The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalistparamilitary group in Northern Ireland. It emerged in 1966 and is named after the original UVF of the early 20th century. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British soldier. The group undertook an armed campaign of almost thirty years during the Troubles. It declared a ceasefire in 1994 and officially ended its campaign in 2007, although some of its members have continued to engage in violence. The group is classified as a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and United States.
After World War I, the British Government decided to set up two self-governing regions in Ireland: Northern Ireland (made up of four Ulster counties with Protestant/unionist majorities and two others), and Southern Ireland. However, by 1920 the Irish War of Independence was raging and the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the army of the self-declared Irish Republic, was launching attacks on British forces in Ireland. As a response to these attacks, the UVF was revived. However, this revival was largely unsuccessful and the UVF was absorbed into the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), the reserve police force of the Northern Ireland Government.
Ulster (/ˈʌlstər/; Irish:Ulaidh pronounced[ˈul̪ˠəi] or Cúige Uladh pronounced[ˈkuːɟə ˈul̪ˠə], Ulster Scots: Ulstèr or Ulster) is a province in the north of the island of Ireland. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths (Irish:cúige) ruled by a rí ruirech, or "king of over-kings".
The definition of the province was fluid from early to medieval times. It took a definitive shape in the reign of King James I of England when all the counties of Ireland were eventually shired. This process of evolving conquest had been under way since the Norman invasion of Ireland, particularly as advanced by the Cambro-Norman magnates Hugh de Lacy and John de Courcy. Ulster was a central topic role in the parliamentary debates that eventually resulted in the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Under the terms of the Act, Ireland was divided into two territories, Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the border passing through the province. "Southern Ireland" was to be all of Ireland except for "the parliamentary counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, and the parliamentary boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry [the city of Derry]" which were to constitute "Northern Ireland". The area of Northern Ireland was seen as the maximum area within which Ulster Protestants/unionists could be expected to have a safe majority, despite counties Fermanagh and Tyrone having slight Roman Catholic/Irish nationalist majorities. While these six counties and two parliamentary boroughs were all in the province of Ulster, three other counties of the province – Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan – were assigned to the Irish Free State.
Loyalist paramilitaries: The 'defence groups' that killed hundreds
Fifty years after British troops were deployed to NI, BBC News NI assesses the impact of loyalist paramilitary groups during the Troubles.
Many of those who joined such groups said they were simply defending their communities from attack.
But loyalist paramilitaries killed more than 1,000 people during the Troubles, including many Catholics who were targeted simply because of their religion.
published: 15 Aug 2019
Ex-UVF man's warning: 'It's haunted me and affected my mental health'
A former loyalist paramilitary has warned of the dangers of teenagers getting involved in violence and joining groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
Now in his 20s, he said he was "groomed" with alcohol to help persuade him to join the youth wing of the UVF.
It happened during the flag protests in Belfast in 2013.
Martin, not his real name, said he regretted becoming involved.
After watching teenagers as young 13 become involved in recent rioting, he said he feared there was a danger of history repeating itself.
This interview has been voiced by an actor.
published: 23 Apr 2021
21 May 1966 - UVF declares war on IRA
May 21st 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
FULL VIDEO ON IRISH HISTORY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXV5I0S12VU
#onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #ireland #irish #northernireland #uvf #loyalist #unionist
published: 21 May 2023
Northern Ireland: Former enemies come face to face
A former British solider and a former IRA prisoner have united to warn that there cannot be a one-sided prosecutions amnesty in Northern Ireland.
Lee Lavis and Michael Culbert spoke to Sky News as the British Army prepared to mark 50 years since troops were first deployed to Belfast.
Operation Banner, which ran from 1969 until 2007, remains the longest continuous deployment for the British military.
Sky's David Blevins reports.
