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| 15-September-2025 |
On the livingroom wall in the Co Armagh home of David Adams hang photographs of him meeting Nelson Mandela and shaking hands with Bill Clinton.
The former loyalist paramilitary, who took part in the political negotiations that led to the 1998 Belfast Agreement, points to his favourite photograph taken at an Ethiopian refugee camp during his work with Dublin aid agency Goal.
“My children call it ‘The Davy Wall’, sneeringly,” he says, laughing while petting his ageing dog, Walter.
Since retiring from the DĂºn Laoghaire-based agency seven years ago, Adams (72) has kept a relatively low profile.
His profile was not always low. Adams was a senior figure within the Combined Loyalist Military Command, a group representing the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), and the Red Hand Commando; he was heavily involved in the negotiations that led to the 1994 loyalist ceasefire.
He is a former member of the UDA, although he was never convicted of any offences while a member of the paramilitary organisation. He was also a leading figure in the now defunct Ulster Democratic Party (UDP), the political party linked to the UDA. His association with the group didn’t end well.
The former loyalist paramilitary, who took part in the political negotiations that led to the 1998 Belfast Agreement, points to his favourite photograph taken at an Ethiopian refugee camp during his work with Dublin aid agency Goal.
“My children call it ‘The Davy Wall’, sneeringly,” he says, laughing while petting his ageing dog, Walter.
Since retiring from the DĂºn Laoghaire-based agency seven years ago, Adams (72) has kept a relatively low profile.
His profile was not always low. Adams was a senior figure within the Combined Loyalist Military Command, a group representing the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), and the Red Hand Commando; he was heavily involved in the negotiations that led to the 1994 loyalist ceasefire.
He is a former member of the UDA, although he was never convicted of any offences while a member of the paramilitary organisation. He was also a leading figure in the now defunct Ulster Democratic Party (UDP), the political party linked to the UDA. His association with the group didn’t end well.
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