Tag: Tara
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The complexities of Loyalism. By Roy Garland.
A ginger group in the Orange Order known as “Cell” was led by Canon Ernest Long who said “Cell” was taken from the idea of a small seed that could influence a larger group. I assume the larger group was the Orange Order. William McGrath joined Cell in the 1960s and Canon Long, was uncomfortable…
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Tara’s roots.
In this article, Roy Garland describes the origins of Tara, an armed Loyalist paramilitary organisation. Garland was once a member of Tara. It was led by William McGrath. Tara was once part of the Orange Order. It had supporters in the Republic of Ireland and later linked up with the UVF. There were also international…
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LBC
Roy Garland joined TARA as a young man. TARA was a paramilitary organisation commanded by William McGrath. Garland was also asked to join the mysterious ‘London Belfast Committee’ by McGrath. Very little is known about it. Garland turned down the offer and, hence, did not discover its inner workings. Nonetheless, he suspected it was an…
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The Mountbatten Dossier. [WebBook]
1. The exposure of Mountbatten. Frank Doherty and I were the first to reveal Lord Louis Mountbatten’s link to the Kincora scandal. We did so in April 1990. See Mountbatten exposed, 1990. Kincora was run by three men who were convicted of child abuse in December 1981: William McGrath, Joseph Mains and Raymond Semple. McGrath…
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Hart Report
When I first read parts of the Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry, led by Sir Anthony Hart, I was shocked at the amount of disinformation in it. I spoke with the late Brian Garrett, a lawyer who was nearby. I told him I intended to take legal action against the Inquiry, but he said…
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New Beginnings.
Roy Garland is the author of the biography of Gusty Spence, a founding member of the modern era UVF. After decades of violence, Spence embraced the peace process. In this article Roy Garland writes about some of the unlikely relationships which he saw blossom between former Loyalist and Republican paramilitaries, including Gusty Spence and Billy…
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Operation Clockwork Orange Vol 2.
By David Burke. Chapter 4. A Clash of Interests. 040. Stepping on the toes of MI5. The British Army was not aware that William McGrath, the commander of Tara, a Loyalist paramilitary organisation, was a critical player in MI5’s endeavours to spy on Unionist paedophiles. To the military, he was a terrorist and, therefore, a…
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