http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/-t1.htm New bulletins will be posted here, If you have any news yourself post it in here. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:37:57 GMT 10 http://www.raphaelk.co.uk/gifs/Flags/northern%20ireland.gif http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/-t1.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/death-of-leading-loyalist-duddy-t167.htm 1690richo Death of leading loyalist Duddy Mr Duddy escaped injury in a gun attack linked to the UDA feud Leading loyalist Sammy Duddy has died after suffering a massive heart attack. Mr Duddy, 62, was once a leader in the Ulster Defence Association and later joined the Ulster Political Research Group. During the 2003 UDA feud, his home in the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey was attacked. He later moved out. Mr Duddy had been in the intensive care unit of Belfast's Royal Victoria ... Loyalist News Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:53:00 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/death-of-leading-loyalist-duddy-t167.htm#400 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/death-of-leading-loyalist-duddy-t167.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-garda-killer-freed-from-jail-t279.htm british1690 One of four IRA men jailed over the shooting of Garda Jerry McCabe has been released from prison. Jeremiah Sheehy, who served 12 years, was freed from Castlerea Prison in Counity Roscommon on Monday. Garda McCabe was shot 14 times during a bungled IRA robbery in Adare, County Limerick, in 1996. A spokesman for Mr McCabe's wife, Ann, said the government had shown a lack of courtesy by not contacting her about Sheehy's release. "There are enough advisers and spin doctors ... Loyalist News Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:37:57 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-garda-killer-freed-from-jail-t279.htm#659 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-garda-killer-freed-from-jail-t279.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/man-not-guilty-of-omagh-murders-t277.htm 1690richo A Northern Ireland man has been cleared of the murders of 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb attack in 1998. Sean Hoey, 38, of Molly Road in Jonesborough, was found not guilty of a total of 56 charges, including those not directly linked to the bombing. Speaking at Belfast Crown Court, Mr Justice Weir was critical of police evidence and said they were guilty of a "deliberate and calculated deception". He said transcripts of the trial had been sent to the police ombudsman. ... Loyalist News Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:33:50 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/man-not-guilty-of-omagh-murders-t277.htm#655 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/man-not-guilty-of-omagh-murders-t277.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-12th-december-1975-balcombe-street-siege-ends-t275.htm 1690richo A six-day siege has ended peacefully in London after four IRA gunmen freed their two hostages and gave themselves up to police. They are in custody at Paddington Green Police Station after what has become known as the Balcombe Street siege. Police are also questioning them about a further 100 incidents which have taken place across the south east of Britain relating to the IRA. The hostages John Matthews, 54, and his wife Sheila, 53, have been taken to University College Hospital ... Loyalist News Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:33:05 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-12th-december-1975-balcombe-street-siege-ends-t275.htm#653 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-12th-december-1975-balcombe-street-siege-ends-t275.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/call-for-paisley-land-deal-probe-t274.htm 1690richo An SDLP MLA has asked the Assembly's Standards and Privileges Committee to investigate the role of the DUP's Ian Paisley Jnr in a £50m land deal. The deal involved the developer Seymour Sweeney. Declan O'Loan said it was inappropriate for Mr Paisley to seek to bargain down the price of 100 acres of government land at Ballee, County Antrim. Mr Paisley said the SDLP was conducting a "witchhunt" against him and described it as "pathetic". "I've absolutely ... Loyalist News Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:48:39 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/call-for-paisley-land-deal-probe-t274.htm#652 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/call-for-paisley-land-deal-probe-t274.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/developer-denies-ira-money-links-t273.htm 1690richo A Belfast property developer has denied that he or his company are linked to IRA money laundering. Peter Curistan is taking legal action after the Sheridan Group was dropped as the preferred developer of public lands in the centre of Belfast. His lawyers said a probe into the accounts of his firm was poisoned by baseless accusations. A three-day legal challenge into the Department for Social Development decision has begun in the High Court. Sheridan was the preferred developer ... Loyalist News Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:48:03 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/developer-denies-ira-money-links-t273.htm#651 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/developer-denies-ira-money-links-t273.