This era also saw a more widespread targeting on the UVF's part of IRA and Sinn Fin members, beginning with the killing of senior IRA member Larry Marley[62] and a failed attempt on the life of a leading republican which left three Catholic civilians dead. "They are holding local communities to ransom. It comprises high-ranking officers under a Chief of Staff or Brigadier-General. Mr Lynch had many unionist friends, "some even politicians". [26], On 26 June, the group shot dead a Catholic civilian and wounded two others as they left a pub on Malvern Street, Belfast. The feud with the UDA ended in December following seven deaths. Whether you need additional information, document your wishes without paying or to arrange and pre-fund your funeral, Berenice is ready to listen and provide assistance. [2] He was sent to Crumlin Road Prison. [164], For the original Ulster Volunteer Force, see, Aaron Edwards - UVF: Behind the Mask pp. They were blamed by the PSNI on members of the UVF, who also said UVF guns had been used to try to kill police officers. DeSantis won't say he's running. [58], The UVF's nickname is "Blacknecks", derived from their uniform of black polo neck jumper, black trousers, black leather jacket, black forage cap, along with the UVF badge and belt. [26] Despite the fact that control of the UVF lay (nominally at least) with Spence's closest ally Samuel "Bo" McClelland, from prison Spence was often at odds with the group's leadership, in particular with regards to the 1971 McGurk's Bar bombing. Skip to navigation [n] Skip to content [c] Skip to footer [f] Search Search. [25], On 27 May, Spence sent four UVF members to kill IRA volunteer Leo Martin, who lived in Belfast. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [21] The group called itself the "Ulster Volunteer Force" (UVF), after the Ulster Volunteers of the early 20th century, although in the words of a member of the previous organisation "the present para-military organisation has no connection with the U.V.F. [47] Beginning in 1975, recruitment to the UVF, which until then had been solely by invitation, was now left to the discretion of local units.[48]. The ferry [between Scotland and Northern Ireland] was pivotal in getting arms into the north and anything like checkpoints, or armed police and Army in Scotland would have b******d that all up.[148] An Irish government memo written by David Donoghue stated: "The commonest contribution of Scots UDA and UVF is to send gelignite. Eight people were shot dead and hundreds were injured. Read about our approach to external linking. RT 2023. Since the ceasefire, the UVF has been involved in rioting, drug dealing, organised crime, loan-sharking and prostitution. After his release December 1984, Spence was a key figure in developing UVF thinking and indirectly its political wing, the Progressive Unionist Party. [55] The hawks had been ousted by those in the UVF who were unhappy with their political and military strategy. Edward's son Ronnie was active in the Official IRA and then the INLA, serving a sentence on the INLA wing of the Maze prison while his uncle was on the UVF wing. The charges were dropped but later in 1966 he was given life for the murder of Peter Ward, who had called in to a Shankill Road bar with Catholic workmates and was shot dead as he left. of which I have been speaking. [43] David Ervine and Billy Hutchinson were among the other UVF men imprisoned in the mid-1970s to become disciples of Spence. In 1984, Gusty was released from prison, and became a leading figure in the Progressive Unionist Party and . More militant members of the UVF who disagreed with the ceasefire, broke away to form the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), led by Billy Wright. [75] This was to take effect from midnight. "On behalf of Sinn Fein I would wish to extend my condolences to his family at this time.". The gang comprised, in addition to the UVF, rogue elements of the UDR, RUC, SPG, and the regular Army, all acting allegedly under the direction of the British Intelligence Corps and/or RUC Special Branch. The UVF's declared goals were to combat Irish republicanism particularly the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and to maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. [158] Loyalists in Portadown such as Bobby Jameson have stated that the LVF (the Mid-Ulster Brigade that broke away from the main UVF - and led by Billy Wright) was not a 'loyalist organisation but a drugs organisation causing misery in Portadown. The family of the former UVF leader Gusty Spence is planning a funeral with the emphasis on his British army past rather than his time in the paramilitary group. Gusty Spence received primary education at Riddell Memorial (1938-43) and Hemsworth Square (1943-7) public elementary schools, both in the Shankill area. Augustus Gusty Spence (78), was convicted for a sectarian murder in 1966 and was a figurehead of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) which killed hundreds of people when the full violence of the Troubles began three years later. Mark Davenport from the BBC has stated that he spoke to a drug dealer who told him that he paid Billy Wright protection money. The no-warning car bombings had been carried out by units from the Belfast and Mid-Ulster brigades. "While the talks may be slow, they are the only glint on the horizon, he said. What's he waiting for? The weapons were Palestine Liberation Organisation arms captured by