The wearing of the Orange.
Keith Mills
In search of today's storm in a teacup story regarding Ireland, the
following takes beating.
Isn't it amazing how those who talk about an "a new Ireland", see red (or
orange), at the drop of a hat;
Today's Irish Times
The wearing of
the orange
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By Gerry Thornley
Soccer: Is nothing sacred? The notion of the Republic of Ireland wearing a
new orange alternate/away strip against Macedonia tomorrow week appeared to
be met with outrage by republicans, traditionalists and perhaps more
pertinently, hard-pressed parents of young football fans yesterday.
The Merrion Square switchboard was inundated with calls from disgruntled
football fans. Vox pops conducted on yesterday morning's radio programmes
gave the new strip a thumbs down.
Meanwhile, the kit's manufacturers, Umbro, and the FAI, were sailing
serenely through it all. The new shirt goes on sale at sports shops today,
and, after all, there is no such thing as bad publicity - least of all in
the commercial world.
Eddie Cox, the FAI's commercial manager, said yesterday that Umbro "haven't
changed the away strip since they took over. They are entitled to a change
and on the basis of market research they came up with this proposal to the
FAI which the FAI was happy to go along with as an alternate (away) strip.
And I would stress that, because a lot of people seem to think that this is
replacing the home jersey."
Cox said the Republic of Ireland "will play in green whenever we can, so I
can't see us wearing it all that often."
Indeed, given that there will be few clashes with countries which also wear
predominantly green, it is therefore quite feasible that the Republic of
Ireland will, ultimately, only wear the new 'orange' strip once - tomorrow
week in Skopje.
Cox played down the possibility of the FAI reaping additional revenue if
the new strip sold more than a stipulated number as part of their five-year
deal with Umbro, believed to be worth in the region of £2.5 million.
Instead he points to the 50-odd games in which various international Irish
teams are supplied with kit by Umbro.
How successful the 'orange' shirt ultimately becomes will partially depend
on the result against Macedonia. "Obviously, success will sell more than
failure, there's no doubt about that, but I feel that the young people will
go for it. It's primarily based at young people, who are more likely to
wear it anyway."
Cox rejects the charge that the FAI, are guilty of exploitation. "There's
two home jerseys and two away jerseys every four years, that's it. That is
absolutely it categorically - no more, no less. That will not change,
because that is exploitation and we wouldn't do that. This will not change
for two years and that is better than most."
"At the end of the day we're in a commercial world and Umbro invest a lot
of money within the FAI and they're entitled, within reason, to have
something that they believe will be commercially acceptable. But it is not,
and I stress it is not, replacing our green jersey. The green jersey is our
first choice and will continue to be our first choice."
Much ado about nothing?
Keith
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Gavan Moran
Keith Mills <kei...@iol.ie> wrote:
: In search of today's storm in a teacup story regarding Ireland, the
: following takes beating.
: Isn't it amazing how those who talk about an "a new Ireland", see red (or
: orange), at the drop of a hat;
: Today's Irish Times
: The wearing of
: the orange
[snipped]
Keith, I think the main problem people have with the new strip is that
it looks so gadawful ugly .. its truly horrible.
But feel free to imagine anti-protestant conspiracies - the new shirt
issue is right up there along with the imaginary anti-protestant boycott
campaign orangmen and thjeir apologists like to think is going on.
Gavan
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Keith Mills
Gavan Moran <gmo...@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote in article
<5hb56b$9...@nyx10.cs.du.edu>...
> Keith Mills <kei...@iol.ie> wrote:
> : In search of today's storm in a teacup story regarding Ireland, the
> : following takes beating.
> : Isn't it amazing how those who talk about an "a new Ireland", see red
(or
> : orange), at the drop of a hat;
> : Today's Irish Times
> : The wearing of
> : the orange
>
> [snipped]
>
>
> Keith, I think the main problem people have with the new strip is that
> it looks so gadawful ugly .. its truly horrible.
I here I wholeheartedly agree. (And this comes from someone who wears a lot
of football shirts).
>
> But feel free to imagine anti-protestant conspiracies - the new shirt
> issue is right up there along with the imaginary anti-protestant boycott
> campaign orangmen and thjeir apologists like to think is going on.
>
WHERE did I say there was an "anti-Protestant conspiracy.
Did I imagine it when I heard an RTE reporter say that certain "Republicans
" (their word not mine),
said that they would never been seen in orange.
The anti-Protestant boycott in N.I., is far from imaginary. AS YOU WELL
KNOW.
I have seen the reports on RTE, regarding business closing and people
losing their jobs.