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-october-31st-1971-bomb-explodes-in-post-offic-t248.htm 1690richo A bomb has exploded in the Post Office tower causing extensive damage but no injuries. The blast occurred at 0430GMT on the 33rd floor of the tower and shortly after police received a call from a man claiming that the "Kilburn Battalion" of the IRA was behind the attack. A senior detective said: "The incident has all the hallmarks of the IRA. The explosives experts feel this was a professional job." Security at all public buildings is now being stepped up as ... Loyalist News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:33:23 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-october-31st-1971-bomb-explodes-in-post-offic-t248.htm#599 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-october-31st-1971-bomb-explodes-in-post-offic-t248.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/stab-incident-was-not-sectarian-t271.htm 1690richo Police do not believe an incident in which a Londonderry woman claimed she was attacked was sectarian. Twenty-seven-year-old Karen Wray said she was attacked by a group of six people in the Irish Street estate on Monday morning. She believed she had been singled out because of her religion. However, a police spokesman said that as a result of information, they were no longer treating the incident as sectarian. Earlier, her father told the BBC, that she had suffered serious ... Loyalist News Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:25:40 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/stab-incident-was-not-sectarian-t271.htm#639 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/stab-incident-was-not-sectarian-t271.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/legal-threat-over-uda-linked-plan-t269.htm british1690 The Northern Ireland Executive has been threatened with legal action over the withdrawal of £1.2m from a UDA-linked conflict transformation scheme. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie halted the funding last month. The UDA failed to meet her ultimatum in the summer for it to give up its guns after a number of violent incidents. Farset, the independent organisation appointed to oversee the project by Ms Ritchie's direct rule predecessor, has informed her it may take legal ... Loyalist News Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:32:40 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/legal-threat-over-uda-linked-plan-t269.htm#633 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/legal-threat-over-uda-linked-plan-t269.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/sinn-fein-in-christmas-tree-row-t268.htm british1690 A community group has objected to a Sinn Fein deputy mayor turning on Armagh city's Christmas tree lights. The party's leader on the council said she was shocked to hear that the group has refused to allow councillor Noel Sheridan to carry out the function. He has offered to meet the community group to discuss the issue. Councillor Cathy Rafferty said Sinn Fein was informed by council officials that members of the group had objected to the deputy mayor's role. "I am ... Loyalist News Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:31:20 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/sinn-fein-in-christmas-tree-row-t268.htm#632 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/sinn-fein-in-christmas-tree-row-t268.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/real-ira-admits-shooting-officer-t267.htm british1690 The dissident republican Real IRA has said it shot an off-duty police officer in County Tyrone. The officer was shot a number of times in the arm as he sat in his car at traffic lights in Dungannon on Monday. He drove back to a police station where he crashed into the front gates. His injuries were not thought to have been life-threatening. The shooting happened hours after the Real IRA admitted it shot an off-duty policeman last Thursday in Londonderry. Detectives are treating ... Loyalist News Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:37:58 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/real-ira-admits-shooting-officer-t267.htm#628 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/real-ira-admits-shooting-officer-t267.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uff-given-the-order-to-stand-down-t266.htm 1690richo The Ulster Defence Association has stood down part of its organisation, the Ulster Freedom Fighters. UFF weapons were being put beyond use, it said, but stressed this did not mean they would be decommissioned. The UDA murdered more than 400 people during the Troubles - the majority were claimed by the UFF, widely regarded as a cover name for the UDA. In its Remembrance Sunday statement, UDA leaders issued a strongly-worded attack on criminals in loyalist areas. The group ... Loyalist News Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:28:00 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uff-given-the-order-to-stand-down-t266.htm#627 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uff-given-the-order-to-stand-down-t266.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/real-ira-admits-police-shooting-t265.htm 1690richo The 43-year-old man was dropping his child off at school. He suffered injuries to his face and arm, and is still being treated in hospital.

The dissident republican group said in a statement two of its members attacked the Catholic officer's car as it travelled along Bishop Street.

