Ciaran Barnes

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Ciaran Barnes

The daughter of a loyalist murdered by the UVF says she has lost all faith in the Police Ombudsman after the publication of a report into her father’s death was again delayed. The oversight body had promised to have Operation Abraham - an investigation into five killings carried out by the Shankill UVF between 1999 and 2010 - ready by the end of March.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Ciaran Barnes

Former UVF gunrunner part of delegation to Afghanistan that included Victims Commissioner and ex-ProvoUVF gunrunner Winkie Irvine was so embedded in civic life that he was able to accompany the Victims Commissioner on a peace mission to Afghanistan. Judith Thompson, who held the post between 2015 and 2020, was part of a four-person delegation, including Irvine, which travelled to Kabul to talk to insurgents about “lessons learned from the Northern Ireland peace process”.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Ciaran Barnes

Former UVF gunrunner part of delegation to Afghanistan that included victims commissioner and ex-ProvoUVF gunrunner Winkie Irvine was so embedded in civic life that he was able to accompany the Victims’ Commissioner on a peace mission to Afghanistan. Judith Thompson, who held the post between 2015 and 2020, was part of a four-person delegation, including Irvine, which travelled to Kabul to talk to insurgents about “lessons learned from the Northern Ireland peace process”.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Ciaran Barnes

PSNI probes drugs gang’s link to arson at Dunmurry officeWest Belfast criminals suspected of torching building occupied by chartered accountancy firm Tim Molloy Accountancy in aftermath of blazeDetectives are investigating a link between a major drugs gang and a fire at an accountancy business. The office of Timothy Molloy Chartered Accountant was recently targeted by arsonists, with an organised crime group now in the frame.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Ciaran Barnes

Top brass finally turn on jailed terror boss after investigation led by influential loyalist seals downfallA dossier compiled by veteran loyalist Gerry Vinton was key to having jailed Winkie Irvine kicked out of the UVF. The pair — pictured here at the UVF funeral of Hugh ‘Boot’ Hill — have been at loggerheads since Irvine attempted to have Vinton sidelined by the terror gang.