19 February 1998 Edition
LVF band at Apprentice Boys' march
The Derry based human rights group the Pat Finucane Centre have in their possession an LVF document which states that a loyalist flute band which played at last August's Apprentice Boys parade in Derry has been presented with LVF colours.
The document titled, `Leading the Way' says the County Down band Sons of Beragh from near Newry was presented with the Loyalist Volunteer Force standard which it hoped would be carried ``with honour, dignity and pride''.
The document goes on to explain that the LVF came into being during the 1996 Drumcree stand-off when the Portadown unit of the UVF disregarded the orders of the UVF command based in Belfast and supported Portadown Orangemen who were attempting to parade along the nationalist Garvaghy Road area of the town.
One of the first actions of the newly formed LVF was to kill Catholic taxi driver Michael McGoldrick.
The Apprentice Boys have denied any knowledge of the band.
The document titled, `Leading the Way' says the County Down band Sons of Beragh from near Newry was presented with the Loyalist Volunteer Force standard which it hoped would be carried ``with honour, dignity and pride''.
The document goes on to explain that the LVF came into being during the 1996 Drumcree stand-off when the Portadown unit of the UVF disregarded the orders of the UVF command based in Belfast and supported Portadown Orangemen who were attempting to parade along the nationalist Garvaghy Road area of the town.
One of the first actions of the newly formed LVF was to kill Catholic taxi driver Michael McGoldrick.
The Apprentice Boys have denied any knowledge of the band.