#uvf

[burnitalldownism]

‘It’s weird’: SDLP councillor condemns protest banner against proposed Gaelscoil in East Belfast

Séamas de Faoite said it’s ‘weird to have such an obsession around a school’.

Colonisers gonna colonise.

“An Irish school in Ireland?!? Not on our watch!”

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1974 – Three car bombs in Dublin and a fourth in Monaghan exploded without warning, injuring almost 300 people and killing 34, the greatest loss of life on a single day during the Troubles.

On the morning of 17 May 1974, four cars are stolen in Belfast. That evening, they would explode without warning in Dublin and Monaghan resulting in the deaths of 34 civilians and injuries to more than 300. The bombings were the worst single atrocity in Ireland during the “Troubles.” The bombings were a Loyalist reaction to the Sunningdale Agreement and attempts to introduce power sharing between…

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[madame-thedas]

Absolutely pissing it, the UVF flags in town were put at half mast for the Queen dying. The fucking UVF flags

[goodkwuestion]

How long does it take you to map out a story before you start writing?

I'm not trying to calculate how long we have to wait for the new fic I promise 😇

The story is done! It's been done for a while, babe. I have a few endings to choose from, but they're all there. Once I get an idea going, I obsess over it. Then it usually just takes me a short while to make the movie play in my head smoothly enough for me to be able to start writing. Lesser and/or finer details happen while I'm actually writing.

My problem is time and energy. The mind and spirit are willing, but the flesh is weak and exhausted, and endlessly preoccupied with the happenings of real life.

If I'm honest, I'm also a little hesitant to pull the trigger and start because I know I'll put a lot of pressure myself to keep the same energy throughout and post on a regular schedule, in a regimented manner, even when it wouldn't be wise or feasible. I want to learn from Old Rules and approach Untitled Vampire Fic with a more relaxed, unstructured mentality, but I know myself. Once I pop, I just can't stop.

UVF will be here soon tho, because I sorely miss winding you guys up. So don't you worry. ♥

Also, shit's gonna get weird in this fic. Like...so weird.

[ukdamo]

Today’s Flickr photo with the most hits - a surprising one (from the graffiti, street-art, and murals album) - a UVF mural in Belfast.

[musicallymaniacal]

The Miami Showband killings (also called the Miami Showband massacre)was an attack on 31 July 1975 by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group. It took place on the A1 road at Buskhill in County Down, Northern Ireland. Five people were killed, including three members of The Miami Showband, who were one of Ireland's most popular cabaret bands.

The band was travelling home to Dublin late at night after a performance in Banbridge. Halfway to Newry, their minibus was stopped at what appeared to be a military checkpoint where gunmen in British Army uniforms ordered them to line up by the roadside. At least four of the gunmen were soldiers from the British Army's Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), and all were members of the UVF. Two of the gunmen, both soldiers, died when the time bomb they were hiding on the minibus exploded prematurely. The other gunmen then opened fire on the dazed band members, killing three and wounding two. It has been suggested that the bomb was meant to explode en route, so that the victim band members would appear to be IRA bomb-smugglers and stricter security measures would be established at the border.

Two serving UDR soldiers and one former UDR soldier were found guilty of the murders and received life sentences; they were released in 1998. Those responsible for the attack belonged to the Glenanne gang, a secret alliance of loyalist militants, RUC police officers, and UDR soldiers. There are also allegations that British military intelligence agents were involved. According to former Intelligence Corps agent Captain Fred Holroyd, the killings were organised by British intelligence officer Robert Nairac, together with the UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade and its commander Robin "the Jackal" Jackson. The Historical Enquiries Team investigated the killings and released their report to the victims' families in December 2011. It confirmed that Jackson was linked to the attack by fingerprints.

[citizen69]

Northern Ireland anti-terrorism public security & safety posters issued by the security forces during the ‘Troubles’.

[thingsdavidlikes]

St Peters by Monkeypainter https://flic.kr/p/HYcWe2