# loyalists

Last year

2022

# Exploitation

Northern Ireland paramilitaries coercing young people into crime

Young people were being ordered to take part in rioting during unrest in 2021, the Children’s Commissioner said.

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Nov 9th 2022, 2:21 PM

All time

# rebuke

Ex-DUP leader Foster criticises Bertie Ahern over Belfast 'ghetto' comments on NI protocol

The former Taoiseach said loyalists who are opposed to the Northern Ireland Protocol “haven’t got a clue” about how it works.

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Nov 19th 2021, 12:13 PM

# 12 July

Stormont ministers threaten PSNI with court action over bonfire stance

Police are refusing to support contractors to remove the north Belfast loyalist fire.

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Jul 9th 2021, 12:39 PM

# The North

'It's hate-fuelled': NI Justice Minister hits out over election posters on loyalist bonfires

Irish and EU flags have also been seen on some bonfires.

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Jul 6th 2021, 9:28 AM

# NI Protocol

Garda Commissioner says loyalist rally reports may be ‘kite flying’

Drew Harris said gardaí would be prepared if a rally did take place in Dublin.

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Jul 2nd 2021, 6:49 PM

# NI Protocol

Brother of loyalist murder victim disrupts protest over Northern Ireland Protocol

Gareth McCord’s brother Raymond was beaten to death by a UVF gang in north Belfast in 1997.

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Apr 19th 2021, 4:48 PM

# the good information project

We are hosting a panel of young voices to discuss the reality of life in Northern Ireland and how positive change could be brought about.

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Apr 8th 2021, 11:45 AM

# loyalists

'Senseless and reckless': Police attacked as violence flares again in parts of Northern Ireland

The incidents are the latest in several days of disorder.

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Updated Apr 5th 2021, 1:00 PM

# northern protocol

NI Protocol issues can be resolved with goodwill and common sense, Boris Johnson says

Loyalist paramilitaries in NI have said they are withdrawing their support for the GFA.

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Updated Mar 4th 2021, 8:27 PM

# seamus ludlow

Taoiseach backs investigation into loyalist murder of Louth man

Seamus Ludlow was killed on his way home from a pub in Dundalk in 1976.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 10:00 PM

# crime rings

Border crime: Republican and loyalist smuggling gangs 'crippling haulage sector'

Dissidents and loyalists are using the same routes to smuggle goods.

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Nov 16th 2019, 12:05 AM

# loyalists

Foster blames Varadkar for 'setting precedent' with comments that could stoke loyalist violence

Foster told PA that some loyalists were contemplating violent resistance to any Brexit deal.

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Oct 25th 2019, 7:55 PM

# the twelfth

Two fire crews attacked while responding to bonfire incidents in the North

The fire service responded to around 40 bonfire-related incidents last night.

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Jul 12th 2017, 7:40 AM

# not backing down

Jeremy Corbyn is being attacked in the UK press over his 'refusal to directly condemn the IRA'

The pro-Tory papers have not been kind to the Labour leader today despite the fact he condemned all violence.

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May 22nd 2017, 7:56 AM

# belfast bunfight

Margaret Thatcher wanted to crush Loyalist strikers just like she did the miners

The UK Prime Minister was determined not to let them take down the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

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Jan 2nd 2016, 7:15 AM

# Twelfth of July

Man charged with attempted murder after car was driven into pedestrians

A 16-year-old girl was also hurt when a car ploughed into pedestrians.

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Jul 14th 2015, 8:50 PM

# Marching Season

Unionists condemn 'evil' Swastika flown near Loyalist bonfire

The incident came one day after graffiti threatening to “crucify” Catholics in Belfast.

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Jul 8th 2015, 10:16 PM

# Anniversary

The British government still has unreleased files on Ireland's worst terrorist attack

34 people lost their lives in the coordinated attack 41 years ago.

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May 16th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Clashes

Two injured during anti-internment parade in Belfast

One officer and a members of the public sustained minor injuries in the parade which saw thousands take to the streets.