> Gavan
Ozymandias
On 26 Mar 1997, Gavan Moran wrote:
> Keith Mills <kei...@iol.ie> wrote:
> : In search of today's storm in a teacup story regarding Ireland, the
> : following takes beating.
> : Isn't it amazing how those who talk about an "a new Ireland", see red (=
or
> : orange), at the drop of a hat;
> : Today's Irish Times
> : The wearing of
> : the orange=20
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> [snipped]
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> Keith, I think the main problem people have with the new strip is that
> it looks so gadawful ugly .. its truly horrible.
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> But feel free to imagine anti-protestant conspiracies - the new shirt
> issue is right up there along with the imaginary anti-protestant boycott
> campaign orangmen and thjeir apologists like to think is going on.
>=20
> Gavan
Sorry for the mess but:
(btw what's the reaction of pro-SFIRA people on this ngroup to this - and=
=20
don't spout off about how the catholics are getting hit also - I know=20
about this and like all unionists I condemn anti-catholic activity=20
absolutely - can the so-called "republican movement" do the same with the=
=20
below?)
1] April 1995
Portstewart Lighthouse LOL 579. Hall broken into and vandalised; banner=20
stolen;
anempted arson.
2] June 1995
Portstewart Lighthouse LOL 579. Hall door and door-frame destroyed as=20
result of
ranaming with a telegraph pole.
3] July 1995
Portstewart Lighthouse LOL 579. Flag pole broken twice.
4] 1991 - 1996
Portstewart Lighthouse LOL 579. Numerous incidents: flags stolen and=20
windows broken;
outer walls marked with graffiti and results of paint bombs. Attacks so=20
severe that the
windows have had to be hoarded up, and the hall has the appearance of a=20
derelict building.
5] May 1996
Killygullib OH, Kilrea Dist. Attempted arson; windows broken.
6] May 1996
Grove OH, Garvagh Dist. Windows broken.
7] May 1996
Maghera Orange Hall. Windows broken.
8] 30 May 96
Bolting Road, Cough. Home attacked; windows broken with stones.
9] 18 June 96
Mini 12th, Derriaghy. Complaints lodged by nationalists against a=20
traditional parade
through Dunmurry village.
10] June 1996
Antrim. Bandsman from the Steeple Flute Band beaten up by local=20
Republicans on his way
home from a parade.
11] July 1996
Donaghmore. Petrol bomb attack on Unionist family.
12] July 1996
Killinslee. Petrol bomb attack on Unionist family.
13] July 1996
Donaghmore Parish Hall. Arson attack.
14] July 1996
Robert McCullagh, Keady. Unionist owned bakery petrol bombed.
15] July 1996
OH on outskirts of Newry. Arson attack.
16] July 1996
Armagh Shops burned (number not specified - more information required).
17] July 1996
Bovea Orange Hall. Hall attacked and windows broken.
18] July 1996
Largy Orange Hall. Hall attacked and windows broken.
19] ?
Markville, Bleary. House broken into; Orange and Black collarettes,=20
bowler hat and
gloves stolen (among other valuables). Regalia etc. later seen on a=20
republican bonfue.
20] ?
Oakdene Park, Bleary. Letters received warning householder not to display=
=20
Union or
Ulster flags.
21] ?
Oakdene Park, Bleary. Letters received waming householder not to display=20
Union or
Ulster flags.
22] ?
Cedar Drive, Bleary. Family moved house because of intimidation of other=20
Unionists in the
area - not themselves directly intimidated.
23] ?
Cedar Drive, Bleary. Householders desist from displaying flags because of=
=20
general
climate of intimidation in the area.
24] ?
Sugarisland Road, Bleary. House petrol bombed; living room destroyed.
25] ?
Sugarisland Road, Bleary. Second Unionist family in same road perceives=20
itself to be
threatened because of the foregoing incident - 24-hour watch kept on its=20
property.
26] ?
Sugarisland Road, Bleary. Third Unionist family in same road perceives=20
itself to be
threatened because of the above incident - 24-hour watch kept on its=20
property.
27] ?
Water Street, off Garvaghy Rd Derelict houses covered with republican=20
graffiti, e.g.
"Drurneree will burn' and 'IRA".
28] ?
Seagoe Park. Flag stolen.
29] ?
Seagoc Park. Flag stolen.
30] ?
Bleary Road, Portadown. Knocknamuckley Parish Church traditionally=20
displays a flag, on
a flagpole on the church lawn. Repeated thefts have compelled=20
parishioners to relocate it
on roof.
31] 2 July 96
Chambres OH, Stewatstown. Union flag removed from Orange Hall.
32] 5 July 96
Tandragee District 6 Ulster flags stolen (from the town or specific=20
premises?).
