Lurkst Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 13 hours ago, welshbairn said: The sachet my father tore. FTFY. KKKetchup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 26/03/2024 at 19:19, welshbairn said: The traditionally Unionist Belfast Telegraph have taken against the UDA and are digging up humiliating dirt. Unsure if that's a new thing. A unit in the South East Antrim (SEA) UDA drugs cartel has been told ‘dues’ from its members will no longer go to paying bosses. But any hope the decision signals the terror group moving away from crime has been dashed. SEA UDA members in the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey have instead been told their £5 weekly payments will be put into an Eleventh Night bonfire fund. The money had previously been used to pay its leaders in the area. The overall sum is not insignificant because with around 400 SEA UDA members in Rathcoole, dues regularly came in at £2,000 per week, which is more than £100,000 per year. “The announcement about the dues was made by the 2IC (second-in-command) who we call ‘the Cokehead’ at a meeting last week,” a source said. “With all the talk of transitioning, when he said ‘No more dues’, we thought we might finally be stood down, which is what the vast majority of members want. “But no, we were told we’re expected to continue to pay money, only this time it will be for a bonfire fund, and we’ll have to go out collecting wood for it regardless of age or medical conditions.” Insiders said the Rathcoole UDA was deeply embarrassed by the size of its bonfire at the Diamond last July which was much smaller than in years gone by. The blame for this was placed on a lack of funds to buy pallets, which was caused by several significant PSNI drugs and cash seizures. However, SEA UDA gangs in Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus and Larne managed to build huge bonfires despite police pressure on their rackets. This left loyalists in Rathcoole red-faced, a situation they are determined to avoid this summer. Our source said: “There’s a lot of one-upmanship between the different units. To an outsider, it might seem childish, but there are UDA members who take the bonfire really seriously. “It’s like something out of Give My Head Peace. The majority of members just want the whole thing wound up instead of having to hand over money to bonfire funds and being forced to run around the place collecting wood.” The Rathcoole UDA’s cashflow problems have also forced it to cut weekly payments to former prisoners who served long sentences for the gang. Among those who had their ‘wages’ docked were convicted bomber Stanley Curry and feared gunman Harry ‘Turtle’ Smyth, who was jailed for planning to murder exiled loyalist Johnny Adair. Rathcoole residents have expressed fears that a bigger Eleventh Night bonfire will bring trouble to the area. Previous large bonfires at the Diamond have seen cars hijacked and set ablaze and a man attacked with a broken bottle. Locals said the Rathcoole UDA boss known as ‘the Cokehead’ had taken personal charge of this year’s bonfire. One explained: “He’s a complete waster and spent the St Patrick’s Day weekend falling about drunk on Buckfast and sniffing cocaine. “He even boasted on social media about going on a three-day bender. The bonfire will be a disaster with him in charge.” Sunday Life revealed last year how the SEA UDA had been in tentative talks with government officials about transitioning away from crime, similar to other loyalist paramilitary groups. However, many within the terror gang believe that this, and having two terror murals painted over with images of the royal family, is just a ruse to get the Paramilitary Crime Task Force off the leadership’s back. Last week the National Crime Agency (NCA) took official ownership of a holiday home linked to former SEA UDA leader Gary Fisher. A court granted the seizure after the NCA said the caravan had been bought with the proceeds of money laundering. The legal action spooked other SEA UDA leaders who fear their illegal property and business empires, amassed with drugs cash, could also be targeted. That whole thing is honestly just really funny. A terrorist gang are upset that their neighbours built a bigger bonfire than them and now they’re all bitching about it in the papers, it’s like the Daily Record printing a story about a kid who’s brother got a better Christmas present. They might as well just name the “cokehead” as it’s guaranteed every local knows who he is anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Does Jeffrey Donaldson have a P&B account? Maybe he deleted it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 The Good Friday Arraignment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On good Friday aswell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Announced he’s officially been charged. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Donalddon resigns with immediate effect. Been charged with allogations of a historical nature. Edited March 29 by Highlandmagar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Rangers fans will be weeping into their cornflakes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68686691 Stunning news 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 DUPeado ???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 He’ll be back in the job on Sunday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Here's the new acting DUP leader, Gavin Robinson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Manhattan Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 10 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Stunning news Who gives the slightest shite about Northern Ireland? 14 minutes ago, Highlandmagar said: Rangers fans will be weeping into their cornflakes. Oh, right... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 3 minutes ago, Doctor Manhattan said: Who gives the slightest shite about Northern Ireland? Oh, right... You’re asking this in a thread about a Northern Irish Political Party. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Here's the new acting DUP leader, Gavin Robinson. He reminds me of Alan Carr. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 19 minutes ago, Highlandmagar said: Donalddon resigns with immediate effect. Been charged with allogations of a historical nature. Contravention of the rarely used law covering cantantes stultus canticum dum ambulant? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 17 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68686691 Stunning news A worry is that he seemed to be on the 'moderate' wing of the party, any idea who his permanent replacement might be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 4 minutes ago, The Golden God said: You’re asking this in a thread about a Northern Irish Political Party. The thread has become an all encompassing general Northern Ireland thread, rather than just about the DUP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 3 minutes ago, Freedom Farter said: He reminds me of Alan Carr. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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