Northern Irish loyalist paramilitaries withdraw support for Good Friday Agreement

Loyalist paramilitary organisations have told Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are withdrawing support for Northern Ireland’s historic peace agreement. The outlawed groups said they were temporarily withdrawing their backing of the Belfast/Good Friday accord amid mounting concerns about the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol governing Irish Sea trade post-Brexit. However, they stressed that unionist opposition to … Read more

NI border checks suspended over ‘loyalist threats’

All Brexit checks on animal and food products arriving at ports in Northern Ireland have been suspended over safety fears for staff. Import inspections at Belfast and Larne were stopped ‘with immediate effect’ last night as Stormont’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) assessed risk to workers at the sites. The decision came after a … Read more

Loyalist killer Michael Stone is released from jail on parole  

Loyalist murderer Michael Stone who killed three in gun and grenade attack at funeral then stormed Stormont in bid to assassinate Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness 14 years ago is FREED on parole Michael Stone was jailed following the 2006 attack on the Stormont Parliament He was convicted of plotting to murder Gerry Adams and … Read more