2023
“No one can ever eat a bite by picking through another person’s teeth.” –Igbo proverb It is a fact that the Igbo and all people of ... -
Russian diplomats expelled from Ireland ‘met members of paramilitary groups’
April 5, 2022 by Joseph Fitsanakis FOUR RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS, who Ireland says are secret intelligence agents, met with Irish paramilitaries as part of a wider plan ... -
Taoiseach ‘didn’t think twice’ about visiting Northern Ireland after security scare
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he had no hesitation in coming to Northern Ireland a week after a security alert cut short a visit to Belfast by ... -
Why are the British so afraid of the truth coming out?
Support us and be ad-free The 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland (sometimes called “The Troubles”) officially ended with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) ... -
New book focuses on UDR
On April 1, 1970, the Ulster Defense Regiment officially took its place in the ranks of the British Army. The UDR was a locally recruited militia ... -
UK ‘interested’ in creating joint First Ministers in Northern Ireland
The UK government is “interested” in creating joint First Ministers in Northern Ireland as part of a long-term strategy to improve the functioning of the devolved ... -
‘Shameful actions’ – UVF suspected of being behind security alert at peace and reconciliation event
The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is believed to be behind a security alert which led to the Foreign Secretary being evacuated from a peace and reconciliation ... -
Busting Marcos Era Myths With 5 Classic Lino Brocka Movies
Some of them were actually filmed during the Marcos regime, when the media and the arts were censored and suppressed. In more than a month, the ... -
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra charmed Uttar Pradesh
One of the most enduring images from the 2022 election in Uttar Pradesh is of BJP workers enthusiastically shaking hands with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, ... -
No bail for ‘Dublin crime gang taxi driver who delivered cocaine to loyalist estate’
A taxi driver suspected of having links to organized crime in Dublin, accused of delivering cocaine to a loyalist estate in east Belfast, has been refused ... -
Late loyalist Willie Frazer will be unmasked as a driver in the massacre of sectarian Reavey brothers
Loyalist firebrand Willie Frazer is expected to be unmasked as a teenage driver in the sectarian murder of the Reavey brothers. Razer, who died in 2019, ... -
Irish neutrality: “I would punch Putin”
Irish neutrality has been a central feature of Dublin’s foreign policy almost since the founding of the state – but is it time to re-examine it? ... -
The son of a prominent loyalist was shot in the leg by a criminal gang in a punitive-style gun attack
The son of a prominent loyalist was shot in the leg yesterday by a UDA punishment squad. e Sunday World can reveal the man who is ... -
Roger Stone distances himself from ‘Stop the Steal’ and the insurrection after the WaPo documentary bomb
Reuters Roger Stone, whose decades of political work earned him a reputation as the Republican Party’s ‘dirty crook’, played a pivotal role in the bid to ... -
Alliance tops list of political donations, but concerns remain over transparency
Only parties that have Members who have been elected to the Assembly are eligible for public funding Friends of the Earth have raised lingering concerns about ... -
New calls for an international investigation into the murder of a journalist
New calls have been made for an international inquiry into the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan amid fresh allegations of police failures in the investigation. The ... -
TDs express solidarity with Bloody Sunday, Greysteel and Fullerton families and condemn ‘amnesty’
The murders of 14 people on Bloody Sunday in Derry on 30 January 1972, of Sinn Féin Councilor Eddie Fullerton in Buncrana on 25 May 1991, ... -
If the police cannot be trusted, then where does that leave police procedure?
It is a universally recognized truth that normal people love murder. Well, watching crime and murder documentaries, to be more specific. And by normal people, I ... -
We cannot accept the Troubles amnesty proposal
A debate on inheritance issues on Wednesday saw TDs across the way condemn revelations in a recent ombudsman report into 27 loyalist murders and attempted murders ... -
Ombudsman ‘shocked’ to hear cops returned ‘disabled’ weapons to loyalist groups
Returning deactivated weapons to paramilitary organizations was common practice during the Troubles. It was a tactic regularly employed by security forces in an attempt to thwart ... -
Belfast £3m drug bust is one of the largest ever in the North, PSNI say
Drugs with an estimated street value of £3million were discovered in a lorry in Belfast Port in one of the largest drug busts ever recorded in ... -
Trio of violent loyalists trained in weapons by the British army in east Belfast
A trio of Protestant paramilitaries – linked to some of the Troubles’ worst atrocities – were taught to fire deadly machine guns by the British Army. ... -
UK amnesty proposal an act of ‘political vandalism’, says US Congress
Support us and be ad-free On February 15, the US Congress’s Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights held a hearing on accountability for human rights abuses. ... -
What is “Gothic”? It’s more complicated than you think.