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published: 13 Aug 2019
UVF attack Short Strand
Sinn Fein MLA Alec Maskey condemns the East Belfast UVF attack on the Nationalist enclave of Short Strand.
published: 22 Jun 2011
Northern Ireland - a legacy of division | FT Film
Almost 25 years since the end of the Troubles, in Northern Ireland physical and social barriers still shape society, business and the economy. The FT's Ireland correspondent Jude Webber meets people trying to overcome them and to build a shared new future. Read more at https://on.ft.com/3vRxYM0
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published: 28 Apr 2022
Have you seen Belfast's loyalist Shankill and its controversial political murals?
This video looks at some of the murals painted around the streets and housing estates of Belfast's loyalist lower Shankill. There's a mix of paramilitary and traditional loyalist images alongside some re-imaged gable walls that have more contemporary messages.
A lot of work goes into these videos. You can now buy me a pint as a means of appreciation for my work on Naked Ireland, no obligation, obviously - only if you can afford it... I appreciate it. Cheers.
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There are murals commemorating WW1 and the Battle of Britain in WW2, as well as one in honour of Lt Colenel John Henry Paterson (1867 - 1947) charting his association with the 2nd Boer War, the Ulster Volunteer Force and his connection with the state of Israel.
On the paramilitary side we ...
published: 02 Jul 2021
The 36th Ulster Division returns to Belfast (1919)
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The 36th Ulster Division returns to Ireland
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published: 27 Oct 2020
N. Ireland troubles as expressed in the Political Murals of East Belfast
In this film we look at the political murals on the lower Newtownards Road in Loyalist East Belfast, N. Ireland. There are a number of murals visited in this film, which range from militant paramilitary images and commemorations to messages of hope and reconciliation.
Among the paramilitary murals are images and slogans that celebrate the East Belfast UDA (the Ulster Defence Association) who were a loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1971. Their armed terrorist campaign justified by the group as required to protect loyalist areas and to combat Irish Republicanism. The group used the cover name Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) for its attacks to avoid being banned as an organisation. This allowed the organisation to remain legal (while only the UFF were outlawed by the British Government) ...
published: 14 May 2021
PRONI - East Belfast In The Great War
This presentation was given on Zoom on 10 August 2020. Gareth Lyle discusses East Belfast in The Great War through the prism of the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. The 8th were formed in 1914 from the nucleus of the East Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force and went on to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front.
However, there was more to these men's lives than simply their experience in the war. This talk will show that by examining the lives of the soldiers of the 8th Royal Irish Rifles, we can learn much about life in East Belfast, before, during and after The Great War.
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Fifty years after British troops were deployed to NI, BBC News NI assesses the impact of loyalist paramilitary groups during the Troubles.
Many of those who joi...
Fifty years after British troops were deployed to NI, BBC News NI assesses the impact of loyalist paramilitary groups during the Troubles.
Many of those who joined such groups said they were simply defending their communities from attack.
But loyalist paramilitaries killed more than 1,000 people during the Troubles, including many Catholics who were targeted simply because of their religion.
Fifty years after British troops were deployed to NI, BBC News NI assesses the impact of loyalist paramilitary groups during the Troubles.
Many of those who joined such groups said they were simply defending their communities from attack.
But loyalist paramilitaries killed more than 1,000 people during the Troubles, including many Catholics who were targeted simply because of their religion.
A former loyalist paramilitary has warned of the dangers of teenagers getting involved in violence and joining groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) a...
A former loyalist paramilitary has warned of the dangers of teenagers getting involved in violence and joining groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
Now in his 20s, he said he was "groomed" with alcohol to help persuade him to join the youth wing of the UVF.
It happened during the flag protests in Belfast in 2013.
Martin, not his real name, said he regretted becoming involved.
After watching teenagers as young 13 become involved in recent rioting, he said he feared there was a danger of history repeating itself.
This interview has been voiced by an actor.
A former loyalist paramilitary has warned of the dangers of teenagers getting involved in violence and joining groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
Now in his 20s, he said he was "groomed" with alcohol to help persuade him to join the youth wing of the UVF.
