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'''Eddie Sayers''' (born 1941) is a former [[Ulster loyalism|Northern Irish loyalist]] who served as brigadier of the [[Ulster Defence Association]]'s (UDA) Mid Ulster Brigade in the 1980s. |
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Sayers ran a small business in [[Omagh]], [[County Tyrone]], and became involved in [[unionist (Ireland)|unionist]] politics, joining [[Ian Paisley]]'s [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP).<ref name="bruce">Steve Bruce, ''Paisley: religion and politics in Northern Ireland'', p.225</ref> He stood for the party in [[Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)|Mid Ulster]] at the [[Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973]], taking 4,454 first-preference votes, but narrowly missed election.<ref>"[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/cmu.htm Mid Ulster 1973-82]", Northern Ireland Elections</ref> |
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In the late 1970s, Sayers left the DUP and became active in the [[paramilitary]] [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA). He was quickly appointed Brigadier of its Mid Ulster Brigade.<ref name="bruce" /> He stood for election to [[Omagh District Council]] in [[Northern Ireland local elections, 1981|1981]], as an independent unionist, but came bottom of the poll, with only 74 votes.<ref>"[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgomagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh]", Northern Ireland Elections</ref> He also ran Borderline Security, which acted as a front for the UDA.<ref>[[Roger Cook (journalist)|]], ''More dangerous ground'', p.117</ref> In 1987, the investigative journalist [[Roger Cook (journalist)|Roger Cook]] filmed Sayers attempting to extort money from a reporter posing as a businessman. This was broadcast the following year as an episode of ''[[The Cook Report]]'', and was considered extremely embarrassing by the UDA, not least because it showed Sayers struggling with basic arithmetic.<ref>John Horgan, ''Walking away from terrorism'', p.32</ref> He was tried at Belfast Crown Court in 1989, and sentenced to ten years in prison.<ref>[[Roger Cook (journalist)|]], ''More dangerous ground'', p.126</ref> |
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While in the [[Maze prison]], Sayers studied to become a legal clerk.<ref name="mcguigan">Ciaran McGuigan, "Taxing times for ex-UDA thug", ''[[Sunday Life (newspaper)|Sunday Life]]'', 3 December 2006</ref> He was released in 1999, and gained employment at Taylor & Co solicitors in [[Belfast]].<ref>John Cassidy, "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19991219/ai_n14496874/pg_2/?tag=content;col1 The Ex-Crook Report]", ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'', 19 December 1999</ref> In this role, he worked on legal cases for [[Johnny Adair]], but his employer lost his licence to practice law in 2003, while facing bankruptcy proceedings.<ref>Donna Carton, "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20030330/ai_n12863293/ Pair spend wedding day cash on house after Johnny Adair's lawyers]", ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'', 30 March 2003</ref> In 2005, Sayers was charged with the theft of more than £700,000, and of dishonestly obtaining a mortgage.<ref>"Law clerk on theft charge", ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'', 4 June 2005</ref> |
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In 2006, Sayers was declared personally bankrupt for failing to pay overdue taxes,<ref name="mcguigan" /> while, in 2009, he was fined for leaving waste on land in [[County Fermanagh]], despite orders to clean up the site.<ref>''[[Sunday Life]]'', 30 August 2009</ref> |
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Sayers' daughter, Diana, won the [[Miss Northern Ireland]] title in 2003.<ref>Sinead King, "Miss NI Diana to quit?", ''[[The People]]'', 20 June 2003</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Ulster Defence Association}} |
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| NAME = Sayers, Eddie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Brigadier of the [[Ulster Defence Association]] |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1941 |
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[[Category:1941 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Democratic Unionist Party politicians]] |
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[[Category:Loyalists imprisoned during the Northern Ireland conflict]] |
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[[Category:People from Omagh]] |
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[[Category:Ulster Defence Association members]] |
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