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Archive | April, 2015

New history of UDR copperfastens its reputation as a loyalist militia

Speaking recently on Radio Ulster Jeffrey Donaldson provided a spirited defence of the Ulster Defence Regiment. Few nationalists or republicans would have recognised his description of the locally recruited regiment but fewer still would have been surprised that a Democratic Unionist MP and former UDR soldier would reject criticism of his former comrades. Claims that […]

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New twist in long-running Visteon site controversy

The continuing dispute over the future of the vacant former Visteon site at Finaghy took another dramatic turn yesterday when the housing association behind a large new development on the land was ordered to redraw its plans. The Planning Service says Fold Housing has not made sufficient provision for commercial and business space in the […]

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