33] 6 July 96
Tandragee Town Bunting at the bottom of the town destroyed.
34] 7 July 96
The Meadows, Antrim. Flag on the side of house belonging to a Mrs Pears=20
burnt.
35] 8 July 96
Dublin Rd estate, Antrim. Loccal teenagers at site of their 12th bonfue=20
threatened by
Republicans. Bonfire material later set alight, and estate daubed with=20
IRA slogans.
36] 8 July 96
Dundrod Orange Hall. Arson attack.
37] 8 July 96
Tandragee Town Centre. Two young loyalists threatened by three=20
Republicans, who tell
them they will be "dealt with" afler July.
38] 8 July 96
Aldergrove Airport. Peacefial protest by Orangemen and supporters=20
attacked by DMSU;
several children, adults and 5 pensioners severely beaten by police. (not=
=20
strictly relevant
to this survey).
39] 9 July 96
Madden Road Tandragee. Lorry used in a roadblock burned out by=20
Republicans. )
40] 9 July 96
Housing estate, Tandragee. Car damaged and aerial broken off after two=20
suspicious
Republican youths were confronted.
41] 10 July 96
Pattonville, Dungannon Arson attack.
42] 10 July 96
Windmill Heights, Dungannon. Arson attack on Spar shop.
43] 10 July 96
Lindsayville, Tullyhogue. Tyre store and large quantity of tyres=20
destroyed in arson attack.
44] 10 July 96
Rectory Road,? Arson attack on private house, extensive damage.
45] 10 July 96
Mrs Smith, Loughbrickland. Boycott of local milk round by 30 to 35=20
customers.
46] 10 July 96
Henning, Banbridge. Boycott of butcher's shop.
47] 10 July 96
Bairds shop. Boycott by Roman Catholics.
48] July 96
Schomberg estate. Flag and flagpole stolen.
49] ?
Schomberg estate. Flag and flagpole stolen.
50] ?
Schomberg estate. Intimidating telephone calls.
51] ?
Bleary Road. Flag stolen from an upstairs window. The RUC refused to come=
=20
to her
assistance, but did arrive on the scene the following morning to warn her=
=20
not to use the
firearm to defend herself or her property. The premises were bombed on=20
the evening of
the 12th of July. Rainey family considering leaving Pomeroy.
52] 11 July 96
Teebane Memorial, Ballygawley. Memorial destroyed when lorry delibenuely=20
driven into
it.
53] 11 July 96
Castlerobin Village, Lisburn. Treasurer of LOL 146, Alec Smyth, attacked.=
=20
Assisted by
three local youths, he was decorating the village as had been traditional=
=20
for 76 years. One
youth was up a ladder attaching a flag to a telephone pole when a=20
Republican from
Mullaghglass Rd drew up in a jeep and told Bro Smyth to take the flag=20
down. When he
refused, the jeep was driven forward, and Bro Smyth was knocked down. The=
=20
driver then
jumped out of the vehicle and attempted to hit Bro Smyth with a pickaxe=20
handle. Bro
Smyth staggered home, where the police and an ambulance were called, and=20
the victim was
taken to hospital. The assailant, however, remained at the scene, but=20
although RUC
constables did arrive, he was not arrested or charged. Bro Smyth has=20
therefore been
forced to take criminal proceedings personally. He has also been=20
subjected over a period
to continual intimidation by Republicans from the Colin Glen Road and=20
Twinbrook. The
RUC refuses to take any action on this intimidation.
54] 11 July 96
McLean family, Donaghmore. Petrol bombed.
55] 11 July 96
Fulton family & others, Bellaghy. Windows broken and threatened by a=20
crowd of
Republicans. Family has lived in Bellaghy for 40 years. Other Unionist=20
families in the
village have also been told to leave.
56] ?
Tullywister OH, nr Castlederg. Two arson attempts.
57] ?
Ballinderry Bridge. 400 bales of hay destroyed in fire.
58] ?
Salteratown Orange Hall. Arson attempt
59] ?
Michael Boyd, Coalisland. House windows broken.
60] ?
Lex Barker, Coalisland. Intimidated and told to leave.
6l] ?
Paul Cranston, Moy. Cranston's Fuels: severe boycott by Republicans,=20
including the
withdrawal of contracts by two large companies (McIlvenna and another).
62] ?
Joe Walker, Moy. Owner of petrol station and supermarket Business is=20
being boycotted
and Mr Walker and his wife have been subjected to intimidation, threats=20
and harassment.
63]?
Moy. Businessman subjected to intimidation and boycott; has been=20
photographed working
in his shop by Republicans, and has had his premises blocked by a=20
Republican living
nearby.
