Gregg and his team were apprehended almost immediately by a British Army patrol that opened fire on them before ramming their car. All four were arrested earlier this week during a police and . He was in attendance along with ex-Labour NI Secretary of State Peter Mandelson and former MI6 operatives. John Gregg (1957 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. A mural in support of the group lists its areas of activity as being Rathcoole (the mural's location), Rathfern, Monkstown, Glengormley and Whitewell, all of which are part of Newtownabbey, as well The UDA member claimed the paramilitary group was heavily involved in serious crime in the south east Antrim area . Often called 'the Egyptian', Shoukri became known as 'the blingadier' for his extravagant lifestyle. [17] Protestant Trevor Lowry (aged 49) was beaten to death in Glengormley by UDA members under Gregg's command on 11 April 2001 after he was mistaken for a Catholic. Close pal Clifford 'Trigger' Irons is currently out on bail awaiting trial on drugs charges. "There was an old joke going round the Rathcoole estate that when (name removed) is on the phone he's either talking to Den Elliott or the peelers," the source added. Old tensions resurfaced however, and after Adairs men fought with UVF supporters at the Shankills Rex Bar, Adair launched a pogrom of the lower Shankill, forcing out all UVF members and their families and initiating a loyalist feud.[22]. @caolan-mclaughlin-844507501 this is a UDA song ya muppet why u put f the uvf know yer history kid. The deposed brigadier's ex-2IC is also facing major money worries having been fined 20,000 by the UVF. [8] Under Gregg the South-East Antrim Brigade were prepared to ignore the terms of the loyalist ceasefire, such as on 25 April 1997 when he dispatched a five-man team to Carrickfergus to set fire to a Catholic church in retaliation for a similar attack on a Protestant church in East Belfast (this earlier attack had actually been organised by dissident loyalists seeking to provoke the UDA into returning to violence). At the service on 6 February, UVF/RHC representatives joined the UDA leadership in a show of anti-Adair solidarity. [33], In November 2011, Stuart Gregg received 400,000 compensation for psychological trauma due to having witnessed his father's murder. Gregg was also characterised as a bully, a racketeer, and a sectarian bigot who took particular delight in carrying out vicious punishment attacks and randomly targeting Roman Catholics.. He complained to senior figures in West Belfast before ordering that the three men be kneecapped. Fri 14 Jan 2022 at 00:30. [18] In 2000, he helped to ensure that a proposal before the Inner Council to initiate the decommissioning of weapons was rejected. "Drugs is the big one. [55] Gilmore had been targeted in an unsuccessful crossbow attack the previous August. [43] The decommissioning was completed at the same time as that of the republican Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) and Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA). November 22 2014 04:33 PM. In late August, Adair had even managed to have Gregg stood down as Brigadier for not being militant enough and replaced by one of Adairs own associates. [54] Two men were subsequently charged with the murder. His 2IC (second-in-command) was also dismissed after being given a sickening . The council released a statement expelling two figures within it, believed to be senior UDA figures Fisher and Kirkham, once a member of the Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG), although they were not named. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. [27], However, in late 2002 a UDA member originally from the Woodvale Road who had moved to Rathcoole was attacked after it emerged that he was a friend of Joe English, the former brigadier who had since been exiled from the area by Gregg for his anti-drugs stance. Now, the UDA has imploded to such an extent that its west Belfast brigade, run by the re-imprisoned renegade Adair, is accused of murdering south-east Antrim brigadier, John "Grug" Gregg, while . Gregg, seated in the backseat, was hit at close range and died instantly. Martin Quinn is the brother of the murdered Glenn Quinn, who was beaten to . Soon after two pipe bombs were thrown at Greggs house, and his friend Tommy Kirkhams house was shot at. Widely known as a man with a fearsome reputation, Gregg was considered a "hawk" in some loyalist circles. "The vast majority of it comes in from down south, from one of the well-known crime gangs down there. Gregg's 18-year-old son Stuart and another man were also in the vehicle but neither sustained injuries in the shooting