The Gothic Revivals worked hard to reverse Wren’s argument. They said it was Greek or Roman neo-classicism that was the suspicious foreign import. However, Wren was ... -
US Congressional hearing on Troubles amnesty may pressure UK government to drop plans, claims Geraldine Finucane
The widow of slain lawyer Pat Finucane said she hoped a US Congressional hearing with Troubles victims’ groups on Tuesday would help “press” for the UK ... -
Loyalist caught with Belfast bookies massacre gun has job funded by Stormont
The loyalist caught with the handgun used in the Sean Graham betting shop massacre has refused to apologize to the families of the victims. X-UDA prisoner ... -
Man who repaired Ormeau Road bookmakers massacre weapon ‘committed suicide out of guilt’
The man who reactivated one of the weapons used in the massacre of bookmaker Sean Graham has killed himself out of guilt over repairing weapons deployed ... -
Northern Irish devolution collapses again | The Economist
NOTIRELAND OF GOLD most famous exports include Rory McIlroy, George Best, Van Morrison and Peace. Since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, it has been marketed around ... -
How a loyalist death threat stopped The Clash from happening in Derry
A loyalist paramilitary death threat prevented The Clash from performing in Derry at the height of the Troubles, a member of The Undertones has claimed. Undertones ... -
The memorial marks the 30th anniversary of the Ormeau Road murders
A memorial service has been held to mark the 30th anniversary of the murder of five Catholics by loyalist paramilitaries in south Belfast. The findings of ... -
Getting rid of our cognitive binaries will create a better society – Slugger O’Toole
“ “Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. This is the fastest way to bring the world closer together and closer to the Truth. Through understanding, ... -
Amnesty line darkens 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland
The shoot lasted less than 10 minutes. But the events of Bloody Sunday, which took place 50 years ago this weekend, were to go down in ... -
Police board not seeing IRA intelligence ‘due to Sinn Fein advocacy’, says former senior PSNI official
Former Deputy Police Chief Alan McQuillan was speaking to the News Letter after it reported that the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) – set up to ... -
Cambridge exhibition by Bogside artists marks half a century since Bloody Sunday
An exhibition of murals from the Bogside area of Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, opens at St Paul’s Church on Hills Road in Cambridge this Sunday (January 30) ... -
Michelle O’Neill says Sinn Fein politicians’ historic tweets ‘unacceptable’ as three MPs issue apologies
Deputy Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill said the historic tweets posted by MPs from three parties were “offensive and unacceptable”. s O’Neill was commenting after old tweets ... -
Bloody Sunday continues to harm the British Army. And it’s a choice he keeps making
David Cameron had only been Prime Minister for a month in June 2010 when the 10-volume, 5,000-page Saville Report arrived in Downing Street. It was the ... -
People’s Place will benefit from historian Gardiner Schenkman’s new book, Patriots & Spies
Gardiner historian AJ Schenkman with Christine Hein, executive director of People’s Place in Kingston. On the cafe wall is the mission statement of People’s Place. (Photo ... -
UK government ‘too dragged its feet’ on inheritance issues – Martin
Micheál Martin has said the UK government has been “too dragging its feet” on inheritance issues in Northern Ireland. The Taoiseach again criticized London’s proposals to ... -
The Teebane massacre was a reflection of IRA desperation in the early 1990s
Newsletter Editorial Eight Protestant men were murdered in an IRA bomb attack on their minibus at a rural junction. The massacre was marked yesterday by an ... -
Rioter ‘mistakes’ petrol bombs for bag of booze after drinking 12 cans of lager
A man who claimed to have picked up a bag of petrol bombs thinking it was alcohol has admitted to rioting at a peace line. Jonathan ... -
I was trapped in a hotel quarantine in Australia when my beloved father died, says Belfast actor Jamie Dornan
JAMIE DORNAN was halfway around the world with four days in hotel quarantine when he received the worst news imaginable. Her beloved father Jim had died ... -