64] ?
Supermarket, petrol pumps, hardware and machinery hire business being=20
boycotted by
Republicans. Mr Greenaway says that a Republican customer told him that=20
three local
chapels had directed parishioners not to give him business.
65] ?
Near Tullyhogue, Cookstown. Petrol lorry burned.
66] 11 July 96
Presbyterian Church Hall, Strabane. Church Hall attacked and 13 windows=20
smashed.
67] 11 July 96
Linton & Robinson, Strabane. Unionist-owned shop: windows smashed.
68] 11 July 96
J C MeBurney, Markethill. At approx. 9.45 am, while at a blockade on the=20
main
Armagh-Newry road at Markethill, Mr McBurney was hit by a small lorry. He=
=20
was
dragged face down for about 15 metres. His left collar bone was broken=20
and right shoulder
blade crushed. In addition, he suffered injuries to his spine, a broken=20
rib, and a collapsed
lung, and had extensive friction burns from waist to forehead. He spent=20
one day in
intensive care at Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, 4 days in intensive care at=
=20
Craigavon
Hospital, and a further 12 days in an ordinary ward at Craigavon. The=20
driver of the lorry
did not stop until he reached Newry, where he went to the police station.=
=20
His co-driver
jumped out of the lorry and ran away across fields. The RUC is refusing=20
to take any action
against the driver of the lorry, and has advised Mr McBurney not to take=20
the matter
further.
69] 12 July 96
Markethill. Unionist owned shops boycotted (number not specified).
70] 12 July 96
Markethill. Republicans ostracising Unionists.
71] 12 July 96
Strabane. Attempt made by republicans to prevent local district lodge=20
parading through
town centre.
72] 12 July 96
Portglenone. Boycotting of Unionist owned businesses (number not specified)=
.
73] 12 July 96
Aughnacloy. Boycotting of Unionist owned businesses by local Republicans=20
(number not
specified).
74] 12 July 96
Aughnacloy. Boycotting of Unionist owned businesses by Republicans from=20
Rep. of
Ireland.
75] 12 July 96
Aughnacloy. Workers have had to be laid off as a result of the economic=20
boycott.
76]12 July 96
Aughnacloy. General intimidation of Unionists living in the area.
77] 12 July 96
Aicken's clothes shop, Portglenone. Boycotting of Unionist owned business.
78] 12 July 96
Stewart's Buchers, Portglenone. Boycotting of Unionist owned business.
79] 12 July 96
Rasharkin Orange Hall. Arson attack; Irish tricolour placed on Hall.
80] 12 July 96
Bellaghy Orange Hall. Paint splattered over the Hall.
81] 12 July 96
Bellaghy. Unionist householders threatened with stoning of houses if they=
=20
refused to
remove flags.
82] 12 July 96
Bellaghy. Flag removed alter band parade.
83] 12 July 96
Billy Pickering, Bellaghy. Home stoned, occupant forced to leave.
84] 12 July 96
Gerry Fullerton, Bellaghy. Forced out of home.
85] 12 July 96
Mr Fullerton, Bellaghy. Forced out of home.
86] 12 July 96
Mrs Stewart, Bellaghy. Forced out of home.
87] 12 July 96
Ashlield, Bellaghy. Windows of home smashed a number of times.
88] 12 July 96
Mr Moore, Bellaghy Threatening phone calls.
89] 12 July 96
Mr Evans, Bellaghy Threatening phone calls.
90] 12 July 96
Bellaghy "Prods out" slogans painted on road.
91] 12 July 96
Magherafelt Town Centre Flags removed from poles throughout town centre.
92] 12 July 96
Hillhead, Castledawson Flag removed.
93] 12 July 96
Coolistown. Several Unionist owned businesses boycotted; Republican staff=
=20
warned not to
work for Unionists. (number nat specified).
94 12 July 96
Simpsons, Cookstown. Shop being boycotted.
95] 12 July 96
Eaglesons, Cookstown. Shop being boycotted.
96] 12 July 96
Gortgonis Road, Coalisland. Arson attack on office block.
97] 12 July 96
Coalisland Orange Hall. Orangemen and some women and children trapped=20
inside the Hall
on 12th morning by a 500-600 strong crowd of Republicans. Sinn Fein=20
councillor Francie
Molloy seemed to be the main instigator of the attack, although several=20
other prominent
Republicans were also present. C of I rector, Rev Tomey, was subjected to=
=20
verbal abuse
when he tried to intervene. Those trapped in the Orange Hall had to be=20
taken out of the
town in police cars.
98] 12 July 96
Coalisland. Orange Lodge unable to return to their Orange Hall alter=20
attending the
demonstration in Cookstown.