The Real IRA was behind the 1998 Omagh bombing which killed 29 people.]]> Loyalist News Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:27:07 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/real-ira-admits-police-shooting-t265.htm#626 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/real-ira-admits-police-shooting-t265.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-may-have-barn-murder-role-t264.htm 1690richo Current and former members of the IRA may have been involved in the murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn last month, the ceasefire watchdog has said. Mr Quinn, 21, died after being severely beaten at farm buildings near Oram, County Monaghan, last month. The Independent Monitoring Commission said it stemmed from a local dispute but it was too early to say if it was authorised by the IRA leadership. UUP peer Lord Laird is to name the men he believes killed Mr Quinn. He will ... Loyalist News Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:25:38 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-may-have-barn-murder-role-t264.htm#625 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-may-have-barn-murder-role-t264.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/1987-bomb-kills-11-at-enniskillen-t263.htm 1690richo 1987: Bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen A bomb has exploded during a Remembrance Day service at Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, killing 11 people. It is the highest death toll in a terrorist attack in Northern Ireland for five years. At least 63 people were injured in the blast, nine of them seriously. The device went off without warning at 1045 GMT at the town's cenotaph where people had gathered to pay their respects to the war dead. The bomb is believed to have been hidden ... Loyalist News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:55:44 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/1987-bomb-kills-11-at-enniskillen-t263.htm#622 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/1987-bomb-kills-11-at-enniskillen-t263.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/scotland-marks-remembrance-sunday-t262.htm 1690richo Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond is to take part in a special service in Sri Lanka to mark Remembrance Sunday. Mr Salmond will attend the Commonwealth Graves Commission cemetery in Colombo. He has remained in the country since the 2014 Commonwealth Games decision. Services will be held across Scotland to commemorate the moment when fighting stopped in November 1918 at the end of World War I. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will lead Scotland's commemorations. Mr ... Loyalist News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:54:09 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/scotland-marks-remembrance-sunday-t262.htm#621 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/scotland-marks-remembrance-sunday-t262.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/loyalist-units-to-be-wound-up-t261.htm 1690richo The Ulster Defence Association is expected to make a major announcement about its future on Remembrance Sunday. It is understood the organisation may announce that it is to stand down some of its units and call for an end to all criminal activity. However, the group is not expected to give any commitment that it will decommission its weapons. The DUP junior minister Ian Paisley Junior said the UDA should be judged on its actions and not on its words. Mr Paisely said unionists ... Loyalist News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:53:19 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/loyalist-units-to-be-wound-up-t261.htm#620 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/loyalist-units-to-be-wound-up-t261.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/paul-quinn-killers-to-be-named-t260.htm 1690richo UUP peer Lord Laird has said he will name the killers of south Armagh man Paul Quinn using parliamentary privilege on Monday. Mr Quinn died after being severely beaten in County Monaghan last month. His family said the IRA killed the 21-year-old after he had defied an order to leave the country. Sinn Fein denies any republican involvement. "The IRA Army Council did not sanction the killing, but IRA members did kill Paul," Lord Laird told the News Letter. "I ... Loyalist News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:52:21 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/paul-quinn-killers-to-be-named-t260.htm#619 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/paul-quinn-killers-to-be-named-t260.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uda-faction-smashed-mum-s-car-t259.htm 1690richo A disabled mother-of-three has blamed a loyalist splinter group for an overnight attack on her car. The windscreen of Eleanor Kinkaid's vehicle was smashed outside her home in the Rathfern estate in Newtownabbey. The front window of her nephew's home was also smashed. No-one was injured in either attack. She said the breakaway South East Antrim Brigade of the UDA was trying to "intimidate" her family into attending its parade in Rathcoole on Sunday. "They are ... Loyalist News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:51:27 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uda-faction-smashed-mum-s-car-t259.htm#618 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uda-faction-smashed-mum-s-car-t259.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/royals-attend-remembrance-events-t258.htm 1690richo The Queen and fellow royals have attended a Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Royal British Legion event honoured those who died in past conflicts, as well as in Iraq and Afghanistan. The performance ended with a two-minute silence as thousands of poppies fell in memory of those who lost their lives. Earlier, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall attended a service of remembrance in Whitehall, where they were joined by around 150 war widows. Torch ... Loyalist News Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:50:25 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/royals-attend-remembrance-events-t258.htm#617 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/royals-attend-remembrance-events-t258.