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Alan McBride: Paramilitary events insensitive to victims Alan McBride: Paramilitary events insensitive to victims
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A man whose wife was killed in the 1993 Shankill bomb has said events commemorating paramilitaries must try to show some sensitivity to victims.A man whose wife was killed in the 1993 Shankill bomb has said events commemorating paramilitaries must try to show some sensitivity to victims.
Alan McBride was speaking after a memorial ceremony for UDA members was staged in south Belfast.Alan McBride was speaking after a memorial ceremony for UDA members was staged in south Belfast.
Several hundred band members made their way from Ballynafeigh Orange Hall on the Ormeau Road to a memorial at Annadale flats on Thursday evening.Several hundred band members made their way from Ballynafeigh Orange Hall on the Ormeau Road to a memorial at Annadale flats on Thursday evening.
Wreaths were laid in tribute to five UDA men killed during the Troubles.Wreaths were laid in tribute to five UDA men killed during the Troubles.
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) was formed in 1971 as an umbrella group for a variety of loyalist groups.The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) was formed in 1971 as an umbrella group for a variety of loyalist groups.
At its peak it had tens of thousands of members and was the largest of the loyalist paramilitary organisations. Its members were responsible for murdering hundreds of people during the Troubles.At its peak it had tens of thousands of members and was the largest of the loyalist paramilitary organisations. Its members were responsible for murdering hundreds of people during the Troubles.
The UDA members remembered in the garden of remembrance opened on Thursday include Joe Bratty and Raymond Elder, who were shot dead by the IRA 20 years ago, just weeks before the republicans declared a ceasefire.The UDA members remembered in the garden of remembrance opened on Thursday include Joe Bratty and Raymond Elder, who were shot dead by the IRA 20 years ago, just weeks before the republicans declared a ceasefire.
Mr McBride, whose wife Sharon was one of nine Protestant civilians murdered by the IRA in the Shankill bomb in 1993, said he had no problem with people remembering their dead, but there were ways of doing this that did not offend victims.Mr McBride, whose wife Sharon was one of nine Protestant civilians murdered by the IRA in the Shankill bomb in 1993, said he had no problem with people remembering their dead, but there were ways of doing this that did not offend victims.
"I do believe when you have parades and speeches and plaques and all this sort of thing and the media are there and the whole thing is talked up, I think it becomes something that is triumphalist and that does cause some offence," he said."I do believe when you have parades and speeches and plaques and all this sort of thing and the media are there and the whole thing is talked up, I think it becomes something that is triumphalist and that does cause some offence," he said.
"Last year was the 20th anniversary of the Shankill bomb - that was on the 23rd of October - and the Sunday before that you had the commemoration to Thomas Begley [one of the IRA bombers] in Ardoyne."Last year was the 20th anniversary of the Shankill bomb - that was on the 23rd of October - and the Sunday before that you had the commemoration to Thomas Begley [one of the IRA bombers] in Ardoyne.
"I had tried to get word to the family that I have no problem with them remembering Thomas Begley, they lost their son, they're entitled to do so, but if they have the colour party, the speeches, the parade, then I think it does cause further offence and it did cause offence."I had tried to get word to the family that I have no problem with them remembering Thomas Begley, they lost their son, they're entitled to do so, but if they have the colour party, the speeches, the parade, then I think it does cause further offence and it did cause offence.
"So for me it's not about whether we remember or not, it's how we remember and I have to say the same about the parade last night on the Ormeau Road.""So for me it's not about whether we remember or not, it's how we remember and I have to say the same about the parade last night on the Ormeau Road."
The UDA memorial plaque was displayed at a memorial garden paid for by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and agreed with residents in the area.
The executive said the garden commemorates soldiers killed in World War One and replaced a paramilitary Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) mural in the area.
A large plaque features the words "Remember the fallen" and "We will remember them" and includes poppies on it, although the dates 1914-18 do not appear to feature, nor does it specifically mention World War One.
The smaller UDA plaque that was placed below the larger plaque on Thursday evening was not there on Friday morning.