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Aug 11th 2014, 8:20 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about who got what job in the Cabinet, the 12th of July parades and the future of the Poolbeg chimneys…

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Jul 11th 2014, 11:00 PM

# Ban

Why was the Afghan government asked to ban Facebook?

It’s all to do with the presidential election.

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Jul 6th 2014, 11:07 AM

# Northern Ireland

Police call for calm as threat issued to Belfast schools

A man claiming to represent the Red Hand Defenders issued the threat, according to the Irish News.

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Sep 7th 2013, 3:36 PM

# Belfast Flag Protests

Man arrested on suspicion of terrorist activity in Carrickfergus

The 42-year-old was arrested by officers investigating the Union Jack flag protests. To date, over 180 people have been charged as part of the investigation.

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Aug 29th 2013, 4:17 PM

# tensions

Martin McGuinness: The past few weeks have not been good for Northern Ireland

The Deputy First Minister also criticised the DUP – his coalition partner – for abandoning plans to develop the Maze prison into a conflict resolution centre.

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Aug 18th 2013, 7:30 AM

Voices

Column: I hope my son never lives through the kind of violent history I did

Recent violence on the streets of Belfast filled me with despair; we need to teach our children respect for each other’s identity and traditions to avoid passing on the failures of the past, writes Peter Osborne.

Aug 16th 2013, 4:00 PM

# orangemen

In pics: Orange Order parade stopped from entering Ardoyne

PSNI stopped the parade on the Woodvale Road, one kilometre outside Ardoyne.

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Jul 21st 2013, 7:31 AM

# Parade

Appeals for calm in Belfast ahead of Orange Order parade

The parade is due to take place at 2.30pm today.

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Jul 20th 2013, 12:28 PM

Voices

Column: There's a case for a United Ireland but it doesn't lie in voodoo economics

If we want to end the partition between the Republic and Northern Ireland, then we need to embrace some realistic solutions for the economic future, writes David McCann.

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Jul 8th 2013, 7:30 PM

# art of conflict

Vince Vaughn has made a film about the Northern Ireland murals...

… yes, really. (And you can watch it on tv from today).

12.0k

Jun 1st 2013, 7:15 AM

# Press Freedom

Two journalists receive death threats from paramilitaries

There has been condemnation of the threats against the two unidentified journalists who are based in Northern Ireland.

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May 15th 2013, 5:54 PM

# Protests

Timeline: How the flags drama unfolded in Northern Ireland

It began with a vote and ended with burnt-out offices, dozens of injuries and arrests, and a sense that a fragile peace had been disrupted.

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Feb 9th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Flags

PSNI officers meet with loyalists in bid to end protests

Senior officers met with the Ulster People’s Forum over the protests which have been ongoing for almost two months.

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Jan 31st 2013, 1:31 PM

Voices

Column: We need new ideas to solve the flag issue in Belfast

Innovative ideas are needed to solve the crisis in the North, writes Steve Wrenn, who says we need to think outside the box and compromise.

Jan 29th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Violence

Adams: The vast majority of the Belfast protests are illegal

Gerry Adams said most of the protests are being organised by the BNP, the UVF and criminal elements, and need to end.

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Jan 13th 2013, 7:30 AM

# In Pictures

More violence in Northern Ireland as Union flag protests continue

Petrol bombs, fireworks and other missiles have been thrown at police in Belfast and Carrickfergus.

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Jan 11th 2013, 9:36 PM

# Loyalist protest

Loyalist activist says Dublin protest has been postponed

Pastor Barry Halliday of Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair) told TheJournal.ie that the protest had been postponed, a claim the gardaí have not confirmed and another organiser has denied.

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Jan 9th 2013, 6:42 PM

# Union flag

Violent clashes in Belfast as flag protests enter fifth night

Police officers were attacked with missiles while vehicles were damaged with hatchets and sledge hammers.

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Jan 8th 2013, 8:05 AM

# Loyalist protest

Cross-party calls for loyalists to reconsider Dáil protest

Around 150 loyalists plan to hold a protest outside Leinster House this Saturday sarcastically calling for the Irish flag to be taken down… even though it won’t be flying.

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Jan 7th 2013, 4:25 PM