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/youth-knife-attack-sectarian-t255.htm 1690richo The mother of a boy attacked with a knife on Halloween night in Londonderry has said she believes it was sectarian. Kyle Ross, 17, needed 50 stitches in his back after he was attacked by a gang near the Craigavon Bridge. His mother, Karen Ross, said she did not believe it was a random assault. She said her son was targeted because he was a Protestant. "I think it was sectarian, I think it was because they were seen coming from the Fountain," she said. "The ... Loyalist News Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:53:01 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/youth-knife-attack-sectarian-t255.htm#608 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/youth-knife-attack-sectarian-t255.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uda-faction-weapons-destroyed-t254.htm 1690richo Loyalist weapons have been destroyed in a move overseen by the international decommissioning body. A small number of guns were handed over by members of the South East Antrim faction of the Ulster Defence Association. However, many of the faction's members were not told it was happening. The move was not sanctioned by the UDA's inner council and is therefore not being viewed as a beginning of a process of decommissioning. According to BBC Newsline's Chris Buckler, a small ... Loyalist News Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:51:34 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uda-faction-weapons-destroyed-t254.htm#607 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/uda-faction-weapons-destroyed-t254.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/no-ruc-cover-up-in-1984-murder-t253.htm 1690richo The Police Ombudsman has dismissed claims detectives protected a suspected IRA killer from being charged with murder because he was an informer. Investigators also found nothing to suggest police had prior evidence which could have prevented the 1984 murder of Mary Travers, 22, in south Belfast. Resident Magistrate Tom Travers and his family were attacked as they left Mass. He was shot six times but survived. Nuala O'Loan criticised Special Branch for not passing on all information. ... Loyalist News Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:50:36 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/no-ruc-cover-up-in-1984-murder-t253.htm#606 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/no-ruc-cover-up-in-1984-murder-t253.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/most-quinn-death-suspects-in-ni-t252.htm 1690richo Most of the suspects in the murder of Paul Quinn live in Northern Ireland, the Policing Board has been told. The 21-year-old Cullyhanna man died after being severely beaten in County Monaghan almost two weeks ago. The board was told as Mr Quinn was attacked and found in the Republic it was a Garda investigation. However, Deputy Chief Constable Paul Leighton said there was day-to-day co-operation between the PSNI and Garda on it. The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson said he was concerned ... Loyalist News Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:38:58 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/most-quinn-death-suspects-in-ni-t252.htm#604 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/most-quinn-death-suspects-in-ni-t252.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/notice-served-on-uda-linked-funds-t245.htm 1690richo The Department of Social Development has served notice on the withdrawal of £1.2m from a UDA-linked conflict transformation scheme. The notice of termination was sent to Farset, the independent organisation appointed to oversee the project. The notice was issued on Tuesday, two weeks after DSD Minister Margaret Ritchie said the funding would end. The delay was due to legal issues and disagreements within the Executive over how to proceed. Mrs Ritchie set a deadline for the ... Loyalist News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:25:37 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/notice-served-on-uda-linked-funds-t245.htm#595 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/notice-served-on-uda-linked-funds-t245.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/adams-apologises-to-boy-s-family-t250.htm 1690richo Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said sorry to the parents of a boy killed when the IRA bombed Warrington. Mr Adams made the apology to Colin and Wendy Parry whose 12-year-old son Tim was one of two children who died in the blast in 1993. The West Belfast MP met the family at Canary Wharf in London, which was also damaged in an IRA explosion. They were attending an event organised by Foundation for Peace, the charity set up after Tim's death. Earlier, Colin Parry said ... Loyalist News Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:19:24 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/adams-apologises-to-boy-s-family-t250.htm#601 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/adams-apologises-to-boy-s-family-t250.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/victim-s-dad-cannot-forgive-ira-t249.htm 1690richo The father of one of the Warrington bomb victims cannot forgive the IRA, he has revealed. Colin Parry, whose son was killed in the attack in 1993, made the comment before a debate with Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams in London. During the debate, Mr Adams said Mr Parry and his wife Wendy had "borne their loss with remarkable grace". Their 12-year-old son Tim died along with three-year-old Johnathan Ball in the explosion. Colin Parry, who set up the Tim Parry/Johnathan ... Loyalist News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:26:44 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/victim-s-dad-cannot-forgive-ira-t249.htm#600 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/victim-s-dad-cannot-forgive-ira-t249.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/colin-parry-meets-gerry-adams-t247.htm 1690richo
He'll be shaking hands with Gerry Adams. He says it will be challenging but all part of the healing process

Mr Parry lost his son Tim in the 1993 IRA bomb attack on Warrington.







how sad what do you think please leave your comments thanks]]> Loyalist News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:30:42 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/colin-parry-meets-gerry-adams-t247.htm#597 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/colin-parry-meets-gerry-adams-t247.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/eight-arrested-in-dissident-raids-t244.htm 1690richo Police said a number of items were recovered after house searches in Londonderry and Strabane.