the Israelis and sold to Armscor, the South African state-owned company which, in defiance of a 1977 United Nations arms embargo, set about making South Africa self-sufficient in military hardware. This building had been an important training centre for members of Edward Carson's original UVF. Spence in 1972, while at large from prison, National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Biographies of people prominent during 'the Troubles': S, "CAIN: Background: Chronology of Key Events 1800 to 1967". Read about our approach to external linking. Scores of houses and businesses were burnt out, most of them owned by Catholics. After several years away from the spotlight, Spence was again asked to read the statement, a role which senior loyalists said was indicative of his significance within Northern Ireland loyalism. [1] Spence, along with other Shankill Road loyalists, broke from Paisley in 1965 when they sided with Jim Kilfedder in a row that followed the latter's campaigns in Belfast West. [93] Much of the UVF's orchestration was carried out by its senior members in East Belfast, where many attacks on the PSNI and on residents of the Short Strand enclave took place. The family of the former UVF leader Gusty Spence is planning a funeral with the emphasis on his British army past rather than his time in the paramilitary group. Until recent years,[12] it was noted for secrecy and a policy of limited, selective membership. But despite the statement, the UVF was subsequently involved in sporadic violence, including several murders. [57] In 1976, Tommy West was replaced with "Mr. F" who is alleged to be John "Bunter" Graham, who remains the incumbent Chief of Staff to date. [66] The UVF also killed senior IRA paramilitary members Liam Ryan, John 'Skipper' Burns and Larry Marley. In the 1960s, he founded the modern Ulster Volunteer Force, an organisation which was responsible for hundreds of sectarian murders during the Troubles. Along with the newly formed Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the UVF started an armed campaign against the Catholic population of Northern Ireland. She died of her injuries on 27 June. [145], Scotland was a source of funding and aid, supplying explosives and guns. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The Irish parliament's Joint Committee on Justice called the bombings an act of "international terrorism" involving the British security forces. The group is a proscribed organisation and is on the terrorist organisation list of the United Kingdom.[8]. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Wright is believed to have dealt mainly in Ecstasy tablets in the early 90s. He also directed a significant restocking of the group's arsenal, with guns mostly taken from the security forces. [123][124], The strength of the UVF is uncertain. page 1. . With a few exceptions, such as Mid-Ulster brigadier Billy Hanna (a native of Lurgan), the Brigade Staff members have been from the Shankill Road or the neighbouring Woodvale area to the west. She is committed to explaining your options. Augustus Spence was born in a Protestant area of Belfast, not far from Shankill Road. [98], On 23 March 2019, eleven alleged UVF members were arrested during a total of 14 searches conducted in Belfast, Newtownards and Comber and the suspects, aged between 22 and 48, were taken into police custody for questioning. [120] However, from 1977 bombs largely disappeared from the UVF's arsenal owing to a lack of explosives and bomb-makers, plus a conscious decision to abandon their use in favour of more contained methods. Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly said many nationalists would remember Spence as someone "who was central to the sectarianism that gave birth to the modern loyalist paramilitary". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [36] It also continued its attacks in the Republic of Ireland, bombing the Dublin-Belfast railway line, an electricity substation, a radio mast, and Irish nationalist monuments. Both of them shared "a deep sense of history", and he spoke of Mr Lynch's "lasting ambition" to see peace in Ireland. "[23] It was led by Gusty Spence, formerly a soldier in the British Army. [83], The UVF was blamed for the shotgun killing of expelled RHC member Bobby Moffett on the Shankill Road on the afternoon of 28 May 2010, in front of passers-by including children. Augustus 'Gusty' Spence (born 28th June 1933) is a former leader of the Ulster Volunteer Force, Loyalist politician and soldier in the British Army. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Mein Nisinta Seirbhse Poibl na hireann, Originally Published / Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011. [29], Spence was granted two days leave around in early July 1972 to attend the wedding of his daughter Elizabeth to Winston Churchill "Winkie" Rea. This was a general strike in protest against the Sunningdale Agreement, which meant sharing political power with Irish nationalists and the Republic having more involvement in Northern Ireland. Armed men hijacked a van on the nearby Shankill Road and forced the driver to take a device to a church on the Crumlin Road. Bates was born into an Ulster Protestant family and grew up in the Shankill Road area of Belfast.He had a criminal record dating back to 1966, and later became a member of the Ulster loyalist paramilitary organisation, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [29], On 12 October, a