It happened during the flag protests in Belfast in 2013.
Martin, not his real name, said he regretted becoming involved.
After watching teenagers as young 13 become involved in recent rioting, he said he feared there was a danger of history repeating itself.
This interview has been voiced by an actor.
May 21st 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
FULL VIDEO ON IRISH HISTORY HERE: https://www.youtube....
May 21st 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
FULL VIDEO ON IRISH HISTORY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXV5I0S12VU
#onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #ireland #irish #northernireland #uvf #loyalist #unionist
May 21st 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
FULL VIDEO ON IRISH HISTORY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXV5I0S12VU
#onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #ireland #irish #northernireland #uvf #loyalist #unionist
A former British solider and a former IRA prisoner have united to warn that there cannot be a one-sided prosecutions amnesty in Northern Ireland.
Lee Lavis and...
A former British solider and a former IRA prisoner have united to warn that there cannot be a one-sided prosecutions amnesty in Northern Ireland.
Lee Lavis and Michael Culbert spoke to Sky News as the British Army prepared to mark 50 years since troops were first deployed to Belfast.
Operation Banner, which ran from 1969 until 2007, remains the longest continuous deployment for the British military.
Sky's David Blevins reports.
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Lee Lavis and Michael Culbert spoke to Sky News as the British Army prepared to mark 50 years since troops were first deployed to Belfast.
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Almost 25 years since the end of the Troubles, in Northern Ireland physical and social barriers still shape society, business and the economy. The FT's Ireland ...
Almost 25 years since the end of the Troubles, in Northern Ireland physical and social barriers still shape society, business and the economy. The FT's Ireland correspondent Jude Webber meets people trying to overcome them and to build a shared new future. Read more at https://on.ft.com/3vRxYM0
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This video looks at some of the murals painted around the streets and housing estates of Belfast's loyalist lower Shankill. There's a mix of paramilitary and tr...
This video looks at some of the murals painted around the streets and housing estates of Belfast's loyalist lower Shankill. There's a mix of paramilitary and traditional loyalist images alongside some re-imaged gable walls that have more contemporary messages.
A lot of work goes into these videos. You can now buy me a pint as a means of appreciation for my work on Naked Ireland, no obligation, obviously - only if you can afford it... I appreciate it. Cheers.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NakedIreland
There are murals commemorating WW1 and the Battle of Britain in WW2, as well as one in honour of Lt Colenel John Henry Paterson (1867 - 1947) charting his association with the 2nd Boer War, the Ulster Volunteer Force and his connection with the state of Israel.
On the paramilitary side we see murals representing 2nd Battalion UDA as well as several commemorations of UDA figureheads killed in the recent troubles. One such mural is the tribute to leading UDA member William 'Bucky' McCullough who was killed by the INLA (Irish National Liberation Army) in 1981. McCullough was close to another UDA member, James Craig, who was charged with fundraising for the UDA and who had links to several Republican figures. Craig met with members of the Official IRA at the Royal Bar in Belfast city centre during the mid 1970s at which agreements were reached where they would not target each other's members or interfere in each other's racketeering. The OIRA members present at the meeting switched allegiance to the INLA immediately after this meeting. Both men, Craig and McCullough were known as racketeers for the UDA. By all accounts McCullough's income from rackets were passed on the the UDA's military wing, The Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), to buy weapons. Martin Dillon's book The Dirty War (p447) asserts that Craig held onto the proceeds received. He also is believed to have enriched himself with funds donated to loyalist prisoners, an activity that McCullough allegedly reported to the UFF Commander of the time, John McMichael. As a result of this Craig decided to have McCullough killed and used his friends in the INLA to carry our the assassination. He was shot 12 times on 16th Oct 1981 by the pillion passenger on a motorbike outside his home in Denmark Street in the lower Shankill. Craig was killed by the UFF in 1988.