Seven of those arrested on Wednesday are understood to be from Strabane and one from Derry. All were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

They have been taken to Antrim PSNI station for questioning]]> Loyalist News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:24:32 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/eight-arrested-in-dissident-raids-t244.htm#594 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/eight-arrested-in-dissident-raids-t244.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/paisley-warning-over-quinn-murder-t207.htm 1690richo First Minister Ian Paisley has asked the prime minister for his full support if it turns out the IRA were involved in the murder of a County Armagh man. Paul Quinn, 21, from Cullyhanna, was beaten to death by a gang of men at farm sheds in County Monaghan. The DUP said IRA involvement "could collapse the political institutions" after Mr Quinn's family said the organisation had killed their son. Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams has denied republicans were involved. "Others ... Loyalist News Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:33:29 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/paisley-warning-over-quinn-murder-t207.htm#511 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/paisley-warning-over-quinn-murder-t207.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-on-october-21-st-1982-sinn-fein-triumph-in-elec-t194.htm 1690richo Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Provisional IRA, has won its first seats in the elections to the new Ulster Assembly. Gerry Adams, vice president of Sinn Fein, took the Belfast West seat. It is the first time his party has stood for election since the Troubles began. Mr Adams, 34, made clear that being elected would not stop the IRA's campaign of violence. "The IRA have said that while the British army is in Ireland they will be there fighting" he said. As ... Loyalist News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:33:46 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-on-october-21-st-1982-sinn-fein-triumph-in-elec-t194.htm#483 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-on-october-21-st-1982-sinn-fein-triumph-in-elec-t194.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/hutchinson-released-from-custody-t196.htm 1690richo Senior Progressive Unionist Party member Billy Hutchinson, a former assembly member, has been released from police custody without charge. He was one of seven people being held by police investigating the murder of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. Six others remain in custody. Thomas, 15, was stabbed close to his home in August 2005. Police believe his killers are from the Mount Vernon area, where Mr Hutchinson is a community worker. The one-time MLA's arrest sparked ... Loyalist News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:25:31 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/hutchinson-released-from-custody-t196.htm#485 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/hutchinson-released-from-custody-t196.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-link-to-border-death-denied-t195.htm 1690richo Sinn Fein MP Conor Murphy has said he does not believe there was any republican involvement in the death of a man in County Monaghan. The family of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn, 21, said their son was abducted and beaten by the IRA because he refused to leave the country. Mr Quinn was found at farm buildings at Tullycoora near Oram just after 1800 BST on Saturday. He died later. Mr Murphy has disputed the family's claim, calling the attack unjustified. Mr Quinn's family said ... Loyalist News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:24:12 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-link-to-border-death-denied-t195.htm#484 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-link-to-border-death-denied-t195.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pipe-bomb-victim-attacked-again-t237.htm 1690richo A County Armagh man has been attacked just hours after a pipe bomb was discovered at his home. A number of houses had to be evacuated in Lurgan overnight after the device was found under a child's trampoline. The householder said it was the latest incident in a campaign of intimidation against him and his family. He said he and his father-in-law were assaulted by a gang at about noon on Saturday and needed treatment for their injuries. He said he believed the same people ... Loyalist News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:15:04 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pipe-bomb-victim-attacked-again-t237.htm#551 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pipe-bomb-victim-attacked-again-t237.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-must-disappear-uup-s-empey-t235.htm 1690richo The IRA should disband and disappear, Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey has told his party conference. Sir Reg also said that the public spats within his party were now over and he was tired of Ian Paisley claiming credit for Ulster Unionist achievement. "I accept the IRA has changed in the last few years," he said. "But rather than believing that it has gone away entirely, I suspect that it may actually be in a form of suspended animation - a hibernation." ... Loyalist News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:02:29 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-must-disappear-uup-s-empey-t235.htm#549 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ira-must-disappear-uup-s-empey-t235.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/supergrass-murder-was-grotesque-t232.htm 1690richo The murder of a former IRA supergrass has been described by a coroner as one of the most brutal he has ever seen. The inquest heard Eamon Collins's body was found with severe head injuries at Doran's Hill, Newry, in 1999. Coroner John Leckey and State Pathologist Jack Crane agreed it was one of the most brutal, horrific and grotesque murders they had encountered. Mr Collins had received numerous death threats from the IRA but refused to move from his home. Mr Leckey said ... Loyalist News Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:38:20 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/supergrass-murder-was-grotesque-t232.htm#546 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/supergrass-murder-was-grotesque-t232.