Paramilitaries in the Troubles
At the outset there are two popular misconceptions about the paramilitaries that should be challenged. First, that all were ...
Politics in the Troubles
The politics of this period were complex. Local parties representing different shades of unionism and nationalism embraced ...
A new series of Bed of Lies: Spies, murder and terrorists in Northern Ireland’s Troubles
Terrorists unmasked as spies. One of Britain’s best kept secrets investigated in the third series of our podcast, Bed of Lies ...
Paisley Calls for a Force Similar to ‘B’-men - On This Day in 1975
Earlier yesterday, there was reaction to Mr Paisley’s weekend call to Loyalists to join together to protect their heritage.
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Loyalism needs a new way forward – let’s start with the name
Nearly all news coverage of loyalists or loyalism in Northern Ireland is concerned with criminality and the continuing actions of paramilitary organisations more than a quarter of a century after ...
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Families of loyalist victims sue over weapons in NI
The High Court has heard claims that the security forces permitted loyalist paramilitaries to import and distribute a shipment of weapons used in a series of murders across Northern Ireland.
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Paramilitaries in the Troubles
When local government in Northern Ireland, ruled by unionists, was abolished in 1972 a loyalist paramilitary group called the UDA emerged. The 'Provos' emerge when the IRA fails to protect ...