More traditional Loyalist images are on view as well, such as the well known representation of King William of Orange (King Billy) on his white horse at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Among the murals that exist as a result of a programme of re-imaging in the area are artworks supporting the voice of women and other murals that show that the local community is demanding input into it's own future: "Nothing about us, without us, is for us". The Young Shankill Angels mural shows young people of the Shankill posing in the style of a movie poster. The message is one of dynamism and positivity. There is also a re-imaged gable wall (Gold Rush) which recalls an incident in 1969 when children found a hoard of gold sovereigns when digging on waste ground. Other murals warn young people of the dangers of drugs.
This video looks at some of the murals painted around the streets and housing estates of Belfast's loyalist lower Shankill. There's a mix of paramilitary and traditional loyalist images alongside some re-imaged gable walls that have more contemporary messages.
A lot of work goes into these videos. You can now buy me a pint as a means of appreciation for my work on Naked Ireland, no obligation, obviously - only if you can afford it... I appreciate it. Cheers.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NakedIreland
There are murals commemorating WW1 and the Battle of Britain in WW2, as well as one in honour of Lt Colenel John Henry Paterson (1867 - 1947) charting his association with the 2nd Boer War, the Ulster Volunteer Force and his connection with the state of Israel.
On the paramilitary side we see murals representing 2nd Battalion UDA as well as several commemorations of UDA figureheads killed in the recent troubles. One such mural is the tribute to leading UDA member William 'Bucky' McCullough who was killed by the INLA (Irish National Liberation Army) in 1981. McCullough was close to another UDA member, James Craig, who was charged with fundraising for the UDA and who had links to several Republican figures. Craig met with members of the Official IRA at the Royal Bar in Belfast city centre during the mid 1970s at which agreements were reached where they would not target each other's members or interfere in each other's racketeering. The OIRA members present at the meeting switched allegiance to the INLA immediately after this meeting. Both men, Craig and McCullough were known as racketeers for the UDA. By all accounts McCullough's income from rackets were passed on the the UDA's military wing, The Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), to buy weapons. Martin Dillon's book The Dirty War (p447) asserts that Craig held onto the proceeds received. He also is believed to have enriched himself with funds donated to loyalist prisoners, an activity that McCullough allegedly reported to the UFF Commander of the time, John McMichael. As a result of this Craig decided to have McCullough killed and used his friends in the INLA to carry our the assassination. He was shot 12 times on 16th Oct 1981 by the pillion passenger on a motorbike outside his home in Denmark Street in the lower Shankill. Craig was killed by the UFF in 1988.
More traditional Loyalist images are on view as well, such as the well known representation of King William of Orange (King Billy) on his white horse at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Among the murals that exist as a result of a programme of re-imaging in the area are artworks supporting the voice of women and other murals that show that the local community is demanding input into it's own future: "Nothing about us, without us, is for us". The Young Shankill Angels mural shows young people of the Shankill posing in the style of a movie poster. The message is one of dynamism and positivity. There is also a re-imaged gable wall (Gold Rush) which recalls an incident in 1969 when children found a hoard of gold sovereigns when digging on waste ground. Other murals warn young people of the dangers of drugs.
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The 36th Ulster Division returns to Ireland
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IRELAND: Belfast:
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LV men lined up outside station as troops march past, crowd join in as they march past.
interwar, interbellum, peacetime, Lord Kitchener's New Army, Ulster Volunteer Force, Irish regiment, Irish Army, crowds, marching, formation, cheering
Background: The 36th Ulster Division returns to Ireland
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The 36th Ulster Division returns to Ireland
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IRELAND: Belfast:
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LV men lined up outside station as troops march past, crowd join in as they march past.
interwar, interbellum, peacetime, Lord Kitchener's New Army, Ulster Volunteer Force, Irish regiment, Irish Army, crowds, marching, formation, cheering
Background: The 36th Ulster Division returns to Ireland
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In this film we look at the political murals on the lower Newtownards Road in Loyalist East Belfast, N. Ireland. There are a number of murals visited in this fi...
