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  Loyalist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Though loyalists claim to speak on behalf of their communities and the unionist community in general, the evidence of electoral contests would tend to suggest that their support is minimal and exclusively urban, working-class based.
Relatives of the victims of loyalist violence, whether nationalist or unionist, often contrast the vehemence with which the Democratic Unionist Party and the Ulster Unionist Party attack the IRA for killing and bombing, with their more muted responses to loyalist actions.
A loyalist in Scotland is someone on the fringes of Scottish unionism and who is often stridently supportive of loyalism and unionism, although mainly concentrating on the Irish union, rather than Scottish politics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loyalists   (814 words)

  
 Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party (ULDP) was a small political party (An organization to gain political power) operating in Northern Ireland (A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland).
It was established in June 1981 by the Ulster Defence Association (additional info and facts about Ulster Defence Association) (UDA) to replace their New Ulster Political Research Group.
With their roots firmly in the Protestant (An adherent of Protestantism) community of Northern Ireland their initial political stance was not the traditional unionist (A worker who belongs to a trade union) one favoured by that section of society.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/ul/ulster_loyalist_democratic_party.htm   (173 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry
Between April 1, 1970 and June 30, 1992, a total of 197 members of the UDR were killed during the Troubles, including some Catholic members, such as Thomas O'Callaghan, Henry Russell (by loyalists for allegedly being a republican informant) and Hugh Gallagher (one of whose nephews would be killed in the Omagh bombing in 1998).
Two UDR men were killed by British soldiers, three by loyalist paramilitaries, and the remaining 192 by republican paramilitaries (mainly the IRA).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ulster-Loyalist-Democratic-Party   (406 words)

  
 CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations - 'U'
The Ulster Unionist Party was also known as the Official Unionist Party during the 1970s because of the fact that it represented the remnants of the Unionist Party which governed Northern Ireland at Stormont between 1921 and 1972.
As Loyalist paramilitary groups often did not claim responsibility for the killings they committed and on many occasions used pseudonyms, it is difficult to give an accurate count of the number of people killed by each organisation.
The UUUC supported the Ulster Workers Council (UWC) strike of May 1974 and this political backing, to a stoppage that was mainly being conducted by Loyalist paramilitary groups, helped secure the eventual success of the strike.
cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/organ/uorgan.htm   (7200 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Ulster loyalist shot dead on his doorstep
Jim Gray, 47, was a brigadier in the Ulster Defence Association until April this year, when he was forced out of the paramilitary group because of concerns over his lavish lifestyle and thuggish methods.
Ulster Unionist councillor Jim Rodgers said: "It is terrible that there is another murder as, regardless of the victim's background, this can only add to the tensions that exist in the loyalist community."
In the tattoo and tight T-shirt world of loyalist paramilitary tailoring, for a commander to indulge in pastel knitwear and model his wardrobe on Miami Vice was a dangerous game.
www.guardian.co.uk /gun/Story/0,2763,1585196,00.html   (996 words)

  
 Ulster Defence Association found Swiftly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The UDA was, and remains, the largest Loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland...
Talks between government ministers and loyalists are described as "frank and constructive" by the UPRG.
The UDA was, and remains, the largest Loyalist...
www.dropseven.co.uk /seven/ulster_defence_association.html   (397 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | N Ireland | Leading loyalist shot dead in ambush
Mr Gregg, a leading member of the Ulster Defence Association, was killed when the taxi he was in was ambushed near the docks area of the city at 1015GMT on Saturday.
A member of the Ulster Political Research Group, which provides political analysis to the UDA, is believed to live at the house.
The killings bring to four the number of people murdered in the latest feud, which began last October when the convicted loyalist leader Johnny Adair and his close associate John White were expelled from the UDA.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/northern_ireland/2717483.stm   (675 words)

  
 MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | Blue Peter says sorry for Ulster gaffe
The corporation was forced onto the back foot after new Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon presented a design featuring the symbol as her favourite entrant for a "paint a plane" competition the children's TV show was running.
Traditionally, the red hand is the symbol of Ulster and refers to an ancient Irish legend in which the king promised land to the warrior whose hand touched shore first.
Of Ulster's nine counties, three are located in Eire and six in Northern Ireland and we were advised that both communities are equally attached to the red hand as representative of their province.
www.guardian.co.uk /Media/site/story/0,14173,1395757,00.html   (668 words)

