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The Gunmen: Michael Stone, the Trouble's most notorious loyalist killer
Michael Stone is one of the most notorious gunmen of the Troubles. Known in loyalist circles as a gun for hire, he murdered 3 people at an IRA funera…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Peter ‘the Punt’ Robinson and the the loyalist ‘invasion’ of Clontibret
In the early hours of 7 August 1986, hundreds of Ulster Loyalists, some in paramilitary uniforms, spilled over the border and into the County Monagha…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Paddy Kielty and Cat Deeley’s shock split and is Liam Neeson going out with Pamela Anderson?
From the parish newsletter to the daily death notices, we like to keep tabs on the comings and goings of life around us. And when it comes to celebri…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
London UDA ‘transitions’ into an “old comrades association”
There are reports that the London UDA has transitioned into an “old comrades association”. The faction fundraised for loyalist activities in Northern…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Banbridge schoolgirl turned Islamic terrorist 'White Widow', connected to 7/7 attacks, remains at large
The so-called ‘White Widow’ is one of the world’s most wanted Islamic terror suspects. Samantha Lewthwaite has been linked to 400 deaths and the 7/7 …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Sole suspect in Fermanagh shooting tragedy, Ian Rutledge, dies in hospital
The only suspect in the murder investigation into the fatal shootings of a mother and her two children in Co Fermanagh has died. Ian Rutledge (43) pa…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Miami Showband Massacre: "They tried to wipe out the entire band"
In 1960s Ireland, the showband scene was a massive cultural phenomenon. Ballrooms filled up night after night across the country, and at its heart wa…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
South-East Antrim UDA starts ‘winding down’ but rule out disbanding
Talk of loyalist paramilitaries disbanding is now generally seen as extremely unlikely. Cynicism abounds as to whether these armed groups will ever ‘…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Fermanagh in shock after woman and children murdered in their own home
Three members of a family have been murdered in Maguiresbridge. The mother and her two children were shot in their family home – with two of them dyi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Jeffery Dudgeon on the story of the NI Gay Rights Association and his doubts about ‘queer’ activism today
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Jeffrery Dugdeon was the public face of the gay rights movement in Northern Ireland. He was a prominent figure in the c…
7 months, 3 weeks ago