In this film we look at the political murals on the lower Newtownards Road in Loyalist East Belfast, N. Ireland. There are a number of murals visited in this film, which range from militant paramilitary images and commemorations to messages of hope and reconciliation.
Among the paramilitary murals are images and slogans that celebrate the East Belfast UDA (the Ulster Defence Association) who were a loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1971. Their armed terrorist campaign justified by the group as required to protect loyalist areas and to combat Irish Republicanism. The group used the cover name Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) for its attacks to avoid being banned as an organisation. This allowed the organisation to remain legal (while only the UFF were outlawed by the British Government) until 1992. The UFF had been proscribed since 1973. More than 400 deaths have been attributed to the UDA/UVF, the vast majority of whom (according to the Sutton Index of Deaths) were randomly selected civilian catholics in what they claimed were retaliations for republican violence. While these two combined armed groups declared a ceasefire in 1994, ending their campaign in 2007, some members have continued to involve themselves in violence.
The UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) was founded in 1966, modelled on the Ulster Volunteers, who were a Unionist militia formed in 1912 to oppose Home Rule. This organisation is also commemorated in the murals shown in this film.The more recent organisation had the same objectives as the UDA/UFF (above) and, similarly were involved in a bloody terrorist campaign during N. Ireland's period of conflict (known as the Troubles) resulting in more that 500 killings, more than two thirds of whom (according to the Sutton Index of Deaths) where randomly killed catholic civilians.
There is a wall dedicated the the Young Citizen Volunteers, the youth group of the UVF. This group was modelled on the youth wing of the original Ulster Volunteers.
Some of the murals are 1st World War commemorations and celebrate the participation of the Ulster Volunteers in those campaigns.
There are other murals that document various Republican atrocities committed during the same period of the troubles.
More positive images are included in the area too, which range from Titanic celebrations to a wonderful work that celebrates Belfast's importance as a centre for the linen industry.
Information of on the Paramilitary groups represented on the walls can be found at the following wiki links:
Ulster Defense Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Defence_Association
Ulster Volunteer Force:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force
Ulster Volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteers
Young Citizen Volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Citizen_Volunteers_(1972)
In this film we look at the political murals on the lower Newtownards Road in Loyalist East Belfast, N. Ireland. There are a number of murals visited in this film, which range from militant paramilitary images and commemorations to messages of hope and reconciliation.
Among the paramilitary murals are images and slogans that celebrate the East Belfast UDA (the Ulster Defence Association) who were a loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1971. Their armed terrorist campaign justified by the group as required to protect loyalist areas and to combat Irish Republicanism. The group used the cover name Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) for its attacks to avoid being banned as an organisation. This allowed the organisation to remain legal (while only the UFF were outlawed by the British Government) until 1992. The UFF had been proscribed since 1973. More than 400 deaths have been attributed to the UDA/UVF, the vast majority of whom (according to the Sutton Index of Deaths) were randomly selected civilian catholics in what they claimed were retaliations for republican violence. While these two combined armed groups declared a ceasefire in 1994, ending their campaign in 2007, some members have continued to involve themselves in violence.
The UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) was founded in 1966, modelled on the Ulster Volunteers, who were a Unionist militia formed in 1912 to oppose Home Rule. This organisation is also commemorated in the murals shown in this film.The more recent organisation had the same objectives as the UDA/UFF (above) and, similarly were involved in a bloody terrorist campaign during N. Ireland's period of conflict (known as the Troubles) resulting in more that 500 killings, more than two thirds of whom (according to the Sutton Index of Deaths) where randomly killed catholic civilians.
There is a wall dedicated the the Young Citizen Volunteers, the youth group of the UVF. This group was modelled on the youth wing of the original Ulster Volunteers.
