

Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British Army soldier from Northern Ireland. Formed in 1965, it first emerged in 1966. romney sands parkdean mapThe Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group.

Main Glenarm Road, stopping for a minute's silence at the murderĪndrew Cairns was savagely beaten and shot in front of a horrified crowd at an eleventh night bonfire in Larne.
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The men, in full paramilitray regalia carried the coffin to the In Wellington Green, Larne, through the estate. Among the mournersĪ 16-man UVF colour party carried the coffin from the Cairns home Yesterday thousands of people turned out for the funeral of Cairns,Ģ2, who was buried with full paramilitary honours. Now tensions in loyalist areas have heightened again in the pastįew days, as a revenge killing by the UVF is almost certain. North Belfast stalked Fulton's movements during parole from prison. RUC intelligence reports have revealed that a UVF hit-squad from 'Swinger' Fulton was warned his life was in serious danger. In the aftermath of the Jameson murder, LVF leader Mark Once photorgraphed with murdered LVF leader Billy Wright. Links with the LVF were said to be "extremely tenuous" - was McIlwaine had no loyalist connections whatsoever and Robb's Murder of Jameson and the horrific murders of teenagers Andrew Robb andĭavid McIlwaine a few weeks later were a botched attempt at a reprisal. Tensions between rival factions reached boiling point following the It is believed he was an innocent casualty of the loyalist feud. He worked on a friend's house at Silverstream Park in the Last month, Martin Taylor was shot dead in front of his wife while

UVF commander Richard Jameson, 36, was gunned down outside hisĭerryletiff Road home at Portadown in January by the LVF. Mr Cairns was the third UVF man gunned down by the LVF/UFF in Police believe that a fresh round of tit-for-tat shootings between The LVF gunman has fled Antrim to escape a reprisal attack, butįears of an escalation of the bloody loyalist feud have increased. Of a PUP member in Carrickfergus a few weeks ago. Revealed the gun used to kill him was the same weapon fired at the house The killer, who recently tried to join the UDA but was turned downīy the terror group, is from Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.Īnd yesterday, as Cairns was being buried, security sources THE LVF was last night blamed for the Twelfth bonfire night murder APA style: LOYALIST FEUD FEARS AS UVF MAN IS BURIED Gangs may launch tit-for-tat attacks say RUC.LOYALIST FEUD FEARS AS UVF MAN IS BURIED Gangs may launch tit-for-tat attacks say RUC." Retrieved from
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