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/mourners-told-murder-was-barbaric-t223.htm 1690richo Mourners heard Paul Quinn's murder described as barbaric Hundred of mourners at the funeral of County Armagh man Paul Quinn have heard his murder described as a "barbaric crime that was deeply sinful". The 21-year-old died after being beaten by a gang of up to nine men in County Monaghan at the weekend. His family blamed the IRA. Sinn Fein has denied republican involvement. At Requiem Mass at St Patrick's Church in Cullyhanna Fr Kevin Cullen said mourners were there ... Loyalist News Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:25:44 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/mourners-told-murder-was-barbaric-t223.htm#536 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/mourners-told-murder-was-barbaric-t223.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/barn-murder-an-evil-deed-brady-t213.htm 1690richo The murder of County Armagh man Paul Quinn was a barbaric deed which was evil and inexcusable, the Catholic Primate of All Ireland has said. Archbishop Sean Brady said there should be no reprisal for the killing. Mr Quinn, 21, died after being beaten by nine men with iron bars at a farm shed in County Monaghan on Saturday. His funeral will be held on Thursday. Martin McGuinness has spoken to Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern about the murder. The ... Loyalist News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:29:27 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/barn-murder-an-evil-deed-brady-t213.htm#525 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/barn-murder-an-evil-deed-brady-t213.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pipe-bomb-found-under-trampoline-t234.htm 1690richo A number of houses had to be evacuated in Lurgan overnight following the discovery of a pipe bomb. The fire and rescue service and police were called to a house in Princeton Avenue after a car was set alight. They found the device under a child's trampoline in the garden. Army technical experts removed the device and and a number of other items. It is understood police do not believe the attack was sectarian. The car was badly damaged in the incident. The man who lives there ... Loyalist News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:01:13 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pipe-bomb-found-under-trampoline-t234.htm#548 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pipe-bomb-found-under-trampoline-t234.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/lessing-says-9-11-not-that-bad-t214.htm 1690richo Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing has said that the 11 September attacks were "not that terrible" compared to the IRA's terror campaign. "Some Americans will think I'm crazy... but it was neither as terrible or as extraordinary as they think," the writer told Spanish newspaper El Pais. The 88-year-old added that "people forget" the IRA bomb attack on Margaret Thatcher's government in 1984. Lessing won the Nobel prize, worth £763,000, honouring ... Loyalist News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:30:33 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/lessing-says-9-11-not-that-bad-t214.htm#526 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/lessing-says-9-11-not-that-bad-t214.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-in-october-23-1971-two-women-shot-at-belfas-t205.htm 1690richo Westminster and Stormont MP Gerry Fitt has called for an official inquiry into the shooting of two women in the Catholic Falls area of Belfast. The women were shot dead as their car swerved down the road, smashing into a wall and failed to stop at a checkpoint. Two other people in the car survived and have been charged under the Explosive Substances Act. They are waiting to appear in court. Soldiers say they only opened fire after shots were fired from the car itself. "As ... Loyalist News Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:30:24 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-in-october-23-1971-two-women-shot-at-belfas-t205.htm#509 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/on-this-day-in-october-23-1971-two-women-shot-at-belfas-t205.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/shooting-rioters-given-27-years-t184.htm 1690richo Two men who fired on police after a controversial Orange parade was banned in September 2005 have been jailed for a total of 27 years. A judge said they took part in "one of the most violent cases of public disorder in recent years". A detective said the community was a safer place with neighbours John Mains and Colin Harbinson behind bars. Mains, 38, of Highfield Drive in Belfast, was jailed for 17 years for attempting to murder police. Harbinson, 36, also of Highfield ... Loyalist News Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:01:32 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/shooting-rioters-given-27-years-t184.htm#453 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/shooting-rioters-given-27-years-t184.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pope-may-visit-northern-ireland-t180.htm 1690richo Pope Benedict XVI may visit Northern Ireland, according to a leading Irish clergyman. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he interpreted the choice of Sean Brady as cardinal as an indication the pope wants to visit Northern Ireland. He said such a visit would have "the symbolic meaning of ending an era of our history and opening to something new, north and south". Dr Brady, the Archbishop of Armagh, was one of 24 cardinals named on Wednesday. Ireland will now have three ... Loyalist News Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:48:48 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pope-may-visit-northern-ireland-t180.htm#446 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/pope-may-visit-northern-ireland-t180.