attack. [4] The attack had been known in advance by security forces due to a tip-off from informants within Rathcoole; Adams and his co-passengers had survived in part because Royal Ulster Constabulary officers, acting on the informants information, had replaced much of the ammunition in the UDAs Rathcoole weapons dump with low-velocity bullets. [69] The decommissioning was completed five weeks before a government amnesty deadline beyond which any weapons found could have been used as evidence for a prosecution. [6] When asked by the BBC in prison if he regretted anything about the shooting, his reply was, "Only that I didn't succeed. Snoddy died from the illness in September 1988 and English immediately succeeded him. Sources in South East Antrim have told us Fisher has been trying to engineer an exit strategy with enough money to sustain a life away from the UDA. fifty skinheads appeared from nowhere, many of them wearing Chelsea and Rangers football scarves and covered in Loyalist and swastika tattoos. Gregg was the most senior UDA member killed since South Belfast brigadier John McMichael was blown up by the IRA in 1987. [11] In late August 1997 this band was one of a number of similar flute bands to travel to Derry for the annual Apprentice Boys of Derry march through the city centre. Posted 2 years ago 2 years ago. The new Irish Sea Border: What does it mean? It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. These psychos were obviously baying for blood Mod blood, to be exact. [25], By September 2002, Adair had even circulated stories to contacts in the media that Gregg was under death threat from the UDA. Police confirmed that they were treating it as part of the existing feud. John Gregg (1957 - 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland.In 1984, Gregg seriously wounded Sinn Fin president Gerry Adams in an assassination attempt. Much of this activity was inspired by Greggs personal hatred of Catholics. [36] Adair would be removed from his position of power soon afterwards in a show of strength by the mainstream UDA under the command of Jackie McDonald. [14] Throughout 1999 his brigade continued to be active, undertaking a pipe bomb campaign against Catholic homes whilst on 12 May members of his brigade shot and wounded a Catholic builder in Carrickfergus under the cover name "Protestant Liberation Force". Representing the UVF was John 'Bunter' Graham and the organisation's 1st Battalion commander Harry Stockman. as a threat to Mad Dog Adair and his ally John White. A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey On 6 January 2010, the UDA announced that it had put its weapons "verifiably beyond use". [4], Gregg and his team were apprehended almost immediately by a British Army patrol that opened fire on them before ramming their car. Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. [3] A mural in support of the group lists its areas of activity as being Rathcoole (the mural's location), Rathfern, Monkstown, Glengormley and Whitewell, all of which are part of Newtownabbey, as well as Carrickfergus, the Shore Road, Greenisland, Ballymena, Whitehead, Antrim and Larne. "But he's only delaying the inevitable and will eventually have to account for the 250,000 that's disappeared.". Watch: Peter Crouch sings the Fields of Athenry with Liverpool fans in Dublin pub, We need government and we need it now Mary Lou McDonald. In 2019, Colin Horner was gunned down in front of his young son. It's believed he fears sparking a new intra-loyalist feud, piling even more pressure on the faction which has been facing a police crackdown. [59], On 3 January 2019 police reported a baby in a pram narrowly escaped injury after homes were attacked in Co Down by South East Antrim UDA members. Along with Jackie McDonald and Billy McFarland, fellow brigadiers on the UDAs Inner Council, Gregg was lacking in enthusiasm for the Belfast Agreement when it appeared in 1998. [89] The UVF leader in East Belfast, who is popularly known as the "Beast of the East" and "Ugly Doris" also known as by real name Stephen Matthews, ordered the attack on Catholic homes and a church in the Catholic enclave of the Short Strand. [1], Gregg was born in 1957 and raised in a Protestant family from the Tigers Bay area of North Belfast. Widely known as a man with a fearsome . [19], In late 2001, Gregg's reign of terror in Rathcoole, where drug dealing, knee-capping and savage beatings were the norm, was challenged by local British Labour Party Councillor Mark Langhammer, who also objected to Gregg's close links to neo-Nazi groups in Great Britain. On February 1 2003, Gregg and fellow UDA man Rab Carson had just returned to Northern Ireland after