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The Northern Irish Troubles resulted in 11 deaths in or near the mainly Protestant County Antrim town of Ballymena. Eight people were killed by various loyalist groups, and three by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Two of the IRA victims were members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; the other victim was a civilian.
The Massereene Barracks shooting took place at Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of the 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and wounded during the attack.
The Orange Order released a press statement a year after the attack, stating, "According to today's judgment the murders were a combination of a sectarian attack by the UVF and a personal grudge between Gilmour and the uncle of the three boys," and voiced the "Order's absolute commitment to ensuring that justice is done for their family". [17]
Pages in category "Murder victims from County Antrim" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
9 November: A Protestant civilian was found beaten-to-death in a quarry near Newtownabbey, County Antrim. It is thought he was killed by UVF members as part of a loyalist feud. [223] 27 November: Jackie Mahood, an ex-PUP politician, was shot and wounded at his taxi depot in north Belfast, apparently as part of a loyalist feud. [224]
The county was administered by Antrim County Council from 1899 until the abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973. [25] The traditional county town is Antrim. More recently, Ballymena was the seat of county government. From 1973 Northern Ireland was split into districts, which were redrawn in 2015. County Antrim is part of the ...
Columba McVeigh, a 19-year-old from Donaghmore, County Tyrone, disappeared in 1975. The IRA alleges he had confessed to being a British Army agent, instructed to infiltrate the IRA. [16] Brendan Megraw disappeared in 1978. In August 2014 a bog in County Meath was searched for his body, [17] with human remains discovered in September. [18]
Due to the controversy caused by Hanna's death, the SAS was removed from Belfast. Senior RUC officers felt the death of Hanna 'could not be balanced out' by the destruction of an IRA unit. [30] 11 July – John Boyle (16) was shot dead by two SAS soldiers from a four-man covert observation post in a graveyard in Dunloy, County Antrim. Boyle was ...