One of the North’s many atrocities happened on this day 21 years ago, when the UVF murdered six men and wounded five others at the Heights pub in Loughinisland, Co Down, as they watched the Republic of Ireland beat Italy in the World Cup. Gerry Moriarty reported on the aftermath






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