attending an Old Firm match in Glasgow when their taxi drove into . Will the Windsor Framework be enough for the DUP? On 4 September Langhammers car was blown up outside his Whiteabbey home by Greggs men, although Langhammer himself was asleep at the time and no one was injured. During the course of the melee a Shankill Protestant Boys member managed to gouge out Gregg's eye. "[1], Following his release from prison, Gregg returned to Rathcoole, where he again became an important figure, taking a central role in the illegal drug trade, with his Rathcoole stronghold a centre of narcotics. [26], Adair ignored the expulsion, erecting "West Belfast UDA - Business as Usual" banners on the Shankill Road, whilst continuing his struggles with the remaining brigadiers, Gregg in particular. [13], Along with Jackie McDonald and Billy McFarland, fellow brigadiers on the UDA's Inner Council, Gregg was lacking in enthusiasm for the Belfast Agreement when it appeared in 1998. "[11] In 2000 he helped to ensure that a proposal before the Inner Council to initiate the decommissioning of weapons was rejected. 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On 8 February 2010, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that the Brigade had completed decommissioning. His role in the murder was covered up for years by his father's best friend - the deposed UVF South East Antrim commander. [11] Each geographical area was commanded by a UDA 'Brigadier' and sometimes also had a designated 'Military Commander', 'Intelligence Officer' and 'Quartermaster'. [17] According to the Workers' Party (Ireland), English was stood down by the UDA after he had expressed willingness to enter into dialogue with them. Simms' demise was the catalyst for the disintegration of Fisher's power base. He called on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to establish an auxiliary police clinic on the estate, which had no permanent police building, so as locals concerned about crime could have somewhere to go. And until he was deposed, he was known for "telling tales" to the UVF's South East Antrim brigadier Den Elliott who was stood down last year for allegedly running unsanctioned rackets. [18], Despite the continuing activity of his brigade, and his own earlier maiming, Gregg shared the reluctance of other brigadiers about what he saw as a coming war between the UVF and West Belfast brigadier Johnny Adair. The Reaper is coming for you" as a threat to "Mad Dog" Adair and his ally John White. Widely known as a man with a fearsome reputation, Gregg was considered a hawk in loyalist circles. The main target proved to be Danny OConnor, a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representative on initially Larne Borough Council and then the Northern Ireland Assembly, whose home and office were attacked at least twelve times by Greggs men between 2000 and 2002. The coffin was draped in the Ulster flag and the flag of the UFF. These were carried out under the Red Hand Defenders cover name, with some attacks also blamed on the Orange Volunteers who were active in similar attacks at the time. [47] A Police Service of Northern Ireland officer was injured during the disturbance. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. [1][2] It is claimed they control "100%" of an illegal drugs network in south-east Antrim, Northern Ireland. Gregg was given a paramilitary funeral which was attended by thousands of mourners, including senior UDA members Jackie McDonald, Jim Gray, Sammy Duddy and Michael Stone. Gregg's movements were known to C Company member Alan McCullough who, receiving instruction from Adair (then in HMP Maghaberry), arranged for a hit team to kill Gregg and his associate as the taxi took them from the port of Belfast. Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) [23] Trevor Lowry (aged 49) was beaten to death in Glengormley by UDA members under Gregg's command on 11 April 2001 after he was mistaken for a Catholic. It is claimed they control "100%" of an illegal drugs network in south-east Antrim, Northern Ireland. UDA Brigadier for South East Antrim, Gregg - who became a loyalist icon when he shot Sinn Fin chief Gerry Adams - was gunned down in Belfast's docklands area nearly 20 years ago. [20], Although the UDA was officially on ceasefire, the South East Antrim Brigade remained active in late 1998 and early 1999, undertaking a series of pipe bomb attacks on Catholic properties. His cheeks appeared hollow, he has shaved his head and those who have seen him describe him as 'haunted'. The organisation is now in the grip of a committee of senior paramilitary veterans with Fisher forced to toe the line. He sought to portray Gregg as unstable and thuggish and spread a rumour that he was about to be replaced as brigadier. The South East Antrim UDA's tally of violence spanning two decades includes a roll call of unsolved murders. On 14 March 1984, he severely wounded Sinn Fin president Gerry Adams in an attack supposedly ordered as a response to the earlier killings of Ulster Unionist Party politicians Robert Bradford and Edgar Graham. Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, UN to ignore remarks of India guru's fictional country, India court panel to probe Adani fraud allegations. [1] Gregg was also characterised as "a bully, a racketeer, and a sectarian bigot who took particular delight in carrying out vicious punishment attacks and randomly targeting Roman Catholics. Spotlight's Gangland: The Murder of Glenn Quinn can be viewed on the BBC iPlayer. The South East Antrim UDA's tally of violence spanning two decades includes a roll call of unsolved murders. [46], In March 2014 the South East Antrim Brigade was widely reported as being behind a "rampage" in which up to 100 people, some of them wearing masks, attacked a number of residential properties in Larne. From the 1990s until he was shot dead in 2003 by rival associates, Gregg served as brigadier of the UDA's South East Antrim Brigade. Tommy Lyttle inherited 'Bertie Scott' from a man called Alan Snoddy, the UDA commander or Brigadier in South-East Antrim, a figure who kept a very low public profile. Martin Quinn says the family has been threatened by the South East Antrim UDA for speaking out, Security sources say the South East Antrim UDA has over 2,000 members, Police intelligence says the South East Antrim UDA is involved in the supply of drugs, Rev Philip McAlister officiated at the funeral of Geordie Gilmore, a BBC Spotlight programme on the murder of Glenn Quinn. John Gregg (1957 - 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. He moved from the SEA power base in the Rathcoole estate to the sleepy backwater of Greenisland as his grip on SEA weakened. They have also asked for an end to historic prosecutions for UVF killings that took place before 2010. SoundCloud . UDA boss Gary Fisher plots his exit strategy. Masked gunmen immediately opened fire on the occupants with automatic weapons. New IRA powerbase just 20 miles away so why didnt intelligence flag possible attack? [35] Afterward, a lone piper led the cortege to Carnmoney Cemetery where he was buried. However, in the second half of 2002 he was dragged into the conflict after Adair made him a target in his own attempts to take full control of the UDA. Gregg joined the Ulster Young Militants (UYM), the youth wing of the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association (UDA) at the age of 14. He told author Ian S. Wood that he had only supported the Combined Loyalist Military Command ceasefire in an effort to ensure the release of imprisoned friends. In the later 1980s Snoddy took ill with cancer and many of his duties as brigadier were filled by his ally Joe English. 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As the band prepared to take the train home that evening they met members of the Shankill Protestant Boys, another band in town for the parade that was affiliated to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The brigade representatives refused to give any details about how many weapons or how much commercial explosives were destroyed during the day-long exercise. The views and opinions expressed in this documentary/ies and page are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in the Troubles of Northern Ireland. MEDIA SCRUTINY: Press coverage is heaping pressure on Gary Fisher. Members of this brigade were believed to be behind the killings of Catholic postman Danny McColgan, Protestant teenager Gavin Brett and Trevor Lowry (the latter kicked to death in the mistaken belief he was a Catholic), and a spate of pipe bomb attacks on the homes of Catholics. Many of them were innocent - but had to pay up anyway. [37], Following the conclusion of the feud with Adair the UDA reconstituted its ceasefire in what they christened the "Gregg initiative". Also his appearance at a Remembrance Sunday service two weeks ago has left those close to him in shock. [63], The threats were condemned by Peter Vandermeersch of Independent News & Media and Seamus Dooley, assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, and by Amnesty International UK. In November 2011, Stuart Gregg received 400,000 compensation for psychological trauma due to having witnessed his fathers murder. [49] The targets of the attack were reported locally as being two brothers who had been involved in a scuffle with three UDA members