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UVF

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abbreviation

  1. Ulster Volunteer Force

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Prior to his arrest he was described as an "interlocutor" working with the Loyalist Communities Council on transforming the UVF into a peaceful organisation.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2025

In 2013 it was alleged to Spotlight that Winston Irvine was a UVF leader, something which he has denied as "preposterous".

From BBC Jun. 17, 2025

In a statement issued through a spokesperson, Mr Matthews said he had never been the leader of the east Belfast UVF, and therefore could not have been removed from the role.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2024

He told the court that at the time Haddock was the military commander of the UVF in Tiger's Bay in north Belfast and Stewart was the director of operations of the UVF.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2023

He added that there was nothing to say the defendant was a member of the east Belfast UVF.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2023

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