loyalist protest in the Shankill became violent. It was during his time in the Maze prison that Spence began to talk politics and encouraged others to do the same. Such retaliation was seen as both collective punishment and an attempt to weaken the IRA's support; it was thought that terrorising the Catholic community and inflicting such a death toll on it would force the IRA to end its campaign. [44], The brigade formed part of the Glenanne gang, a loose alliance of loyalist assassins which the Pat Finucane Centre has linked to 87 killings in the 1970s. Tributes were paid to former leading loyalist paramilitary turned peacemaker Gusty Spence at his funeral in Belfast today. [92], During the Belfast City Hall flag protests of 201213, senior UVF members were confirmed to have actively been involved in orchestrating violence and rioting against the PSNI and the Alliance Party throughout Northern Ireland during the weeks of disorder. Mr Spence was convicted for the murder of one of the victims, 18-year-old Peter Ward, who was shot dead after being identified as a Catholic while he drank in a mainly Protestant pub. Call now: (562) 579-5980. In keeping with his wishes, there will be no UVF trappings and his coffin will be draped in the regimental flag of the Royal Ulster Rifles in which he served. "However he did dedicate himself to peace and reconciliation for much of his later life so he will also be remembered as a major influence in drawing loyalism away from sectarian strife," he added. [3] Spence Snr was a member of the Ulster Volunteers and had fought in the First World War. Gusty Spence, who has died aged 78, was the . [40] However, Spence's ideas were abandoned as the UVF ceasefire fell apart that same year following the Ulster Workers' Council strike and the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; the carnage of the latter had shocked and horrified Spence. At his funeral yesterday, Mr Spence said he was not there to deify Mr Lynch, whom he described as "a simple man but a wealthy one in terms of his friends and his love for his country". "Sunningdale pushed hard-liners into fatal outrages in 1974". [106][107] This uniform, based on those of the original UVF, was introduced in the early 1970s. [30] Met by two members of the Red Hand Commando upon his release, Spence was informed of the need for a restructuring within the UVF and told not to return to prison. It issued a statement vowing to "remove republican elements from loyalist areas" and stop them "reaping financial benefit therefrom". In May 1966, the UVF issued a statement, announcing that it was declaring war on the IRA. "He was an Irishman and looked upon himself as an Ulster Irishman as well as being British. [162], There were also 66 UVF/RHC members and four former members killed in the conflict. [103], On 25 March 2022, the UVF was blamed[by whom?] In March and April that year, UVF and UPV members bombed water and electricity installations in Northern Ireland, blaming them on the dormant IRA and elements of the civil rights movement. The family of the former UVF leader Gusty Spence is planning a funeral with the emphasis on his British army past rather than his time in the paramilitary group. In October 1975, after staging a counter-coup, the Brigade Staff acquired a new leadership of moderates with Tommy West serving as the Chief of Staff. [16] Because of his military experience, Spence was chosen as the military commander and public face of the UVF when the group was established. Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police . On the basis of that, we as a federation have called for the respecification of the UVF [stating that its ceasefire is over]. [116], Like the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the UVF's modus operandi involved assassinations, mass shootings, bombings and kidnappings. Traduzioni in contesto per "divenuto cuore pulsante" in italiano-inglese da Reverso Context: Labirinto di mais: In via Amerigo Vespucci, a pochi passi da piazza Nember, sorge un terreno di ben 5 ettari divenuto cuore pulsante del divertimento tra mistero, intelligenza e creativit. The family of the former UVF leader Gusty Spence is planning a funeral with the emphasis on his British army past rather than his time in the paramilitary group. They also stated that they would retain their weaponry but put them beyond reach of normal volunteers. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. It used submachine guns, assault rifles, shotguns, pistols, grenades (including homemade grenades), incendiary bombs, booby trap bombs and car bombs. Grob-Fitzgibbon, Benjamin. [46] Some of the new Brigade Staff members bore nicknames such as "Big Dog" and "Smudger". The UVF agreed to a ceasefire in October 1994. The chip shop has since been closed down. Then, use free funeral planning tools to plan out the best funeral for your loved one. He was jailed for life for the murder of a Catholic barman in 1966 and served 18 years in prison. A number. 