99] 12 July 96
Lex Butler, Coalisland House attacked and windows broken.
100] 12 July 96
Tommy Templeton, Coalisland. House attacked and windows broken on two=20
occasions.
101] 12 July 96
Stevenson's Builders Supplies Only remaining Unionist owned business in=20
Coalisland
attacked.
102] 12 July 96
Roy Wilkie, Coalisland Manager of Stevenson's - received a message=20
threatening to
shoot him.
103] 12 July 96
Ernest Watt, Dungannon Economic boycott.
104] 12 July 96
Nelsons, Moygashel. Economic boycott
105] 12 July 96
J Patton, Garden Centre, Dugannon. Economic boycott
106] 12 July 96
Newtownstewart. Some Republicans close their accounts at the Northern=20
Bank alter
rumours that an assistant manager was an Orangeman.
107] 12 July 96
West Belfast. Employee of Unionist contractor, Ernie Graham, had his=20
digger taken from
him. When he went to retrieve it a Republican mob burned it in front of=20
him, forcing him to
wateh. They then made him urinate into a cup and drink his own urine.
108] 12 July 96
Petrol Station-supermarket, C'island Built by Stevenson's, although=20
occupied by
Republican tenants. Petrol bombed.
109] 12 July 96
The Square, Stewartstown. At approx. 8.30 am an attempt was made to=20
remove the Union
flag. The W.M. of Chambres LOL 171 and Bro Alistair Hutton of Aghalargue=20
LOL 158
were subjected to a torrent of abusive language, and Bro Hutton's car was=
=20
damaged by a
hea'vy chain.
110] 12 July 96
The Square, Stewartstown. While the Orangemen were at their demonstration i=
n
Cookstown, the Union flag which had been the subject of an earlier=20
attempt (see foregoing)
was removed.
111] 12 July 96
Chambres OH, Stewartstown. At approx. 6.00 pm, Republican youths attacked=
=20
Charnbres
Orange Hall while the lodge was having tea. Although members of the RUC=20
were present,
no arrests were made.
112] 12 July 96
Chambres OH, Stewartstown. At approx. 10.30 pm, the Hall was attacked=20
again. On this
occasion red paint was splattered on a gable wall.
113] 12 July 96
Sinelairs shop, Stewartstown. Attacked late in the evening. Petrol bombs=20
thrown at the
building, and windows broken. Jim Sinclair and his son were able to throw=
=20
the petrol bombs
out of the shop again. RUC constables who came to the scene left again to=
=20
obtain
reinforcements. They did not return until calm had returned to the area.
114] 12 July 96
Antrim. House of the Master of a Lodge in Antrim District No.13 attacked=20
and windows
broken. No serious injuries, although the family were badly frightened.
115] 12 July 96
Antrim. House of a Lodge member from Antrim District No.13 attacked.
116] 12 July 96
Newtowncrommelin, nr B'mena. Orange Hall destroyed in arson attack.
117] 12 July 96
Newtowncrommelin, nr B'mena. Arson attack on hayshed.
118] 12 July 96
Newtowncrominelin, nr B'mena. Arson attack on hayshed.
119] 12 July 96
Moore's Garage, Randalstown. Arson attack; the device failed to ignite=20
properly.
120] 12 July 96
Randalstown. Petrol bomb thrown at youths attending a bonfire; also=20
threatened.
121] 12 July 96
Randalstown Orange Hall. Two petrol bombs thrown at the Hall; little damage=
.
122] 12 July 96
Blackwatertown Extensive damage to hayshed.
123] 12 July 96
Newtownbutler Orange Hall. Hall attacked and windows broken.
124] 12 July 96
Blackford Bridge, Donaghmore. Arson attack on house.
125] 12 July 96
Church of Ireland Hall, Ballygawley. Set on fire on 12 July at 5.20 am;=20
porch destroyed,
and building suffered extensive smoke damage.
126] 12 July 96
James Street, ? Methodist Church Hall set on fire; scorch damage to floor=
=20
and smoke
damage to adjoining Church.
127] 12 July 96
St Patricks C of I Cathedral, Armagh. Front doors of Cathedral set on fire.
128] 12 July 96
Corcraine OH, Portadown Arson attack; scorch damage.
129] 12 July 96
Kilnaslee, Donaghmore. Arson attack on house; scorch damage.
130] 12 July 96
Sweep Road, Cookatown Digger damaged at building site.
131] 12 July 96
Mulnahunch OH, nr Cabragh. Arson attack - the fourth in recent years.
132] 12 July 96
Dromore Orange Hall. Flags removed.
