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Terrorist organisation

A crowd of Protestants from Sandy Row is stopped on the Boyne Bridge as soldiers stand armed in Durham Street

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‘I was in the UDA…I got sickened with them to be honest’: Previously unheard voices of loyalist women in new book

They are rarely heard voices, at times overshadowed by their male counterparts, depicted as passive in political circles, supporters rather than participants, loyalist women have been largely silent in the political discourse.

UDA chief Jim Spence’s tormentor badgered daughter with pics of himself

A man who threatened to kill a police station employee and harassed the daughter of a UDA godfather has been spared jail.

Former UDA boss blasts cops after pipe bomb charges against him are dropped

Ex-UDA boss Brian Dean has had his bomb charges dropped – and he claims he was set up for speaking out against his former paramilitary pals in the Sunday World.

Drugs and cash seized in raids linked to South East Antrim UDA

Money and drugs have been seized in raids targeting South East Antrim UDA in Newtownabbey.

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Allison Morris Opinion Sam ‘Skelly’ McCrory’s death means that, for his many victims, there will be no justice in this life

He was a notorious gunman, a loyal member of Johnny Adair’s ‘C Company’ and the first openly gay loyalist paramilitary.

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Loyalist behind Craigyhill bonfire is UDA loan shark

The man behind what is believed to be the world’s largest bonfire is a South East Antrim UDA loan shark, Sunday Life can reveal.

Clifford Irons at the top of the Craigyhill bonfire last summer

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UDA gang boss Clifford Irons sued over alleged debts

A South East Antrim UDA boss and alleged cocaine king is being threatened with bankruptcy, Sunday Life can reveal.

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Female associate helping UDA drug dealer ‘Duck’ cash in behind bars

A loyalist drugs boss is said to be continuing to run cocaine rackets from behind bars — by using a female associate as his round-the-clock dealer.

Glenn Rainey (left ) and Mark Rainey (right) are facing jail

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exclusive Party’s over for East Belfast UVF coke kings as brothers own up to running drug rackets

Criminal brothers who were among the East Belfast UVF’s biggest drug dealers are facing prison after admitting running a money-spinning cocaine network.

Ex-UDA boss Adrian ‘Aidy’ Bird loses press complaint against Sunday Life

Ex-UDA boss Adrian ‘Aidy’ Bird has lost a press complaint against Sunday Life after we named him as a one-time leading figure in the terror gang.

Man (40) charged with drugs offences during PSNI investigation into North Down UDA

A 40-year-old man has been charged with a number of drugs offences as part of a PSNI investigation into the North Down UDA.

Chris Djorjani admitted £10k cocaine charge

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Personal trainer turned drug dealer couldn’t outrun cops

A personal trainer with alleged links to the South East Antrim UDA has admitted having £10,000 of cocaine.

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UDA boss Gary ‘Goof’ Coleman back on streets days after drugs sentence

A UDA drugs boss is back on the streets despite being handed an 18-month sentence just five days ago.

Glenn Quinn was found murdered at his home at Ashleigh Park in Carrickfergus in 2020

Glenn Quinn murder: PSNI appeal issued for information ahead of man’s 50th birthday

The PSNI has made a renewed appeal for information on the murder of Glenn Quinn ahead of what would have been his 50th birthday on Saturday.

The BelTel: The UDA – why does it still exist?

It has been 28 years since the loyalist ceasefires.

Man (39) released on bail following drug searches linked to west Belfast UDA

A 39-year-old man has been released on bail after he was arrested during a police investigation into suspected drugs criminality linked to the west Belfast UDA.

A woman walks past a terrorist banner on a wall in Belfast. Credit: Liam McBurney

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Allison Morris Opinion Potential risk to peace and stability if Brexit issues are not resolved

With the UK Government now saying changes to the protocol are necessary for the “security and stability” of Northern Ireland, the threat level from paramilitary groups will be under assessment by the Home Office.

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Top coke dealer made ‘commander’ of UDA unit in Monkstown

A major drug dealer has been appointed ‘commander’ of a violent South East Antrim (SEA) UDA unit, causing anger among the community it terrorises.

From the front line: Fergal Keane reports from Ukraine in 2016. Credit: BBC/State of Grace Films

Veteran BBC war correspondent Fergal Keane reveals toll taken by conflict

BBC war correspondent Fergal Keane has laid bare in a deeply personal documentary how death and the looming threat of violence during the Troubles first affected his mental wellbeing

A UVF billboard next to the Fern Lodge pub in Newtownabbey

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Rathcoole: Drugged up UDA thug battered UVF man twice his age

UVF chiefs want showdown talks with South East Antrim UDA leader Gary Fisher after yet another one of their members was battered by his goons.

Roy Reynolds (left) and Michael Campbell on night Roy was killed

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Roy Reynolds killing: Murder accused under jail threat

A behind-bars bounty has been placed on the head of the man who says he killed Roy ‘Fobby’ Reynolds in self-defence.

SDLP election posters are stolen in south Belfast

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Allison Morris Opinion We are moving dangerously close to a time when politicians are considered to be legitimate targets

Politics is not a career for the faint-hearted. The rough and tumble of the campaign trail can test even the most hardened of politician.

Shock: A PSNI officer outside Holy Cross church during Friday's security alert. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Loyalist paramilitaries to target Irish government buildings as 1987 weapons could be used in campaign against NI protocol

Attacks on political offices and buildings associated with the Irish government are expected to continue as loyalists escalate their campaign against the protocol.

Great-granda drug crook spared jail

This is the 77-year-old great-grandfather who has become the oldest Northern Ireland man to be handed a suspended jail term over a drug-dealing operation.

The 40-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of a number of drug offences.

Man (40) arrested on suspicion of drug offences as part of North Down UDA investigation

The PSNI’s Paramilitary Crime Task Force have arrested a man in Co Down on suspicion of drug offences.

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Man who attacked UDA boss Jim Spence with wheelbrace spared jail

The man who attacked and threatened to kill UDA boss Jim Spence has narrowly avoided jail.

Death threats were sprayed recently on fencing at the Rathcoole flats.

Loyalist drug dealer fled crash with bags of cocaine but left girlfriend behind

A loyalist drug dealer is at the centre of a police investigation after he crashed a car while high and ran off, leaving his injured girlfriend behind.

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exclusive Licence to kill: Family of builder gunned down by UDA gang question whether informants involved in killing are being protected

The parents of a builder gunned down by a serial-killing South East Antrim (SEA) UDA gang have questioned whether informants involved in his murder are being protected.

Vera Willis outside her home after an earlier attack

Terrified Belfast gran flees home after third attack by masked gang

A terrified grandmother is preparing to flee her home after it was attacked for the third time since Christmas.

General view of Belfast Crown Court also known as Laganside Courts (PA)

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Cocaine dealer shot by UDA gangsters avoids prison

A drug dealer kneecapped by the UDA has avoided prison after pleading guilty to supplying cocaine.

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