Much of this activity was inspired by Greggs personal hatred of Catholics. Since his release, Shoukri had resumed his position as 'brigadier' of the north Belfast UDA while his brother Andre was in prison. Gregg took this as a threat and, after complaining to senior figures in the West Belfast UDA, ordered the three men to be kneecapped. Much of this activity was inspired by Gregg's personal hatred of Catholics. "This isn't the end of it I wouldn't have thought. This week, a BBC Spotlight programme on the murder of Glenn Quinn investigated the savagery at the heart of one of Northern Ireland's largest loyalist gangs - the South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association (UDA). When the loyalist arrived he was surrounded by four masked UVF members who beat him with baseball bats, breaking several bones. 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). Charlie Strain, Hugh Cameron, Tommy Hollran and Mark Gourley, who is missing presumed . "Over the last 12 months the paramilitary cops (Paramilitary Crime Task Force) have been hitting the South East Antrim over and over again," said a source. [30] This briefly occurred in late August when one of Adair's allies took command of the brigade, although this proved short-lived. [14] Later in the year, English was forced to confront Adair about rumours that Adair was considering attending an Inner Council meeting armed in order to eliminate the other five brigadiers and assume sole control of the UDA. Widely known as a man with a fearsome reputation, Gregg was considered a "hawk" in some loyalist circles. "And the blunder of the Housing Executive staff being threatened did him no favours either in the area.". "But Gary Fisher doesn't want the hassle of sanctioning something against him. [4] A newer mural in the Cloughfern area of Newtownabbey and flags have updated the areas to include Ballycarry, Ballyclare, the rural hinterland of Ballymena called 'Braidside' and despite not being in County Antrim, the town of Newtownards. [10] The attack is commemorated in the song South East Antrim Brigade by loyalist singer Rab C, many of whose compositions were about the brigade and its leading members. 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. 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. "Some families had no involvement in drugs at all but still had to pay to escape being put out, or even worse. Gregg took this as a threat and, after complaining to senior figures in the West Belfast UDA, ordered the three men to be kneecapped. 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BUSINESS UDA signs strategic cooperation with Mara Inc to expand facilities management business " data-media=""> 21/02/2023 09:14 PM KUALA LUMPUR, Killing Rage The life and death of Eamon Collins. 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. Sources in Carrickfergus say that while he retains the . The violence, on the Castlemara estate in the town, saw up to 150 loyalists confront each other as members of the 'mainstream' UDA flooded the area in a show of strength against the . Close pal Clifford 'Trigger' Irons is currently out on bail awaiting trial on drugs charges. [1][2] It is claimed they control "100%" of an illegal drugs network in south-east Antrim, Northern Ireland. I know some comes in from Europe. Read about our approach to external linking. Tensions in South East Antrim between the UDA and the UVF were already high after a summer of incidents and disagreements. The organisation is now in the grip of a committee of . Representing the UVF was John 'Bunter' Graham and the organisation's 1st Battalion commander Harry Stockman. Soon after two pipe bombs were thrown at Greggs house, and his friend Tommy Kirkhams house was shot at. Such was the ferocity of the attack the victim urinated himself while pleading for his life. Charlie Strain, Hugh Cameron, Tommy Hollran and Mark Gourley, who is missing presumed murdered. "He's already under enough heat from the cops. Adams was hit five times in the attack but the taxi rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital where he received treatment and survived. [73] . In May cops arrested and charged four men in connection with a kilo of cocaine seized back in 2020. However, this proved short-lived. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The new Irish Sea Border: What does it mean? 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. "Some had to take out loans to buy their safety from this thug and then it turns out he's touting on the UDA's dealers to the cops at the same time.". 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. as a threat to Mad Dog Adair and his ally John White. [22], Gregg initially remained aloof from the struggle and instead concentrated on his anti-Catholic campaign. In 1984, Gregg seriously wounded Sinn Fin president Gerry Adams in an assassination attempt. [31] Carson was described by UDA sources as a "dear friend" of Gregg's and a junior member of the South-East Antrim Brigade. [27] On 8 December a bomb was found under Gregg's car, apparently placed there by one of Adair's allies from the Loyalist Volunteer Force. [1], Gregg was born in 1957 and raised in a Protestant family from the Tigers Bay area of North Belfast. [44] In 2010, the Independent Monitoring Commission confirmed that the split between the Fisher faction of the brigade and the wider UDA had not ended. [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. 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. "They'll let Fisher take the fall before replacing him, they don't see any point in putting someone else in now only for him to be targeted.". A failure by the paramilitary group's south-east Antrim faction to back the move resulted in a . From the 1990s until his shooting death in 2003 by rival associates, Gregg served as brigadier of the UDAs South East Antrim Brigade. And one-time trusted lieutenant Colin Simms is in disgrace after being linked with the murder in Carrick a year ago of Glenn Quinn. Gregg was born in 1957 and raised in a Protestant family from the Tigers Bay area of North Belfast. [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. Home. [36] In May of that same year, Alan McCullough was himself killed by the UDA. He's crossed a line and there are figures in the UDA who won't forget.". "The UDA in Rathcoole couldn't figure out why all the UVF dealers were being left alone while their guys were getting caught left, right and centre. The juxtaposition of this initiative with the name of Gregg was condemned by the mother of a Catholic who had been killed by members of the South-East Antrim Brigade in 2000 as she argued "it's sickening to call it the Gregg initiative when he was a ruthless terrorist.Everyone goes on about Johnny Adair but they're all as bad as each other". By September 2002, Adair had even circulated stories to contacts in the media that Gregg was under death threat from the UDA. Following the conclusion of the feud with Adair the UDA reconstituted its ceasefire in what they christened the Gregg initiative. Nowadays, pockets of the town remain on edge since the murder of a local man, Glenn Quinn, by the South East Antrim UDA. 