John McKeague (died 29 January 1982) was an Ulster Loyalist figure. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

McKeague joined the Free Presbyterian Church, led by Ian Paisley. He also supported the Ulster Protestant Volunteers.[1] Later, he joined Tara, an evangelical Protestant group which called for the outlawing of Roman Catholicism in Northern Ireland and called on members to undertake weapons training. He later became the group's deputy leader. Free Presbyterian Church may mean: Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, a breakaway from the Free Church of Scotland in 1893 (the Free Church of Scotland itself may occasionally have been referred to as Free Presbyterian before 1893, especially in its early years after the Disruption of 1843) Free Presbyterian Church... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A Loyalist paramilitary style grouping established in the late 1960s. ... Tara was a loyalist movement in Northern Ireland that espoused a brand of evangelical Protestantism. ... Look up Evangelical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of...

In 1969, McKeague founded the Shankill Defence Association (SDA), to defend the Shankill Road from Catholic rioters at the start of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Its primary role in the Northern Ireland riots of August 1969 was to organise Protestants to attack Catholic areas.[2] In November 1969, McKeague was cleared of a charge of conspiracy to cause explosions.[3] Shankill is an area in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... For the UK post-rock band, see Troubles (band). ... From August 13-17 1969, Northern Ireland was rocked by intensive sectarian rioting. ...

McKeague stood as an independent Unionist in Belfast North in the 1970 UK general election, but polled only 0.75% of the vote. He also began producing Loyalist News. In the Irish context, Unionists form a group of largely (though not exclusively) Protestant people in Ireland, of all social classes, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which the Northern Ireland provincial state created in... Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... (Redirected from 1970 UK general election) The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. ...

In 1971, the SDA merged with similar Protestant groups elsewhere to form the Ulster Defence Association. Following a dispute, in 1972, McKeague left and founded the Red Hand Commandos, which rapidly became an integral part of the Ulster Volunteer Force.[4] Following various attacks by his paramilitary organisation, McKeague was interned without trial in 1973. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wall mural in Ulster The Red Hand Commando are a Northern Ireland loyalist paramilitary (terrorist) group with links to the Ulster Volunteer Force. ... The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) are a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. ... A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ...

Some observers, including Henry McDonald in The Observer, have claimed that McKeague was a paedophile and that British intelligence was able to use this fact to turn him into an informer.[5] Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Pedophilia (American English) or paedophilia / pædophilia (British English), from the Greek &#960;&#945;&#953;&#948;&#959;&#966;&#953;&#955;&#953;&#945; (paidophilia) < &#960;&#945;&#953;&#962; (pais) boy, child and &#966;&#953;&#955;&#953;&#945; (philia) friendship, (ICD-10 F65. ... An Informant is someone who provides information to law enforcement agencies. ...

McKeague became a leading figure in the Ulster Loyalist Central Coordinating Committee, and within it strongly advocated Ulster nationalism. With John McClure, he contacted Ruairí Ó Brádaigh and Joe Cahill of Sinn Féin and initiated talks in an attempt to find a common platform for an independent Northern Ireland. This collapsed after Conor Cruise O'Brien discovered and revealed the activity. Ulster nationalism seeks the independence of either Ulster or Northern Ireland from both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ... Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (born 1932) is an Irish republican. ... Joe Cahill (1920 - July 23, 2004) was a controversial Irish politician and former member of the Irish Republican Army. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... Conor Cruise OBrien (born 3 November 1917) is an Irish politician, writer and academic. ...

With the majority of the Loyalist Central Coordinating Committee reluctant to advocate the unpopular policy of Ulster nationalism, McKeague helped establish the Ulster Independence Party, then in 1979 became deputy leader of the Ulster Independence Association.

In 1982, McKeague was shot dead in an attack claimed by the Irish National Liberation Army.[6] The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organization which was formed on December 8, 1974. ...