133] 12 July 96
Parade stopped on 12th morning.
134] 12 July 96
Ballynahinch. Bottle thrown through windscreen of car, injuring woman.
135] 12 July 96
Bishopscourt. Person intimidated by two masked men brandishing baseball=20
bats.
136] 12 July 96
Killough. Windows of house smashed; graffiti daubed on garage wall.
137] 12 July 96
Bryansford. Rioters petrol bomb car showroom; plate glass window broken=20
and five
vehicles damaged.
138] 12 July 96
Marnamaghery OH, nr Saintfield Arson attack.
139] 12 July 96
Joe Fleming, Strabane. Arson attack on garden supplies shop; premises=20
gutted.
140] 12 July 96
Shiels, Strabane. Practically every window in a Unionist owned furniture=20
shop broken in a
sustained attack.
141] 12 July 96
Shiels, Strabane. Two vans belonging to the business were destroyed in an=
=20
arson attack on
their Church Street yard.
142] 12 July 96
Strabane High School. Windows broken in a sectarian attack.
143] 12 July 96
Strabane Primary School. Windows broken in a sectarian attack.
144] 12 July 96
Apostolic Church, Strabane. The church at Melmont Road, Strabane, was=20
attacked; the
building was ransacked and chairs and hymn books scattered about. An=20
unsuccessful
attempt was made to set fire to the building.
145] 12 July 96
Lower Markey Street,? Rioters fire rockets at members of several Orange=20
Lodges.
146] 13 July 96
Castlewellan. Rioters smash a number of windows in a hardware store.
147] 13 July 96
Blue Row, Castlewellan. Unionist homes attacked by Republican youths.
148] 13 July 96
Castlewellan Primary School. Arson attack on a portacabin at the school=20
at Mill Hill.
149] 13 July 96
Tyrooney OH, nr Carrickmore. Arson attack; scorch damage to front doors.
150] 13 July 96
Greencastle. Arson attack at quarry destroys portacabin office and=20
damages lorry.
151] 13 July 96
Greenpan OH, Lisnabogan. Arson attack; scorch damage.
152] 13 July 96
Killyleagh Road. Arson attack damages 5 mechanical diggers and office=20
accommodation.
153] 13 July 96
The Square, Moy. Lorry burned.
154] 13 July 96
Milltown Street, Dungannon. Arson attack on caravan.
155] 13 July 96
Masonic Hall, Coalisland. Arson attack.
156] 13 July 96
Dunavon Park, Arson attack.
157] 13 July 96
Lisnahull Park, Arson attack.
158] 13 July 96
Moneymore Orange Hall. Arson attack.
159] 13 July 96
Church of Ireland Church Hall, Dungiven. Completely destroyed by petrol=20
bombs. Had
been a new hall just opened in May 96, at a cost of =A3130,000.
160] 13 July 96
Dungiven Post Office. Petrol bomb attack.
161] 13 July 96
Dungiven High School. Computer room destroyed.
162] 13 July 96
Uppr Main St. Dungiven Home belonging to the Keys family stoned by=20
Republicans. The
family has now left
163] 13 July 96
Uppr Main St, Dungiven. Pensioner threatened.
164].13 July 96
Uppr Main St, Dungiven. Pensioner threatened.
165] 13 July 96
Limavady Orange Hall. Petrol bomb attack.
166] 13 July 96
Bovea Orange Hall. Hall attacked and windows broken (2nd recent attack).
167] 13 July 96
Largy Orange Hall. Hall attacked and windows broken (2nd recent attack).
168] 13 July 96
Feeny. Threats to burn the Post Office.
169] 13 July 96
Feeny. Threats to burn dwelling house.
170] 13 July 96
Feeny. Family living in centre of Feeny told that they would be burned=20
out. The family is
moving to Limavady.
171] 13 July 96
St Marks C of I, Tennent St B'fast. Attempted arson attack.
172] 13 July 96
Salterstown Presbyterian Church Hall. Attacked at 9.30 pm; minor scorch=20
damage.
173] 13 July 96
Louglibrickland Orange Hall. Windows broken.
174] 13 July 96
William Street, Lurgan. Tricolour erected at railway station before=20
return of Black
Preceptories from Bangor.
175 July 96
Foster Memorial Hall, Coalisland. Sustained fire damage.
176] 14 July 96
The Burryman, Coagh. Hayshed and 500 bales of hay destroyed in fife,=20
along with bale
loader, roller and other equipment.
177] 14 July 96
Fairhill Road, Cookstown. Confectioneryigrocers shop attacked; windows=20
broken.
178] 14 July 96
Fairhill Road, Cookstown. Windows broken at bathroom showroom.