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/arrest-of-loyalist-sparks-protest-t188.htm 1690richo Up to 30 people staged a protest outside a police station where a senior member of the Progressive Unionist Party is being questioned. Billy Hutchinson, a former assembly member, is one of seven people arrested by police investigating the murder of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. Thomas, 15, was stabbed close to his home in August 2005. Police believe his killers are from the Mount Vernon area. PUP leader Dawn Purvis said she was "angry" about Mr Hutchinson's arrest. ... Loyalist News Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:20:46 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/arrest-of-loyalist-sparks-protest-t188.htm#471 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/arrest-of-loyalist-sparks-protest-t188.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/nationalist-myth-challenged-t181.htm redhandrfc Two leading archaeologists have recently produced evidence of the origins of the Irish which badly dents the theory of distinct Celtic ethnicity which forms an important part of the basis of Irish Nationalism. Richard Warner, of the Ulster Museum in Belfast, said in an address to the Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations that:- "In round terms, the image of the Irish as a genetically Celtic people - in fact the whole idea of a Celtic ethnicity and of ... Loyalist News Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:20:51 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/nationalist-myth-challenged-t181.htm#447 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/nationalist-myth-challenged-t181.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/court-told-of-90-death-threats-t179.htm 1690richo Death threats have been made against more than 90 people caught up in a loyalist feud in the Carrickfergus area, Belfast High Court has heard. A Crown lawyer said there had also been three shooting incidents and a pipe bomb attack since July. He was speaking as two men appeared in court after an incident in the town. Barry Waite, 33, from Sunningdale Crescent, and George Clarke, 43, from Castlemara Drive, both Carrickfergus, deny causing grievous bodily harm. They were both ... Loyalist News Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:58:32 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/court-told-of-90-death-threats-t179.htm#443 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/court-told-of-90-death-threats-t179.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ministers-clash-in-heated-debate-t174.htm 1690richo Sinn Fein and SDLP Ministers have clashed after a tense executive meeting at Stormont Castle. SDLP Minister Margaret Ritchie expressed dismay over how colleagues responded to her decision to axe funding for a UDA-linked initiative. The executive did not vote on the principle of her decision to cut £1.2m in loyalist funding. But it did adopt minutes which Ms Ritchie contested. It put on record she had agreed not to act without consulting colleagues. On her way out, Ms Ritchie ... Loyalist News Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:47:09 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ministers-clash-in-heated-debate-t174.htm#433 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/ministers-clash-in-heated-debate-t174.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/queen-unveils-new-forces-memorial-t6.htm Admin Queen unveils new forces memorial The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales are attending the dedication of the new national Armed Forces Memorial. The £6m stone circle in Alrewas, Staffordshire, bears the names of 16,000 service personnel who have died since World War II. The memorial honours those killed in combat and training as well as in acts of terrorism. The royal party has been joined by politicians including PM Gordon Brown. There is room for 15,000 more names ... Loyalist News Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:14:15 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/queen-unveils-new-forces-memorial-t6.htm#6 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/queen-unveils-new-forces-memorial-t6.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/tensions-laid-bare-in-uda-debate-t172.htm 1690richo Tensions laid bare in UDA debate NI political correspondent - 1690richo Margaret Ritchie told the assembly the project could not be justified There would be a fudge - that's what some of the minister's political opponents and Northern Ireland Office sources were predicting. Word spread through Stormont that Margaret Ritchie was preparing to make a statement on the UDA-linked scheme, the Conflict Transformation Initiative. How wrong they were. Instead ... Loyalist News Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:15:50 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/tensions-laid-bare-in-uda-debate-t172.htm#422 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/tensions-laid-bare-in-uda-debate-t172.htm http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/minister-stops-loyalist-project-t142.htm 1690richo Minister stops loyalist project The UDA said it would decommission in its own time Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has announced her intention to stop a loyalist initiative which was to get £1.2m of government funding. However, at the Northern Ireland assembly Finance Minister Peter Robinson accused her of being in breach of the ministerial code. A 60-day deadline for the Ulster Defence Association to begin giving up guns expired last Tuesday. The deadline ... Loyalist News Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:13:31 GMT http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/minister-stops-loyalist-project-t142.htm#253 http://britishloyalists.forumotion.com/loyalist-news-f2/minister-stops-loyalist-project-t142.htm