As an independent investigation into a double agent named ‘Stakeknife’ draws to a close, families seeking answers may soon ...

A disabled pensioner shot five times by the UDA was unable to flee the gunmen because he uses a mobility scooter.

At the outset there are two popular misconceptions about the paramilitaries that should be challenged. First, that all were ...

The grandchild of a close associate of loyalist Gary Fisher was among a group of kids threatened by drugged-up South East ...

Police failed to warn several murder victims - including two Sinn Féin councillors - that they were under threat, a report on Ulster Defence Association (UDA) attacks has stated. The police ...

The Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), the military wing of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), admitted last night that it killed one of its leading members, Jim Craig, because he had been spying ...

POLICE in Northern Ireland and Scotland have arrested three men in connection with last month’s murder of Ulster Defence Association (UDA) paramilitary John “Bonzer” Boreland. One man was detained in ...

Report shows Belfast Crown Court. Ulster Defence Association (UDA)/Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) wall mural in Belfast. Home of Loughlin Maginn who was shot recently by Loyalists. To camera Jim ...

In 1972, IRA violence led to the emergence of the second main loyalist paramilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). Initially it was what its name suggested, a "defence" organisation ...