179] 14 July 96
Ballygawley Road. Arson attack on tyre depot; office block gutted.
180] 14 July 96
Sloan Street, Ballygawley. Lorry destroyed in arson attack.
181] 14 July 96
William Street, Arson attack on vacant commercial premises.
182] 14 July 96
Cavanakeeran Road, Pomeroy. Fuel tanker set on fire.
183] 14 July 96
Rockview Park, Moneymore. Renault car destroyed in arson attack at=20
private house.
184] 14 July 96
Maghers Road, Moneymore Talbot Express van burned.
185] 14 July 96
Donemana OH, nr Strabane. Hall attacked.
186] 14 July 96
Sion Mills. Orange Hall attacked.
187] 14 July 96
Old Mill, Annsborough. Unionist owned businesses daubed with IRA slogans;=
=20
5 windows
smashed; bin set on fire.
188] 14 July 96
Newcastle Orange Hall. Orange arch outside the Hall pulled down, blocking=
=20
the road.
189] 14 July 96
Benraw Orange Hall. Union flag stolen; two lights damaged.
190] 15 July 96
Greenvale Hotel. Car in car park burned.
191] 15 July 96
Birney Square, Coalisland. Car burned out.
192] 15 July 96
Dungannon Road, Coalisland. Arson attack on petrol station.
193] 15 July 96
Granville Road, Hardware store attacked.
194] 15 July 96
Main Street, Donaghmore. Arson attack on offlicence; scorch damage.
195] 15 July 96
Charlemont Street, Moy. Arson attack on shop; scorch damage.
196] 15 July 96
Ballygawley Road. Arson attack on petrol station; scorch damage.
197] 15 July 96
Mission Hall, Killeen, Coalisland. Attacked; sustained scorch damage.
198] 15 July 96
Sixmilecross Orange Hall. Arson attack; hall almost totally destroyed.
199] 15 July 96
Gospel Hall, Drumanes', B'hinch. Gutted in an arson attack.
200] 15 July 96
Rush, Co. Dublin. C of I Church suffered arson attack; porch and a number=
=20
of ceiling
beams damaged.
201] 15 July 96
Cloughfin Orange Hall. Arson attack; attempt made to burn the hall by=20
setting an
Ulsterbus parked outside it on fire.
202] 15/16 July 96
Loughgall, Portadown. Men sacked by silage contractor for going to=20
Drumcree to suppon
the stand-off.
2o3] 16 July 96
1st Presbterian Church, Monaghan. A Presbyterian Church due to celebrate=20
its 300th
anniversary was vandalised after a Sinn Fein rally. Sectarian slogans=20
such as "Prods time
to go", "Orange bastards leave now", "All Protestants RIP" and "IRA" were=
=20
daubed
over the stained glass windows, 250-year gravestones and the walls of the=
=20
church.
204] 16 July 96
Oldpark Presb Church, Belfast. Church hall attacked; smoke damage to hall=
=20
and furniture.
205] 18 July 96
Philip Armstrong, Dungannon. As Mr Arsnstrong was on his way home from=20
Moy Park,
Dungannon, a brick was thrown through the windscreen of his car.
206] 19 July 96
Kingsmills Gospel Hall. Hall attacked; nine panes of glass broken and=20
front doors burst
open.
207] 21 July 96
Croasgar. Unionist owned business attacked by Republicans; windows broken.
208] 20/25 July 96
Browalow House, Lurgan Petrol bomb thrown through window; another landed=20
outside.
Extensive damage to listed building.
209] 25 July 96
Kingsmills Gospel Hall. Hall attacked and four windows broken. Second=20
recent attack.
210] 25 July 96
Albany Church Hall. Hall attacked by Republicans and a number of windows=20
broken.
211] 31 July 96
Ardboe House, of a Mrs Ferguson, a widow living with her only son (19=20
years of age),
attacked, and outhuildings and the road in front of the house painted=20
with IRA slogans.
212] 31 July 96
Drumenny Road, Ardboe. Attack on Unonist family; hall window smashed.
213] late July 96
Lenaderg P0 and Minion Hall. Destroyed in arson attack.
214] late July 96
Crieve Orange Hall, Newry Dist. Destroyed by arson attack.
215] July-Aug 96
Loughbrickland Village. Bunting and flags removed.
216] Aug 96
Beleek, Co. Armagh. Bulk milk lorry driver who is WM of Beleek LOL 525=20
threatened.
217] 3 Aug 96
Castlerobin Orange Hall, Lisburn. Flags removed and brethren threatened.
218] 3 Aug 96
Castlerobin Village, Liaburn. Flags removed.
219] 5 Aug 96
Sales Corner, Lisburn. Flags removed.
