Glenn Barr OBE[1] (born 1932 in Derry) was a Northern Ireland politician and advocate of Ulster nationalism. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Ulster nationalism is the name given to a school of thought in Northern Irish politics that seeks the independence of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom
Initially a member of a general Trade union, Barr went on to join the Loyalist Association of Workers in the early 1970s and from there became involved in the Ulster Defence Association. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The Loyalist Association of Workers ( LAW) was a militant Unionist organisation in Northern Ireland that sought to mobilise Trade union members This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA) is a loyalist Paramilitary criminal organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a Terrorist Around this time Barr also became involved in politics by joining the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement in 1973. General demographics Population 1685267 The population of Northern Ireland has increased annually since 1978 The Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (VUPP was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978 The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to end " The Troubles " in Northern Ireland by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. [2] He soon became a leading figure in the opposition to Sunningdale agreement and effectively led the Ulster Workers Council Strike that brought the new power-sharing government down. The Ulster Workers Council (UWC Strike was a General strike that took place between Wednesday 15 May 1974 and Tuesday 28 May 1974 [3]
After the collapse of Sunningdale, Barr remained a leading figure in the Vanguard, and had risen to the position of joint leader by the time it fell apart in 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Following the collapse of the Vanguard, Barr drifted back to the UDA, becoming involved in the New Ulster Political Research Group (which formed the basis for the Ulster Democratic Party). The Ulster Political Research Group is an advisory body connected to the Ulster Defence Association, providing advice to them on political matters The Ulster Democratic Party ( UDP) was a small loyalist Political party in Northern Ireland. Whilst here Barr took a leading role in the production of Beyond the Religious Divide, a document which sought to set out a framework for a move towards eventual independence for Northern Ireland. [4] Barr had become increasingly disillusioned with what he saw as the callousness of unionist politicians towards their electorate, and the blind loyalty of that electorate. Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and He commented: "They could have sent a donkey with a Union Jack tied to its tail up the Shankill Road, and we would have voted for it. The donkey or ass, Equus asinus, is a member of the Equidae or horse family and an odd-toed ungulate. The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Shankill Road ( is the arterial road leading through a predominantly Protestant working-class area " However, the UDA failed to recommend the proposals to its members and as a result Barr drifted away from the NUPRG, leaving politics altogether in 1979 to return to community work in Derry. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Barr briefly emerged from his political retirement in 1994 when he joined his old friend from the strike Andy Tyrie in heading up an initiative to gain funding for the Ulster Democratic Party. Andrew Tyrie (born 1940 is an Ulster loyalist and served as head of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA during much of its early history The Ulster Democratic Party ( UDP) was a small loyalist Political party in Northern Ireland. [5] He appeared set for a more active return in 1998 when he took up a seat on the Parades Commission, a move roundly condemned by nationalists given Barr's UDA past, and one that saw resignations from the board in protest. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Parades Commission is a quasi-judicial Non-Departmental Public Body responsible for placing restrictions on or banning outright any Parades in Northern Ireland Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and [6] Ultimately, however, Barr himself resigned on the 24th April 1998, along with loyalist Tommy Cheevers not long after the Commission had banned an Apprentice Boys parade from the Nationalist Lower Ormeau Road. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Apprentice Boys Of Derry are a Protestant fraternal society with a worldwide membership founded in 1814 The Ormeau Road ( Bóthar Ormeau) is a road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. [7] No longer involved in politics, Barr continues to work on community projects in Derry, running the Maydown Youth Training Project Ltd, which seeks to alleviate the high levels of unemployment amongst the young in the city. [8]
References
- ^ Birthday 2005 Honours List
- ^ H. McDonald & J. Cusack, UDA – Inside the Heart of Loyalist Terror, Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2004, p. 66
- ^ H. McDonald & J. Cusack, UDA – Inside the Heart of Loyalist Terror, Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2004, p. 75
- ^ H. McDonald & J. Cusack, UDA – Inside the Heart of Loyalist Terror, Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2004, p. 105
- ^ P. Taylor, Loyalists, London: Bloomsbury, 2000, p. 232
- ^ 'Legal challenge to Parades Commission' from An Phoblacht
- ^ 'Commission members resign amid parades row' from bbc.co.uk
- ^ 'Community Relations Groups'
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