Being an Antrim Hurler puts Sambo McNaughton at the top of the UDA hits list
Merely being a howler meant that Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton was a target for the UDA, a loyalist paramilitary group, in the 1980s. McNaughton, an All-Star in ... -
“Asking a girl out in public?” It was like climbing Everest ‘
Now in Series 21, TG4’s Laochra Gael is developing an incredible record of defying taboos in society than most other sports-oriented programs. Starting with Terence ‘Sambo’ ... -
Belfast Riots: Press photographer shot in the leg
Riots ravaged Belfast for a second night as Molotov cocktails, bottles and bricks were thrown at police in the worst riots in 10 years. A press ... -
Palestinian Authority state police on the lookout for the January 6 anniversary of the insurgency
PENNSYLVANIA – Federal law enforcement officials are warning authorities in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the country that “threat actors” could exploit Thursday’s first anniversary of the ... -
Was Trump just a “warm-up act”? Canadian scholar warns of ‘right-wing dictatorship’
Within years, America’s deeply flawed and increasingly fragile democratic system could crumble under the weight of a long-standing reactionary attack and be replaced by a right-wing ... -
Calling Trump “just an act of warm-up”, professor warns of democratic collapse in US
Within years, America’s deeply flawed and increasingly fragile democratic system could crumble under the weight of a long-standing reactionary assault and be replaced by a right-wing ... -
Thousands gather in Iraq to mark murder of Iranian general in 2020
Thousands of supporters of an Iraqi alliance of armed groups on Saturday marked the second anniversary of a US drone strike that killed a revered Iranian ... -
The RUC’s perspective on arms demands
By David McCullagh, Conor McMorrow and Justin McCarthy The UK government’s demand for the dismantling of the IRA before Sinn Féin could enter into political talks ... -
The North ventured close to anarchy but the state prevailed
Malachi O’Doherty remembers a beating of a group of British soldiers in the fall of 1971 at his family home in Riverdale, Belfast. “I saw a ... -
Northern Ireland Legacy Year in Review – Heroic Battles Against Deception and Delay
Support us and go ad-free For much of the past 20 years or so, Northern Ireland was not used to being at the forefront of international ... -
Hong Kong Elections Record Low Voter Turnout, Only Chinese Worshipers Turning Out – National
Hong Kong voted on Sunday in the first election since Beijing changed laws to reduce the number of directly elected lawmakers and veterinary candidates to ensure ... -
Derek Lammey, accused of leading a loyalist show of force in Pitt Park in east Belfast, will be allowed to return to the city, judge says
One of the men accused of leading a loyalist show of force in east Belfast must be allowed to return to the city, a High Court ... -
Loyalist paramilitaries ‘will not dissolve’ as long as the Irish Sea border remains in place
Loyalist paramilitaries are not prepared to embark on a process of dissolution as long as the Irish Sea border remains in place. their inability to respond ... -
Treatment of hooded men was “obvious use of torture”, says Taoiseach
The treatment of the “hooded men” was a “clear use of torture” and the Northern Ireland Police Service (PSNI) was wrong to drop an investigation, said ... -
The “one-sided” tour Troubles of the bomber Shankill Sean Kelly criticized by the families of the victims
Shankill bomber Sean Kelly has made it his mission to give talks over the unrest in north Belfast, it emerged. he condemned the IRA killer was ... -
NI victim groups kept in the dark about unrest amnesty
Victim groups in Northern Ireland and all political parties in Stormont’s executive say they are being kept in the dark about the UK government’s timetable to ... -
“Clear and Growing Risk” of Security Threat from Loyalist Discontent
There is a “clear and growing risk” that discontent within the loyalist community could escalate into a “renewed threat to national security,” a British parliamentary body ... -
International Human Rights Day calls on people to show black ribbons and “open their eyes”
A pressure group is calling on people to use black tape on their social media pages in an attempt to show their opposition to the criminals ... -