  
 Ulster-Scots Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In that time, the group aim learn all about the Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland and trace their families roots.
Nae goat's toe is a common Ulster phrase which refers to a person who is unique, perhaps special, but not normal.
Major historical events are recalled including ancient migrations, Saint Patrick, 17th century Lowland Scots migrations to Ulster, King Billy, American Hillbillys, the United Irishmen and the Battle of the Somme.
www.ulster-scots.co.uk   (2697 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Loyalist walkout hits Ulster talks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mr Blair and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, continued intensive negotiations into the early hours with the Ulster Unionists, Sinn Fein and the SDLP at a secluded stately home, despite an announcement by the Ulster Freedom Fighters that they no longer backed the agreement and a withdrawal from the talks by the Progressive Unionist party.
While there was no suggestion that loyalist paramilitaries were about to end their ceasefires, nationalists feared their disillusionment, combined with heightened sectarian tension during the Protestant marching season, could spill over into violence.
While loyalist paramilitaries always indicated they would decommission only when the IRA did so, yesterday's developments diminished hopes of a coordinated process, which might have encouraged republicans to make a move.
www.politics.guardian.co.uk /Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,519940,00.html   (692 words)

  
 The Hindu : Loyalist back in Ulster jail
The British Government made it clear it was going to take a tough line on the violence caused by feuding Protestant paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland by arresting Johnny Adair, a paramilitary leader believed to be behind the current violence in the province.
Adair, a former Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) leader who has been nicknamed ``Mad Dog'', was released from prison last year along with other paramilitary prisoners under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord.
The violence which began over the weekend is thought to be a turf war between Adair's UFF and another Loyalist group, the Ulster Volunteer Force.
www.hinduonnet.com /2000/08/24/stories/0324000g.htm   (337 words)

  
 Scottish Loyalists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The outbreak of World War I and the suspension of Home Rule resulted in the UVF becoming the 36th (Ulster) Division of the British Army.
It immediately declared war on the IRA but was banned by Prime Minister Terence O'Neill in June of that year.
Since 1912 until the present day, the Ulster Volunteer Force has produced volunteers - both men and women - who had the courage and honour to make the supreme sacrifice of giving up their lives that others may have their religion, liberties, freedoms and laws safeguarded.
www.scottishloyalists.com /paramilitaries/uvf.htm   (374 words)

  
 Loyalists Northern Ireland/ Ulster Defence Regiment/ Loyalist Volunteer Force Northern Ireland/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Loyalist Terror (UVF) in Northern Ireland, pp 586-587.
Discusses the Northern Ireland loyalists' concept of "pro-state" terrorism where terrorists carry out attacks to eliminate threats they believe should be eliminated by the state's security forces.
Discusses the role of the Sinn Fein and the IRA in Irish politics, the role of the Ulster Unionist Party in the peace process, the situation as of February 2000.
www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/tergps/tgloy.htm   (1184 words)

  
 News (16/05/04) - 1974 Ulster Workers Council - Loyalist stoppage brings down the government
But these laws of class society which could have provided a basis for uniting Catholic and Protestant workers in a struggle for a common end became a weapon in the hands of the reactionaries as a means of splitting the class.
The Loyalist leaders are striving to break the unity of the organised working class.
There must now immediately be called, as an urgent priority, a conference of all workers' organisations, without the intervention of the capitalist parties or organisations, in the Province to hammer out an independent working class programme of action and to lay the basis for a mass party of Labour and a trade union defence force.
www.socialistparty.net /pub/news/uwcreprint16-05-04.htm   (4265 words)

  
 Ulster Protestant Movement for Justice 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The UPMJ are a human rights and anti terrorist group formed in late 2000 to dispel the lies and propaganda created by violent Irish terrorists Sinn Fein/IRA and Noraid especially in the USA.
If it was not for them half of the things which have happened involving loyalists would not have happened.
David trimble tony Blair Ian paisley, movie about terrorist killings in ulster northern ireland, global terrorism sinn fein ira eta farc plo binn laden, ira links to the ira Al Qaeda Taliban Bin Laden, terrorist groups hostile to america ira farc,Police, the Government, Parades Commission all discriminate against the Protestant people to appease these terrorists.
www.upmj.co.uk   (1784 words)

  
 Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a Loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1966, takes its name from the UVF of the first World War.
The Ulster Volunteer Force was mobilised as a Protestant/Unionist militia in 1912 to oppose the Home Rule campaign for a separate Irish parliament.
Although the PUP is referred to as a loyalist fringe party, it holds more moderate unionist views than any of the traditional unionist parties.
www.fas.org /irp/world/para/uvf.htm   (182 words)

  
 Ulster Volunteer Force, Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The UVF, 1966-73; an anatomy of loyalist rebellion.
Collusion, 1990-1994: loyalist paramilitary murders in North of Ireland.
"Paramilitaries, Peace, and Politics: Ulster Loyalists and the 1994 Truce." Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 18 (July-September 1995), pp.
users.skynet.be /terrorism/html/uk_uvf.htm   (703 words)