Some of the murals are 1st World War commemorations and celebrate the participation of the Ulster Volunteers in those campaigns.
There are other murals that document various Republican atrocities committed during the same period of the troubles.
More positive images are included in the area too, which range from Titanic celebrations to a wonderful work that celebrates Belfast's importance as a centre for the linen industry.
Information of on the Paramilitary groups represented on the walls can be found at the following wiki links:
Ulster Defense Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Defence_Association
Ulster Volunteer Force:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force
Ulster Volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteers
Young Citizen Volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Citizen_Volunteers_(1972)
This presentation was given on Zoom on 10 August 2020. Gareth Lyle discusses East Belfast in The Great War through the prism of the 8th Battalion Royal Irish R...
This presentation was given on Zoom on 10 August 2020. Gareth Lyle discusses East Belfast in The Great War through the prism of the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. The 8th were formed in 1914 from the nucleus of the East Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force and went on to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front.
However, there was more to these men's lives than simply their experience in the war. This talk will show that by examining the lives of the soldiers of the 8th Royal Irish Rifles, we can learn much about life in East Belfast, before, during and after The Great War.
For more information regarding PRONI please visit our website at www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni
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This presentation was given on Zoom on 10 August 2020. Gareth Lyle discusses East Belfast in The Great War through the prism of the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. The 8th were formed in 1914 from the nucleus of the East Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force and went on to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front.
However, there was more to these men's lives than simply their experience in the war. This talk will show that by examining the lives of the soldiers of the 8th Royal Irish Rifles, we can learn much about life in East Belfast, before, during and after The Great War.
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Fifty years after British troops were deployed to NI, BBC News NI assesses the impact of loyalist paramilitary groups during the Troubles.
Many of those who joined such groups said they were simply defending their communities from attack.
But loyalist paramilitaries killed more than 1,000 people during the Troubles, including many Catholics who were targeted simply because of their religion.
A former loyalist paramilitary has warned of the dangers of teenagers getting involved in violence and joining groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
Now in his 20s, he said he was "groomed" with alcohol to help persuade him to join the youth wing of the UVF.
It happened during the flag protests in Belfast in 2013.
Martin, not his real name, said he regretted becoming involved.
After watching teenagers as young 13 become involved in recent rioting, he said he feared there was a danger of history repeating itself.
This interview has been voiced by an actor.
May 21st 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
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This video looks at some of the murals painted around the streets and housing estates of Belfast's loyalist lower Shankill. There's a mix of paramilitary and traditional loyalist images alongside some re-imaged gable walls that have more contemporary messages.
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There are murals commemorating WW1 and the Battle of Britain in WW2, as well as one in honour of Lt Colenel John Henry Paterson (1867 - 1947) charting his association with the 2nd Boer War, the Ulster Volunteer Force and his connection with the state of Israel.
On the paramilitary side we see murals representing 2nd Battalion UDA as well as several commemorations of UDA figureheads killed in the recent troubles. One such mural is the tribute to leading UDA member William 'Bucky' McCullough who was killed by the INLA (Irish National Liberation Army) in 1981. McCullough was close to another UDA member, James Craig, who was charged with fundraising for the UDA and who had links to several Republican figures. Craig met with members of the Official IRA at the Royal Bar in Belfast city centre during the mid 1970s at which agreements were reached where they would not target each other's members or interfere in each other's racketeering. The OIRA members present at the meeting switched allegiance to the INLA immediately after this meeting. Both men, Craig and McCullough were known as racketeers for the UDA. By all accounts McCullough's income from rackets were passed on the the UDA's military wing, The Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), to buy weapons. Martin Dillon's book The Dirty War (p447) asserts that Craig held onto the proceeds received. He also is believed to have enriched himself with funds donated to loyalist prisoners, an activity that McCullough allegedly reported to the UFF Commander of the time, John McMichael. As a result of this Craig decided to have McCullough killed and used his friends in the INLA to carry our the assassination. He was shot 12 times on 16th Oct 1981 by the pillion passenger on a motorbike outside his home in Denmark Street in the lower Shankill. Craig was killed by the UFF in 1988.