‘Fully Justified’ PCTF Deployment – Tense Police Meeting with Loyalists at Manor Hotel, Ballymoney
Last week’s PPCP meeting at the Manor Hotel, Ballymoney ended in a dramatic tone, as a community worker left a roll of banknotes on the president’s ... -
Rewriting history in Northern Ireland
Belfast, 2013… past troubles but not forgotten. – Consortium News / Diego Sideburns Boris Johnson’s government, while censoring files, wants to order “official history” of unrest, ... -
Southeast Antrim terror leader Gary Fisher under pressure as he seeks out criminal gang
Southeast Antrim terrorist leader Gary Fisher is trapped. he secret mobster has seen his old iron grip on the UDA criminal gang loosen in recent months, ... -
Flag report: “Belfast focus on flags ignoring the concerns of rural victims”
Dr Dominic Bryan of the Institute for Irish Studies at Queen’s University played a leading role on the FICT commission. Belfast is mentioned 38 times but ... -
Timeline of the Central and East Antrim Borough Council Controversy
The Central and East Antrim Borough Council has been rocked by months of controversy. Much of the upheaval followed a controversial decision to temporarily withdraw staff ... -
REVEALED: ‘New critical evidence’ suggests British military lied about bombing of McGurk’s Bar
Support us and go ad-free British loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) blew up the McGurk bar in Belfast on December 4, 1971. He murdered 15 innocent ... -
Loyalist paramilitary group working with organized crime gangs in Republic to transport cocaine north, court said
A loyalist paramilitary group is working with organized crime gangs in the Republic to import cocaine into the north, a detective said. Testifying in Newtownards Magistrates’ ... -
Convicted Republican killer Thomas McWilliams secures challenge to supervision conditions of his licensed release
A convicted Republican killer has been granted legal permission to challenge revised conditions for monitoring his licensed release. Homas McWilliams has obtained leave from the High ... -
A united Ireland? | Commonwealth Magazine
Kennedy and Waller agree that Irish unity is only a matter of time, but the momentum for Irish unity has little to do with the IRA ... -
Unless the EU acts on two key points, violence is still possible: spokesperson for the loyalist group David Campbell
BBC photo of European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic appearing on the BBC1 news program, The Andrew Marr show David Campbell, chairman of the Council of Loyalist ... -
The young loyalist who dared to contemplate the idea of a “new” united Ireland | North Ireland
HIt was the teenage supermarket worker who shocked MPs examining the anger of loyalists in Northern Ireland by claiming that sometimes violence ‘is the only tool ... -
Edwin Poots slammed for appointment of Loyalist Communities Council’s David Campbell to agribusiness
Last night, EDWIN Poots’ appointment of Loyalist paramilitary spokesman David Campbell to the board of directors of a prestigious agricultural research organization was called “puzzling”. The ... -
Why dealing with TTP is different
The Pakistani state is in talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan for a deal and its critics are being told that such deals have taken place all ... -
The EU will consider all its tools if Article 16 is triggered
The EU will consider all the tools at its disposal if the UK government triggers Article 16, warned Maros Sefcovic. The vice-president of the European Commission ... -
Loyalist opposition to NI protocol creates feverish atmosphere on the ground
In Rathcoole, burn marks on the tarmac show where a bus was hijacked and set on fire on Sunday evening in what has been linked to ... -
Who was behind the drone attack on the Iraqi Prime Minister’s residence? – OpEd – Eurasia Review
On Sunday, news of the attack on the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was widely reported around the world. But the question is: who ... -
Fox’s new Jan 6 Tucker Carlson project embraces conspiracy theories: NPR
Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” poses for photos at a Fox News Channel studio in New York City. Richard Drew / AP hide caption ... -
“Protestant Action Force”… Who is the gang accused of the Newtownards’ bus hijacking?