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Brian Ervine said: "His contribution to the peace is incalculable and without him, probably the paramilitaries would still be at war. He added: "He formed a relationship with Cardinal O'Fiach and that was in some of our ways of thinking in those days a big step because the Catholic church in particular were the enemy. The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group. The UVF killed four men in Belfast and trouble ended only when the LVF announced that it was disbanding in October of that year. [46] A few days after the announcement, Spence made a trip to the United States along with the PUP's David Ervine and Billy Hutchinson and the UDP's McMichael, Adams and Joe English. [68], According to journalist and author Ed Moloney, the UVF campaign in Mid-Ulster in this period "indisputably shattered Republican morale", and put the leadership of the republican movement under intense pressure to "do something",[69] although this has been disputed by others.[who?]. The British Army were deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland. The 78-year-old died in hospital at the weekend after a long illness. In incidents carried out within days of each other in June 1966, Mr Spences gang killed two Catholic men, plus a Protestant pensioner who was murdered in a failed attempt to burn a neighbouring Catholic-owned bar. Flanked by his PUP colleagues Jim McDonald and William Plum Smith, as well as Ulster Democratic Party members Gary McMichael, John White and Davy Adams, Spence read out the statement from Fernhill a former Cunningham family home on their former Glencairn estate in Belfast's Glencairn area. [149] It is estimated that the UVF nevertheless received hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations to its Loyalist Prisoners Welfare Association. "The untouchable informers facing exposure at last". When the Assets Recovery Agency won a High Court order to seize luxury homes belonging to ex-policeman Colin Robert Armstrong and his partner Geraldine Mallon in 2005, Alan McQuillan said "We have further alleged Armstrong has had links with the UVF and then the LVF following the split between those organisations." [37], The IRA had split into the Provisional IRA and Official IRA in December 1969. [51] The couple had three daughters, Elizabeth (born 1954), Sandra (1956) and Catherine (1960). [101], In April 2021, riots erupted across Loyalist communities in Northern Ireland.[relevant? It was the UVF's deadliest attack in Northern Ireland, and the deadliest attack in Belfast during the Troubles. In the 1960s, he founded the Ulster Volunteer Force, which was responsible for hundreds of murders during the Troubles. Henry McDonald. In February, it began to target critics of militant loyalism the homes of MPs Austin Currie, Sheelagh Murnaghan, Richard Ferguson and Anne Dickson were attacked with improvised bombs. "[18], In November 2013, after a series of shootings and acts of intimidation by the UVF, Police Federation Chairman Terry Spence declared that the UVF ceasefire was no longer active. "He was an Irishman and looked upon himself as an Ulster Irishman as well as being British. LocationLa Habra, CA 90631 EmailGet a free estimate Call(562) 579-5980. [29] The loyalists "intended to force a crisis which would so undermine confidence in O'Neill's ability to maintain law and order that he would be obliged to resign". It was not in his later life. [21] The 'Paisleyites' set out to stymie the civil rights movement and oust Terence O'Neill, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. "On behalf of Sinn Fein I would wish to extend my condolences to his family at this time.". Recently it has emerged from the Police Ombudsman that senior North Belfast UVF member and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Special Branch informant Mark Haddock has been involved in drug dealing. In the 1960s, he founded the modern Ulster Volunteer Force, an organisation which was responsible for hundreds of sectarian murders during the Troubles. Openly paraded with the UVF and thanked Gusty Spence repeatedly for his services to Ulster. "BBC News Man held over East Belfast police murder bid", "Surge in Belfast violence blamed on resurgent UVF", "The Beast from East Belfast could put an end to flags violence right now but he won't", "East Belfast UVF: Mission Accomplished? [87][88], On the night of 20 June 2011, riots involving 500 people erupted in the Short Strand area of East Belfast. He added: "He formed a relationship with Cardinal O'Fiach and that was in some of our ways of thinking in those days a big step because the Catholic church in particular were the enemy. Gusty Spence is regarded as one of the founders of loyalist paramilitarism, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. There was to be much overlap in membership between the UCDC/UPV and the UVF.[22]. Their weapons stock-piles are to be retained under the watch of the UVF leadership. Brian Ervine said: "His contribution to the peace is incalculable and without him, probably the paramilitaries would still be at war. [33] His fugitive status earned him the short-lived nickname the "Orange Pimpernel". [11] He was also a member of the Royal Black Institution and the Apprentice Boys of Derry. Spence now argued that UVF members were soldiers and soldiers should not kill civilians, as had been the case at McGurk's Bar. The group had been proscribed in July 1966, but this ban was lifted on 4 April 1974 by Merlyn Rees, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in an effort to bring the UVF into the democratic process. The UVF was also clashing with the UDA in the summer of 2000. [71], On 14 September 2005, following serious loyalist rioting during which dozens of shots were fired at riot police and the British Army the Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain announced that the British government no longer recognised the UVF ceasefire. [2] In 