Charlemont pub attacks

Charlemont pub attacks
Part of the Troubles
Charlemont pub attacks is located in Northern Ireland
Clancy's Bar
Clancy's Bar
Eagle's Bar
Eagle's Bar
LocationCharlemont, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Date15 May 1976
22:50 and 22:52 (GMT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, bombing
Deaths4
Injured18
PerpetratorsUlster Volunteer Force and members of the British security forces as part of the Glenanne gang

The Charlemont pub attacks were co-ordinated militant Loyalist paramilitary attacks on two pubs in the small village of Charlemont, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) on the 15 May 1976. The attacks have been attributed to the Glenanne gang which was a coalition of right-wing Loyalist paramilitaries and subversive members inside the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the Ulster Defense Regiment (UDR) and the British Army.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Former Policeman blows the whistle on murderous Glenanne Gang in new documentary The Irish News, 15 June 2018
  2. ^ "Son speaks out on anniversary of Glenanne gang pub killings". The Irish News. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1976". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ Young, Connla (24 January 2020). "MoD documents link Robert Nairac to Miami Showband massacre". The Irish News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.