The men who hijacked a Translink bus in Newtownards on Monday claimed to be from the group known as the “Protestant Action Force”. During the hijacking, ... -
Northern Ireland bus set on fire in protest over Brexit ‘sea border’ – POLITICO
Masked men hijacked and torched a bus in Northern Ireland on Monday morning in an attack linked to British trade union opposition to the post-Brexit trade ... -
Children among 12 killed in car explosion in Yemen
Lebanon’s FM sees possible breakthrough in diplomatic feud sparked by pro-Houthi minister BEIRUT: Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib expressed his optimism on Saturday that the ... -
Peace fund chief warns of growing alienation and further violence after Brexit
The head of a large peace fund has warned of growing alienation after the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit. The president of the International Fund for Ireland ... -
Loyalists outrage as communities set to miss £ 300million peace funding following maritime border protest
Loyalist communities are set to miss their £ 300million tranche of EU peace funding for their protest against the Irish Sea border. The EU has taken ... -
Political tensions continue as protesters block roads :: WRAL.com
By SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press CAIRO – Pro-military protesters briefly blocked major roads and bridges in the Sudanese capital on Sunday, amid mounting tensions between the ... -
Drug trafficker Noel Johnston was living ‘hand to mouth’ for the last few years of his life
Noel Johnston, a former drug mainstay, had been living hand to mouth for the last few years of his life and had been arrested for stealing ... -
“We have to defend the Union and moral values - but we cannot get stuck in a time lag”
A man walks past a century-old mural in the Peppercorn Cafe, east Belfast 2021 marks both the 50th anniversary of my party, the DUP, and the ... -
PSNI lifts investigation into claim UDA threatened Jeffrey Donaldson’s DUP leadership campaign team
Police have dropped their investigation into allegations that the UDA threatened Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s DUP leadership campaign team – after the complaint was withdrawn. It emerged ... -
Campaigners demanding an end to the Troubles amnesty plan gain Westminster support
Victims of the unrest have received support from political parties in Westminster as they continue their campaign against a proposal to ban future conflict-related prosecutions. In ... -
Allison Morris: Rise of Lone Wolf Fanatics Fueled by Online Hate Spreaders
The murder of Sir David Amess has raised questions about the protection of officials. A 25-year-old man is being held under the terrorism law with detectives ... -
Campaigners return to Westminster to demand an end to the Troubles amnesty plan
Victims of the unrest will return to Westminster this week as they step up their campaign against a proposed ban on future conflict-related prosecutions. In July, ... -
More than just a sausage war – the World Peace Organization
One of the most controversial Brexit issues since the 2015 referendum has been the border between Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI). The ... -
Co Down village “bombarded” with Unionist and Loyalist flags, SDLP adviser says
A councilor called for “conversations about cultural expression” after claiming that a village on the Ards Peninsula had been “bombarded” with Unionist and Loyalist flags. DLP ... -
Pitt Park loyalist show of force accused of not changing bail conditions
One of the men accused of leading a loyalist show of force in east Belfast has failed in a further attempt to be allowed to return ... -
Iran-linked parties reject results after major setback
The political landscape in Iraq was set to change drastically on Monday evening with the vast majority of votes counted in more than 95% of electoral ... -
Loyalist terrorists behind wave of violence against their own community
A suspected drug trafficker was among three men targeted in so-called punitive attacks by various loyalist factions over a nine-day period. he attacks, including two involving ... -
Mark Gourley: PSNI launches new appeal for murder of loyalist dumped at sea 12 years ago
A senior police detective has launched a direct appeal for further information on the ‘brutal’ kidnapping and murder of loyalist Mark Gourley 12 years ago. Investigation ... -
Is Ridley Road’s Colin Jordan a Real Person?
Set in 1960s London, the last BBC drama Ridley Road sees 20-year-old hairstylist Vivien Epstein infiltrate a neo-Nazi fascist group as they follow their leader Colin ... -
Brandon Lewis trying to ‘delay’ legal challenge to assassination of Pat Finucane, court said
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has reportedly tried to “delay time” in a legal challenge over the assassination of lawyer Pat Finucane, the High ...
