They also show that in a private conversation with the Irish ambassador Noel Dorr in 1986, Mr Weir expressed the opinion that the controversial Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) existed as a “safety valve ...

Former First Minister Arlene Foster has proposed legislation meaning people in authority could be prosecuted for glorifying terrorism – and slammed republicans’ “strategy to lionise” the IRA and put ...

They were replaced by the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR). It recruited from across the entire community, but few Catholics signed up and many of those who did quickly left because they were ...

Almost 730 Protestant civilians died. In all, over 300 full and part-time police officers as well as just over 200 members of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) were killed. Many were targeted ...

FAMILY and friends of a West Belfast man shot dead by a soldier from the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) have held a vigil at ...

The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 66-year-old man who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder of a part ...

The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 66-year-old man who is wanted in the North for the murder of a part-time ...

Regimental Sergeant Major Eric Lines won the prestigious Military Medal for helping to defend Pegasus Bridge on June 6, 1944, ...

The BBC's choice of words has sparked debate, with some interpreting the term "infamous" as pejorative in the context of a ...

THE family of a West Belfast man shot dead by a soldier from the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) believes justice is “impossible” as the family marks his 40th anniversary. 17-year-old Paul ‘Kelso’ Kelly ...

During the 1970s, he served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) in Derry and Belfast. While on duty, he survived a shooting incident, escaping with minor injuries. He ...