220] 10 Aug 96
Chimney Corner Club, Antrim. Lecal woman threatened for singing "The=20
Sash" in the
club.
221] 12 Aug 96
Chambres OH, Stewartatown. Car of an Orangernan attacked outside hall=20
while meeting
was in progress. The bonnet and passenger side of the Vauxhall Cavalier=20
car were badly
scored.
222] 13 Aug 96
Castlecaulfield RBP Hall. Arson attack.
223] late Aug 96
Cullybackey - loyalist decorations=20
removed.=20
224] late Aug 96
-=20
Toome Road, Ballymena. Union flags removed.
225] 24 Aug 96
Park Road / Water Street. Republican youths in the public park broke into=
=20
the pavillion
and were generally causing a nuisance. The police were called but refused=
=20
to respond. The
same youths then went up Park Road causing more trouble, shouting slogans=
=20
and
destroying several gardens.
226] 24 Aug 96
Woodside. Elderly Unionist resident being tormented by republican youths=20
who incessanily
play foothall beside her house and deliberately kick the ball into her=20
garden. Friends and
relatives visiting her are intimidated by youths who threaten to wreck=20
their cars while
parked outside her house.
227] 31 Aug 96
Bellaghy. Three Unionists attacked by Republicans; one was hospitalised.
228] Sept 96
Robert Overend Jnr, Bellaghy. Home attacked by Republicans
229] Sept 96
Robert Overend Snr, Bellaghy. Office building destroyed in arson attack.
230] 6 Sept 96
Steeple Flute Band, Antrim. Band members' bus attacked by Republicans=20
while bringing
them home from a parade.
231] ?
Crumlin Orange Hall. Hall attacked twice during the marching season, and=20
has suffered
scorch damage.
232]17 Sept 96
Glenarm village Monkstown man, Ken Auld, holidaying in the village.=20
stabbed in the head
with a screwdriver when he went to remonstrate with three republican men=20
who were in the
process of removing and burning loyalist flags from posts in Toberwine=20
Street He
sustained serious injuries and police are investigating.
233] Sept 96
Christ Church, Londonderry. Church of Ireland church gutted in an arson=20
attack. Pro-IRA
slogans daubed on outside walls.
=20
Mac
<Lots of stuff snipped>
Ozy,
In falling over yourself to accuse all Catholics of being in the
pan-national front (although having said yourself, that you are a
Catholic and a unionist, shouldn't you relax a little before
painting conspiracy theories with your big orange brush), you're
falling into a trap of believing what Big Ian says.
Really, Ozy, No. 47...
47] 10 July 96
Bairds shop. Boycott by Roman Catholics.
Don't worry Ozy, you can drop the forced manner of saying 'Roman
Catholics' when we know you mean Taigs but no matter. You have
no evidence of an organised boycott by anyone. Couldn't it just
be that in July last year, Catholics were, in distinct and individual
occurances, upset by the activities by some shopkeepers and local
businessmen.
An example...this was on the NI news last July - can't remember
where it happened, sorry. The newsreader gave an example of a
blockade that had been set up. A diabetic woman, in need of insulin,
tried to get through the blockade to the chemist in town. She
found her chemist in the blockade and asked him to let her into
town to get insulin and he refused. She left and went to a town a
little further away to a Catholic-owned chemist to get her insulin.
I hope that this woman is now boycotting her original chemist's. I
would do the same. However, this is not an example of a SF organised
boycott but just some people who got pissed off at being
treated badly during what was a terrible month for NI and
we saw the worst of a lot of people. For you to tie
this into a pan-nationalist conspiracy is saddening.
Also...No. 38
38] 8 July 96
Aldergrove Airport. Peacefial protest by Orangemen and
supporters attacked by DMSU; several children, adults
and 5 pensioners severely beaten by police. (not strictly
relevant to this survey).
Three big arses on a bench to a peaceful protest at the airport.
This protest caused disruption and a lack of peace therefore how
can it have been peaceful. OK, so the unionists didn't nut anybody
but it was hardly peaceful.
Ozy, you have to remember that to be a unionist, you don't
have to believe everything the DUP say. You can question
incidents like the blocking of an airport and if Peter Robinson
says that Catholics are organising a sustained campaign
of whispering bad things about unionists in private as part of
a pan-nationialist front, the thing is, they might not be -
he might just be making it up to gain some political points.
By the way, I don't support SF, I just don't like to see
people make an ass of themselves whichever way they see
NI. In falling for the organised boycott nonsense, you
are.
Mac
And there's a child auction going on. Prices are low so turn up
early to avoid the ugly...
- The God of Will Self