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). Greggs 18-year-old son Stuart and another man were also in the vehicle but neither sustained injuries in the shooting attack. "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. Three men were acquitted of his murder. Under Gregg, the South East Antrim Brigade was linked to the killing of UVF member Mark Quail during Adair's feud with the UVF in 2000[25][26] although according to the BBC the killing was not directly connected to Adair's issues with the UVF but rather stemmed from a pub dispute in north Belfast between members of the two paramilitary groups. November 22 2014 04:33 PM. [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. Law enforcement agencies see the loosening of Fisher's control as an opportunity. "When Gary was in complete control, there would have been no suggestion of any leaks, it was a tight, tight operation. Gary Fisher, a close associate of Tommy Kirkham, succeeded Gregg as brigadier. [35] Members of Adair's C Company shot and killed Gregg the following month. He managed to avoid being beaten in return for tricking his ex-UVF 2IC friend into attending the Monkstown meeting during which he was attacked. Greggs killing proved to be the undoing of Adair. Former PSNI superintendent Ken Pennington said he considers them to be "a criminal cartel that have wrapped themselves in a flag". [33], In November 2011, Stuart Gregg received 400,000 compensation for psychological trauma due to having witnessed his father's murder. Simms' demise was the catalyst for the disintegration of Fisher's power base. Gregg's 18-year-old son Stuart and another man were also in the vehicle but neither sustained injuries in the shooting attack. However, one major obstacle to overcome before any deal can be agreed is the recovery of the body of missing murder victim Lisa Dorrian. In November 2011, Stuart Gregg received 400,000 compensation for psychological trauma due to having witnessed his fathers murder. The UVF man who is accused of touting - who we can't identify for legal reasons - went around the Rathcoole estate and other loyalist areas close by demanding cash payments from alleged drug dealers recently. 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. [54] Two men were subsequently charged with the murder. 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"[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. match. [64][65], According to the Irish Times there are suspicions that the threats are in response to coverage of the murder of Glenn Quinn in Carrickfergus in January 2020. [25], By September 2002, Adair had even circulated stories to contacts in the media that Gregg was under death threat from the UDA. [42] The process was confirmed as complete by the IICD and came in the last 24 hours of the commission's existence. [9] Gregg's fearsome reputation earned him the nickname "the Reaper" and he bore a tattoo of the Grim Reaper on his back as a tribute. Browns_right_foot 3 mo. [53] Gilmore died the following day, with the incident described as part of an ongoing feud in the town. 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. South East Antrim UDA crime boss Gary Fisher is facing an internal revolt with even his closest lieutenants saying his time is up. The Reaper is coming for you. The UDA was only proscribed - or declared illegal - in 1992 and, as the Troubles ended, the group began to fracture. He later became part of the UDA South East Antrim Brigade. These psychos were obviously baying for blood Mod blood, to be exact. The violence that erupted in the East Antrim town of Carrickfergus on Saturday night 21 July was the latest episode in internecine UDA feuding. Masked gunmen immediately opened fire on the occupants with automatic weapons. In 2000 he helped to ensure that a proposal before the Inner Council to initiate the decommissioning of weapons was rejected. [37] In response to the criticism from the rest of the UDA leadership, Fisher withdrew the South East Antrim brigade from the UDA and reconstituted it as a separate movement. A UDA member originally from the Woodvale Road had moved to Rathcoole where he had been beaten up after it emerged that he was a friend of Joe English, the former brigadier who had been exiled from the estate by Gregg for his anti-drugs stance. The UDA South East Antrim Brigade was previously one of the six brigades of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and are heavily involved in the drug trade. Masked gunmen immediately opened fire on the occupants with automatic weapons. 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.. [16], Having witnessed demographic shifts in Glengormley and Crumlin, traditionally loyalist majority towns that had come to have nationalist majorities on account of loyalists moving out of Belfast, he determined that the same thing would not happen in Carrickfergus and Larne and so launched a campaign of pipe bomb and arson attacks on Catholic homes there (despite these towns having very small Catholic populations). A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey. [3], Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, "BBC NEWS | Programmes | Panorama | John "Grug" Gregg", "Loyalists on brink of war as UDA chief is shot dead | UK news", "Assassin is kicked out of top UDA post | UK news", "Retaliation inevitable - Just a matter of when", "UDA leaders son gets record payout UTV News", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gregg_(loyalist)&oldid=1118219468, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 19:42. The veteran loyalist, who was 'brigadier' of its South East Antrim unit, was kicked out of the organisation last week. [31] Gregg was back in command by October, at which point he was one of the brigadiers who passed the resolution expelling Adair from the UDA for his involvement in the attempted murder of Jim Gray.