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'I had to be strong for the families' says Castlerock survivor

A County Derry man who was the sole survivor of a UDA/UFF attack in Castlerock has said he felt the need to be strong for the families of those killed. Gerry McEldowney was shot in the thigh by loyalist gunmen as he arrived for work at Gortree Park, ...

19 Jan 2022 at 09:33

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Police Ombudsman probe examined 19 loyalist murders

The investigation by the Police Ombudsman examined police actions in relation to 19 murders and multiple attempted murders carried out by the UDA/UFF. The attacks were: – The murder of Gerard Casey at Rasharkin, Co Antrim, on April 4 1989; – The ...

14 Jan 2022 at 01:28

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Watchdog probing loyalist murders finds evidence of ‘collusive’ police acts

A police watchdog investigating a series of loyalist murders during the Troubles has found evidence of collusive behaviour among some officers but said the Royal Ulster Constabulary had no prior knowledge of the attacks. The Police Ombudsman’s ...

14 Jan 2022 at 01:27

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Family of murder victim call for new inquest ahead of 30th anniversary of his death

The family of a man who was murdered by loyalists at his work 30 years ago are calling for a new inquest into his death. Peter Gallagher was just 44 when he was killed as he arrived for his work near Distillery Street, off Grosvenor Road in ...

22 Mar 2023 at 20:33

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“Is it the role of the Police Federation to defend the actions of the RUC?”

The Chair of the Police Federation for NI said it asked its members to consider challenging a Police Ombudsman’s findings of RUC 'collusive behaviour' because it affected its members and ‘retired cadre’. Last year, The Northern Ireland ...

04 Dec 2023 at 17:33

Man ‘gobsmacked’ at arrest over banned loyalist group flag, court told

A West Midlands man accused of breaching anti-terror laws by flying an Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) flag told police he thought the group had “ceased to exist” after the Good Friday Agreement, a jury has heard. Kieron Brockhouse, who ...

04 Jan 2024 at 18:35

West Midlands man found not guilty of supporting banned Ulster terror groups

A West Midlands man who flew the flags of two outlawed Ulster loyalist groups has been found not guilty of two anti-terror law charges. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court unanimously acquitted Kieron Brockhouse of two counts of ...

09 Jan 2024 at 16:45

Man ‘encouraged support’ for banned loyalist groups by flying flags, jury told

A jury has heard a man accused of encouraging support for a banned terror group by flying an Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) flag told police after his arrest: “It’s just a flag mate … I am an Orangeman.” Prosecutors allege ...

03 Jan 2024 at 17:33

World

Danish ex-foreign minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen dies at 80

Uffe Elleman-Jensen, Denmark’s foreign minister for more than 10 years and considered one of the Nordic region’s key politicians in the end phase of the Cold War, has died aged 80. The conservative-liberal Venstre party, ...

19 Jun 2022 at 16:19

Northern Ireland

Families call for justice after damning police watchdog report on UDA murders

Families of loyalist murder victims have vowed to fight for justice after a damning police watchdog report found officers had engaged in “collusive behaviours” with paramilitary killers. Police Ombudsman for Northern ...

08 Feb 2022 at 14:25

Northern Ireland

RUC investigation into 1991 Belfast murder was ‘ineffective’, ombudsman finds

The RUC investigation into the murder of a man by loyalists in Belfast in 1991 was “ineffective” and not capable of bringing perpetrators to justice, Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman has said. Marie Anderson said ...

24 Apr 2025 at 14:52

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