More traditional Loyalist images are on view as well, such as the well known representation of King William of Orange (King Billy) on his white horse at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Among the murals that exist as a result of a programme of re-imaging in the area are artworks supporting the voice of women and other murals that show that the local community is demanding input into it's own future: "Nothing about us, without us, is for us". The Young Shankill Angels mural shows young people of the Shankill posing in the style of a movie poster. The message is one of dynamism and positivity. There is also a re-imaged gable wall (Gold Rush) which recalls an incident in 1969 when children found a hoard of gold sovereigns when digging on waste ground. Other murals warn young people of the dangers of drugs.
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The 36th Ulster Division returns to Ireland
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In this film we look at the political murals on the lower Newtownards Road in Loyalist East Belfast, N. Ireland. There are a number of murals visited in this film, which range from militant paramilitary images and commemorations to messages of hope and reconciliation.
Among the paramilitary murals are images and slogans that celebrate the East Belfast UDA (the Ulster Defence Association) who were a loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1971. Their armed terrorist campaign justified by the group as required to protect loyalist areas and to combat Irish Republicanism. The group used the cover name Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) for its attacks to avoid being banned as an organisation. This allowed the organisation to remain legal (while only the UFF were outlawed by the British Government) until 1992. The UFF had been proscribed since 1973. More than 400 deaths have been attributed to the UDA/UVF, the vast majority of whom (according to the Sutton Index of Deaths) were randomly selected civilian catholics in what they claimed were retaliations for republican violence. While these two combined armed groups declared a ceasefire in 1994, ending their campaign in 2007, some members have continued to involve themselves in violence.
The UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) was founded in 1966, modelled on the Ulster Volunteers, who were a Unionist militia formed in 1912 to oppose Home Rule. This organisation is also commemorated in the murals shown in this film.The more recent organisation had the same objectives as the UDA/UFF (above) and, similarly were involved in a bloody terrorist campaign during N. Ireland's period of conflict (known as the Troubles) resulting in more that 500 killings, more than two thirds of whom (according to the Sutton Index of Deaths) where randomly killed catholic civilians.
There is a wall dedicated the the Young Citizen Volunteers, the youth group of the UVF. This group was modelled on the youth wing of the original Ulster Volunteers.
Some of the murals are 1st World War commemorations and celebrate the participation of the Ulster Volunteers in those campaigns.
There are other murals that document various Republican atrocities committed during the same period of the troubles.
More positive images are included in the area too, which range from Titanic celebrations to a wonderful work that celebrates Belfast's importance as a centre for the linen industry.
Information of on the Paramilitary groups represented on the walls can be found at the following wiki links:
Ulster Defense Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Defence_Association
Ulster Volunteer Force:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force
Ulster Volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteers
Young Citizen Volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Citizen_Volunteers_(1972)
This presentation was given on Zoom on 10 August 2020. Gareth Lyle discusses East Belfast in The Great War through the prism of the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. The 8th were formed in 1914 from the nucleus of the East Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force and went on to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front.
However, there was more to these men's lives than simply their experience in the war. This talk will show that by examining the lives of the soldiers of the 8th Royal Irish Rifles, we can learn much about life in East Belfast, before, during and after The Great War.
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The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalistparamilitary group in Northern Ireland. It emerged in 1966 and is named after the original UVF of the early 20th century. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British soldier. The group undertook an armed campaign of almost thirty years during the Troubles. It declared a ceasefire in 1994 and officially ended its campaign in 2007, although some of its members have continued to engage in violence. The group is classified as a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and United States.
Could you tell us about the role of the UlsterVolunteerForce in the early part of the 20th century and how it relates to the modern day UVF from 1966 onwards?. Well, the Ulster Volunteer Force, as ...