[32]. Spotlight made contact with a former senior PSNI officer who was at the forefront of policing efforts against the gang. During the course of the melee a Shankill Protestant Boys member managed to gouge out Gregg's eye,[12] although it is also claimed that Gregg lost his eye due to a fight with republicans at the same parade. UDA. The South East Antrim UDA is believed to be responsible for seven unsolved murders in the same area dating back to 1998. [3] He later became part of the UDA South East Antrim Brigade. [84] What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them? 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. Belfast Books Thanks for promoting my book mate. [57] Fisher was subsequently identified by the Sunday Life as brigadier, with the paper accusing him of ordering the shooting of Horner. 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. Tommy Lyttle suspected that Craig had helped the IRA kill South Belfast UDA Brigadier, John McMichael in December 1987 not long after McMichael had aired complaints within the UDA hierarchy and in Craig's earshot, about Craig's dubious business dealings. 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. His own earliest memory of the Troubles was the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association marches in Derry, a movement to which Gregg and his family were strongly opposed. [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. In 1984, Gregg seriously wounded Sinn Fin president Gerry Adams in an assassination attempt. All four were arrested earlier this week during a police and . [34], 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. John Gregg (1957 - 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. [33], Gregg's killing proved to be the undoing of Adair. [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. @caolan-mclaughlin-844507501 this is a UDA song ya muppet why u put f the uvf know yer history kid. [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. Gregg and his team were apprehended almost immediately by a British Army patrol that opened fire on them before ramming their car. [6] The Irish News described the brigade as 'powerful' and at one time being 'the most bloody and murderous gang operating within the paramilitary organisation'. 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. "[11] In 2000 he helped to ensure that a proposal before the Inner Council to initiate the decommissioning of weapons was rejected. Brawls between the two had been frequent and tensions had been growing between the UDA and UVF leading to a drink-fuelled pitched battle between the two groups at the train station. SoundCloud . South East Antrim UDA mural in Glengormley, North Belfast. Rev Philip McAlister officiated at his funeral. The south Belfast, south-east Antrim and east Belfast brigadiers . 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. His assassination attempt had made him a loyalist hero and he quickly took over from English as brigadier. "The UDA is the biggest paramilitary group in Rathcoole, much bigger than the UVF, and there are some UDA men in the estate who would gladly do the job. A man described in court as the commander of the UDA in South East Antrim is one of four men charged with conspiring to supply cocaine. . 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. T he breakaway South East Antrim has issued a warning that it will get tough with Carrick dealers . [60], On 4 January police investigated SEA UDA graffiti sprayed on eleven properties. On 6 January 2010, the UDA announced that it had put its weapons "verifiably beyond use". From the 1990s until his shooting death in 2003 by rival associates, Gregg served as brigadier of the UDA's South East Antrim Brigade. The same year, Geordie Gilmore was also shot dead in broad daylight. Members of the loyalist flute band, Cloughfern Young Conquerors dressed in uniform accompanied the coffin. 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. 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. It is unclear when South East Antrim was first designated as a brigade area although its first recognised leader was Alan Snoddy and he held title of Brigadier by at least 1979. Senior members of South East Antrim UDA want to take out . Gregg was jailed for 18 years; however, he only served half his sentence and was released in 1993. Gregg had been a regular visitor to Ibrox Park for a number of years. There is a belief in the organisation that the Task Force is building a case against Fisher and senior figures in SEA are content to leave him in place. often in the company of Michael Stone, and had even picked up a conviction for violence at an Old Firm match. 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. 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. "It is notoriously difficult to leave," a senior loyalist source told us. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. 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. Fri 14 Jan 2022 at 00:30. Tipperary Tim astounding 1928 Grand National winner at 100/1 & a proud resident of Glencairn ! He was interviewed on the basis of anonymity. Both men, who lived on Ferris Avenue, had their houses burnt out during the attack. [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. [66], In July 2021, Doug Beattie, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, told the BBC that the South East Antrim UDA had threatened to kill him twice. [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). "Several UDA men told their bosses they wanted him shot dead while others wanted his knees done but they've been ordered by Fisher to leave him alone, for now. "But then what happened was that the UDA began to splinter into criminal gangs, criminal fiefdoms.". That same night Jackie McDonald's men raided the lower Shankill and ran those members of C Company that had remained loyal to Adair, who was still in prison, out of the city. By the UDA and the organisation is now in the vehicle but sustained... 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