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UVF told victory would be theirs in Ulster
Mr J Seers, UVF drill inspector for county Fermanagh ... whole energy into the drilling and victory would be theirs in Ulster in the long run. The Century Ireland project is an online historical ...
Paramilitaries in the Troubles
At the outset there are two popular misconceptions about the paramilitaries that should be challenged. First, that all were all mindless thugs devoid of any political motivation who got their kicks ...
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Ulster Unionism and the Somme
Certainly the Ulster Volunteer Force which had spearheaded ... By the summer of 1914, the UVF was carrying thousands of rifles, smuggled in from Germany in recent weeks, this act of sedition ...
Eugene Martin murder: Family appeal for witnesses to contact them
The family of a Catholic man shot dead more than 30 years ago have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. Eugene Martin (30), from Ballyronan, Co Derry, was gunned down by a UVF murder ...
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UVF gun-running plaque criticised over wording
A row has broken out over the wording of a plaque to commemorate a gun-running operation by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). Councillors agreed to install the plaque at Donaghadee Harbour ...
Victim’s daughter ‘sick’ over Glenanne Gang memorial
The daughter of a man murdered by the Glenanne Gang has told of feeling sick after learning that dozens of loyalist bands are ...
Belfast Telegraph14d
Government officials red-faced as they scramble to rescind MBE given to UVF gunman
A former UVF prisoner awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list is set to be stripped of the title after the Cabinet Office learned of his paramilitary past. David Martin (62) was handed the ...
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‘Winkie’ Irvine under pressure as UVF fear Skorpion submachine guns handed over to cops
The UVF is investigating the ‘disappearance’ of two Skorpion machine pistols, sources have claimed. An internal investigation ...
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Opposition to Home Rule
Over 400,000 men and women signed it. Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), with German rifles smuggled into Ireland in 1914 The most dangerous development at this time was the formation of ...
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Former UVF gunman tells Orange Order that his MBE ‘is not being rescinded’
A UVF gunman awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List has told the Orange Order it will not be withdrawn. David Martin says he will be going to London to receive the gong from King Charles or ...
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Paramilitaries in the Troubles
The oldest loyalist paramilitary organisation is the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). It takes its name from northern Protestants who, on the eve of the First World War, had volunteered to fight to ...