the night before. [42] The process was confirmed as complete by the IICD and came in the last 24 hours of the commission's existence. Both men, who lived on Ferris Avenue, had their houses burnt out during the attack. [6] His deputy Rab Carson was killed in the same attack, with both men having just returned from Scotland where they were attending a Rangers F.C. Convicted gunrunner Thomas Morgan, a one-time member of the UDA, has muscled in on the town's drug scene. He has since told pals that he has no intention of leaving Rathcoole, where he grew up, but loyalist insiders say that he will have no option but to go. BUSINESS UDA signs strategic cooperation with Mara Inc to expand facilities management business " data-media=""> 21/02/2023 09:14 PM KUALA LUMPUR, Gregg was the most senior UDA member killed since South Belfast brigadier John McMichael was blown up by the IRA in 1987. [5] The Guardian has identified it as "one of the most dangerous factions". John Gregg (1957 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. Senior members of the Ulster Volunteer Force and Red Hand Commando also attended. Greggs 18-year-old son Stuart and another man were also in the vehicle but neither sustained injuries in the shooting attack. [2] Since 2007 the South East Antrim Brigade has operated independently of the UDA following a fall-out. Charlie Strain, Hugh Cameron, Tommy Hollran and Mark Gourley, who is missing presumed murdered. [20] This followed in summer 2002 when a community centre was taken over for this purpose although Gregg's UDA objected and daubed the building with the word "tout". Carson was described by UDA sources as a dear friend of Greggs and a junior member of the South-East Antrim Brigade. The same year, Geordie Gilmore was also shot dead in broad daylight. In a move that was not universally popular in the region, Fisher allowed the Shoukris and their ally Alan McClean to live under South East Antrim Brigade protection and even attend meetings of the brigade's commanders. The Reaper is coming for you. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. He said there were about 2,000 members of the UDA in the south east Antrim . Gregg when explaining his family background, revealed that his father, regarded as a quiet man, had trust in the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and British Army but joined the loyalist vigilante groups set up around the start of the Troubles ostensibly to protect the Protestant community from attacks by republicans. In the last 12 months almost a dozen alleged South East Antrim members have been lifted and charged with drug offences by the National Crime Agency working alongside the Paramilitary Crime Task Force. [65], On 25 November 2020 the Belfast Telegraph reported that the South East Antrim UDA had passed on a threat against one of their journalists. "It was very tragic, on the day of the funeral, to have a large police presence around the church," he said. South East Antrim UDA mural in Glengormley, North Belfast. id="addMyFavs"> South East Antrim Brigade mural in Ballymena honouring Gregg. [10], Gregg played the bass drum in the UDA-affiliated flute band Cloughfern Young Conquerors, a loyalist flute band which police claimed regularly caused trouble at Orange Order parades. Free. The secretive mobster has seen his one-time iron-clad grip on the UDA crime gang loosen in recent months, leaving him Brigadier in name only. Gregg played the bass drum in the UDA-affiliated flute band Cloughfern Young Conquerors, a loyalist flute band which police claimed regularly caused trouble at Orange Order parades. "All you have to do is look at history, there are very few commanders or brigadiers who were simply allowed to leave. However, this proved short-lived. Snoddy died from the illness in September 1988 and English . 1 February 2003, along with another UDA member, Robert Rab Carson, Gregg was shot dead on Nelson Street, in the old Sailortown district near the Belfast docks, while travelling in a red Toyota taxi after returning from Glasgow where he regularly went to watch Rangers F.C. The Much of this activity was inspired by Gregg's personal hatred of Catholics. However in the second half of 2002 he was dragged into the conflict after Adair made him a target in his own attempts to take full control of the UDA. Senior members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, the Loyalist Volunteer Force and Red Hand Commando also attended. Under Fisher, the South East Antrim Brigade became close to the Shoukri brothers, who commanded the neighbouring North Belfast Brigade before being expelled from the UDA in June 2006. 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