1978, Spence left the UVF altogether. During its 12 July 1967 march, the Orange lodge to which he belonged stopped outside the prison in tribute to him. Accueil / Non class / gusty spence funeral; 15 Sep 0. gusty spence funeral . [99][100], On 4 March 2021, the UVF, Red Hand Commando and UDA renounced their current participation in the Good Friday Agreement. [76][77][78], In January 2008, the UVF was accused of involvement in vigilante action against alleged criminals in Belfast. [108], The UVF's stated goal was to combat Irish republicanism particularly the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom. Assistant chief constable Drew Harris in a statement said "The UVF are subject to an organised crime investigation as an organised crime group. [11] Whenever it claimed responsibility for its attacks, the UVF usually claimed that those targeted were IRA members or were giving help to the IRA. [127] A British Army report released in 2006 estimated a peak membership of 1,000. [48] When Spence's wife died three years later, he said that C Company had been responsible for her death, such was the toll that the events had taken on her health. Notable mourners included Unionist politicians Dawn Purvis, Mike Nesbitt, Michael McGimpsey, Hugh Smyth and Brian Ervine, UVF chief John "Bunter" Graham and UDA South Belfast brigadier Jackie McDonald. [52] Louie died in 2003. The initial aim of Ulster Resistance was to bring an end to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Spence said loyalists offered "abject and true remorse" to the loved ones of all the innocent victims of the Troubles. Cludach leabhair do "The Shankill Butchers" le Martin Dillon. A former leader of the UVF's political wing, the Progressive Unionist Party, described him as "one of the pivots on which a page of Irish history turned". Gusty Spence Funeral RIP 21,778 views Nov 15, 2013 95 Dislike Share Save Elmwoodgrove 14 subscribers The Funeral at Craven Street Gusty said Some day The PUP will grow a set of Jaws And BITE. Almost 10 years later in October 1994, he was chosen to announce to the world that the main loyalist paramilitary groups, the UVF and the UDA, were declaring ceasefires in response to an IRA cessation. It claimed the pubs were used for republican fundraising. He later became involved in politics and announced the landmark loyalist paramilitary ceasefires in 1994. [151] On 10 February 1976, following the sudden uptick of violence against Catholic civilians by loyalist militants, Irish cardinal William Conway and nine other Catholic bishops met with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his cabinet, asking them as to where the loyalist militants had acquired guns, to which Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Merlyn Rees replied "Canada". In the 1960s, he founded the modern Ulster Volunteer Force, an organisation which was responsible for hundreds of sectarian murders during the Troubles. But despite the statement, the UVF was subsequently involved in sporadic violence, including several murders. In October, UVF and UPV member Thomas McDowell was killed by the bomb he was planting at Ballyshannon power station. However, the UVF spurned the government efforts and continued killing. In 1971, these ramped up their activity against the British Army and RUC. On 17 February 1979, the UVF carried out its only major attack in Scotland, when its members bombed two pubs in Glasgow frequented by Irish-Scots Catholics. [142] Its main benefactors have been in central Scotland,[143] Liverpool,[144] Preston[144] and the Toronto area of Canada. 2023 BBC. The report added that individuals, some current and some former members, in the group have, without the orders from above, continued to "localised recruitment", and although some continued to try and acquire weapons, including a senior member, most forms of crime had fallen, including shootings and assaults. [112] The vast majority of its victims were Irish Catholic civilians, who were often killed at random. [91], In July 2011, a UVF flag flying in Limavady was deemed legal by the PSNI after the police had received complaints about the flag from nationalist politicians. [140][141], In contrast to the IRA, overseas support for loyalist paramilitaries including the UVF has been limited. Tributes were paid to former leading loyalist paramilitary turned peacemaker Gusty Spence at his funeral in Belfast today. These attacks were stepped up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly in the east Tyrone and north Armagh areas. In keeping with his wishes, there will be no UVF trappings and his coffin will be draped in the regimental flag of the Royal Ulster Rifles in which he served. Gusty Spence was a significant figure in loyalist Belfast for most of his life. [27] Spence appointed Samuel McClelland as UVF Chief of Staff in his stead. 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[21] The shootings led to Spence's being sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum sentence of twenty years. In 1972, five Toronto businessmen shipped weapons in grain container ships out of Halifax, bound for ports in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland which were destined for loyalist militants. The loyalist leader always denied responsibility and his family are now challenging the conviction. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Innocent victims of the UVF. 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