Quote from: Tony Baloney on April 24, 2024, 09:23:40 AMQuote from: tbrick18 on April 24, 2024, 12:45:04 AMMcPhilemy later had to retract on any involvement by those two and it cost him a few quid too from recollection. It was very messy as Trimble also took them to court too I believe. Must be 30 years ago!Quote from: paddyjohn on April 23, 2024, 09:11:45 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on April 23, 2024, 03:00:44 PMQuote from: brokencrossbar1 on April 23, 2024, 02:19:48 PMI remember at the time it sent chills through the whole nationalist community. Just listening to Talkback and Trevor Birney talking about and how attacking someone like Sean Brown was a deliberate ploy as he was decent and could not be associated with any paramilitary organisation. It was purely to put fear and Terror through a whole community by striking at its centre.
We had just won the AI and had beaten Bellaghy in the Ulster final before Christmas 1996. There was a crew of us living in Belfast and we had close relationships on and off the field with a lot of the Bellaghy lads. It struck hard. I remember travelling home at the time and we regularly changed out pick up spots etc. Going to matches in Lurgan and that was always a concern as well. How the f**k was that normal?
Unfortunately we normalised it at the time and adopted
My dad handed me the book The Shankill butchers when it came out
Made me read it before I headed out that weekend, needless to say that put the willies up me for that period of heading out!
Absolutely horrible book. Really tough. I read the book called committee. Really opened my eyes as a teenager growing up.
Only policeman you trust is a dead one.
Haven't read the Shankill butchers but did read the committee.
Certain well know car dealerships at the fore.
If I remember right they have the oath taken by orange order members in the back cover too.
I think Sean got a few himself
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/31/northernireland.sarahhall