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| − | [[William 'Winkie' Dodds | + | [[William 'Winkie' Dodds]] is a prominent Ulster Loyalist. |
After joining the [[UDA]], Dodds was convicted of armed robbery in 1979. After his release, he commanded C Company in West Belfast, in which role he recruited [[Johnny Adair]]. He was jailed as a result of the Stevens Inquiry in 1990, and later became the West Belfast Brigadier until suffering a stroke.<ref name="Wood348-349>Ian S. Wood, ''Crimes of Loyalty, A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, pp.348-349.</ref> | After joining the [[UDA]], Dodds was convicted of armed robbery in 1979. After his release, he commanded C Company in West Belfast, in which role he recruited [[Johnny Adair]]. He was jailed as a result of the Stevens Inquiry in 1990, and later became the West Belfast Brigadier until suffering a stroke.<ref name="Wood348-349>Ian S. Wood, ''Crimes of Loyalty, A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, pp.348-349.</ref> | ||
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In December 1999, he was one of five people appointed by the [[Ulster Freedom Fighters]] to act as intermediaries with the [[International Commission on Decommissioning]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/556194.stm Loyalist arms intermediaries], ''BBC News'', 9 December 1999.</ref> | In December 1999, he was one of five people appointed by the [[Ulster Freedom Fighters]] to act as intermediaries with the [[International Commission on Decommissioning]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/556194.stm Loyalist arms intermediaries], ''BBC News'', 9 December 1999.</ref> | ||
| − | + | In 2002, he was forced out of his home on the Lower Shankill after siding against Adair in a loyalist feud.<ref name="Wood348-349>Ian S. Wood, ''Crimes of Loyalty, A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, pp.348-349.</ref> | |
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 20 December 2012
William 'Winkie' Dodds is a prominent Ulster Loyalist.
After joining the UDA, Dodds was convicted of armed robbery in 1979. After his release, he commanded C Company in West Belfast, in which role he recruited Johnny Adair. He was jailed as a result of the Stevens Inquiry in 1990, and later became the West Belfast Brigadier until suffering a stroke.[1]
In December 1999, he was one of five people appointed by the Ulster Freedom Fighters to act as intermediaries with the International Commission on Decommissioning.[2]
In 2002, he was forced out of his home on the Lower Shankill after siding against Adair in a loyalist feud.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ian S. Wood, Crimes of Loyalty, A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, pp.348-349.
- ↑ Loyalist arms intermediaries, BBC News, 9 December 1999.