  
 God, Guns and Ulster: A History of Loyalist Paramilitaries.
God, Guns and Ulster: A History of Loyalist Paramilitaries.
WOOD, Ian S. God, Guns and Ulster: A History of Loyalist Paramilitaries.
The Loyalist Future - An Old Conflict in a New Century.
www.booksulster.com /store/24171.htm   (49 words)

  
 Webshots - Images of Loyalist Ulster Murals...by mrvisk
Loyalist Ulster.- West Winds in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland - mrvisk...
Loyalist Ulster.- Ulster History - Lambeg Drummers in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Loyalist Ulster.- Ulster History - Kilcooley in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland - mrvisk..
community.webshots.com /album/48927269efZrgU   (218 words)

  
 Ulster Loyalist Information Services found Swiftly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Find ulster loyalist information services and more at Lycos Search.
Read about ulster loyalist information services in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Find ulster loyalist information services at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer!
www.dropseven.co.uk /seven/ulster_loyalist_information_services.html   (356 words)

  
 The Scotch Irish & Ulster Scots
Scotch-Irish / Scots Irish and Ulster Scots, the history and culture.
The Scotch Irish Ulster Scots have for to long been forgotten and misrepresented, this site goes some way to rectifying that situation.
Scotch Irish and Ulster Scots, NI Logos™® ©2004 Scotch-irish.net.
www.scotchirish.net   (141 words)

  
 Loyalist FM
Loyalist FM is an online radio station playing the best in Loyalist cultural music.
The sole purpose of Loyalist FM is to promote Loyalist Culture and provide entertainment for Loyalists around the world.
While Loyalist FM is free to listen to and use, and always will be, it does cost quite a lot to keep the station online.
www.loyalistfm.net   (114 words)

  
 Guardian | Car bomb attack on Ulster loyalist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A leading loyalist survived a murder attempt early today when a pipe bomb exploded on his car.
Johnny Adair, former Ulster Freedom Fighters commander, escaped with minor cuts and bruising in the attack, said John White of the group's political wing, the Ulster Democratic Party.
Mr Adair had just parked his Proton car and was about to get out to talk to a group of loyalists when would-be assassins drew up in a vehicle alongside him and threw the device, shattering the windscreen.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4051711-103588,00.html   (112 words)

  
 The Edge of the Union: The Ulster Loyalist Political Vision   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This does not need to be a fault, however, for here the loyalists talk themselves about what they want and how they feel.
The author has succeeded in highlighting some important and little-known facts, such as the existence of rational political initiatives from loyalists (the policy doocuments Common Sense and Beyond the Religious Divide).
However he also tells us why this kind of documents do not need to mirror the views of the loyalist community as a whole.
www.textkit.com /0_0198279760.html   (188 words)

  
 LOYALIST WEBRING
Welcome to the Loyalist Webring, this Webring was created to bring Ulster Loyalist Sites together, where, we can not only gain more hits, but where we can hopefully make the first step towards creating an online community for Our People.
If you have visited this site and decide that maybe the Loyalist Webring is not for you then we would like to thank you for taking the time to visit us and check us out, if you do know somebody who may be interested please please let them know about us.
Also a big Thank you to other Loyalist Webmasters out there, you know who you are.
loyalistwebring.freeservers.com /home.htm   (337 words)

  
 The Loyalist Network
Its aim is to promote loyalism across the web and to dispel all of the propaganda, which IRA/SinnFein all too often portray as the truth.
Another purpose of this site is to highlight and promote any protests or events which will be happening in Ulster to promote the loyalist cause.
Feel free to contact the Network with any news or events happening in your area that you would like to highlight, or leave any comments in the guestbook as you see fit.
www.houstonpk.freeserve.co.uk   (115 words)

  
 the-twelfth home page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A fascinating interview with an Ulster expatriate living in Yorkshire.
Witness the annual festival in Carrickfergus to commemorate the landing of William of Orange and Eleventh Night events on the Shankill Road last year for a glimpse of the way forward.
How the Twelfth brings all sections of the Protestant, loyalist and unionist community together.
www.the-twelfth.org.uk   (711 words)

  
 Dunamoney Loyalist Flute Band, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ulster
Dunamoney Loyalist Flute Band, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ulster
Dunamoney is a Marching Flute Band from Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
We parade at all the major events during Ulsters marching season including the 12th of July celebrations and the Apprentice Boys of Derry / Siege of Derry celebrations.
www.dunamoney.co.uk   (235 words)

  
 Slugger O'Toole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Another deeper conspiracy theory is that MI5 took it upon itself to move against the IRA to try to protect David Trimble.
Shortly before the raids, Mr Trimble, on the instructions of the Ulster Unionist Council, signalled that he would collapse the Northern Executive and Assembly in January 2003.
The Rev Kennaway had referred to a newspaper article which alleged that Mr McNarry had applied to be a member of the commission.
www.sluggerotoole.com   (4803 words)

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