Paddy Wilson

The particularly savage murder of his close friend and confidant, Senator Paddy Wilson, by the UVF had a lasting effect on him. Nor did he play the sectarian card, so endemic in Belfast politics. When I approached him to approve the draft first constitution of the SDLP he insisted on changing non-sectarian to anti-sectarian.

They were John Hume MP elected in Foyle, Paddy O'Hanlon MP in South Armagh, Ivan Cooper MP in Mid Londonderry, and Austin Currie MP re-elected in East Tyrone, Paddy Devlin MP in Falls, Gerry Fitt MP in Dock, and Senator Paddy Wilson (who was brutally murdered in 1973 by the UFF).
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They were John Hume MP elected in Foyle, Paddy O'Hanlon MP in South Armagh, Ivan Cooper MP in Mid Londonderry, and Austin Currie MP re-elected in East Tyrone, Paddy Devlin MP in Falls, Gerry Fitt MP in Dock, and Senator Paddy Wilson (who was brutally murdered in 1973 by the UFF).
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Tags: Austin Currie, Gerry Fitt, Ivan Cooper, John Hume, Paddy Devlin, Paddy O'Hanlon, SDLP, Senator Paddy Wilson

Ronan, one of the worst crimes we had here was the murder of Senator Paddy Wilson by a Loyalist.

In the circumstances, Fitt's caution was understandable, while his dependence on the support of his other party colleague, Senator Paddy Wilson, a close personal as well as political ally, was crucial.

As always, Gerry relied heavily on the intuition of his wife Ann and she had taken a dislike to John Hume.I kept telling him he was a big fish in a small pool and that it was time to be a big fish in a bigger pool.
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However, by the end of 1969 Paddy was finding himself out on a limb and amenable to leaving the Lahour party.

Senator Jack Barnhill a unionist senator was shot dead by the Official IRA near his home in Strabane in 1971 and Senator Paddy Wilson a prominent member of the SDLP was murdered along with a protestent friend Irene Andrews in 1973.

Senator Paddy Wilson, a Catholic, and a Protestant friend, Irene Andrews, were grabbed on their way home.

Killed At This Time In 1973: SDLP Senator Paddy Wilson

It is 33 years since the UFF/ UDA murdered SDLP Senator Paddy Wilson and his secretary Irene Andrews.
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We felt that [killing] someone like Paddy Wilson, someone of that calibre, would be seen as someone high up within the nationalist community.
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Just before Paddy Wilson' murder, the police gave Gerry a personal protection weapon, as it was believed that his life, and the lives of other senior SDLP members were in imminent danger (the death of Paddy Wilson would prove this correct).
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One of Paddy Wilson's other pallbearers, John Hume, was no stranger to threats upon his life either.
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The man who replaced Paddy Wilson as General Secretary of the SDLP, John Duffy, was also touched by violence.
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On the anniversary of the murder of SDLP stalwart Paddy Wilson, I would like to pay respect to all those people who have faced-down threats to their lives and safety to stand up for what they believe in and to secure a better and more peaceful future for this corner of the island.Some of them, like Paddy Wilson, died to bring that better future, so it is incumbent upon all democrats to ensure that those ideals are implemented.
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I remember when the first of the terrorists was welcomed at Downing Street I beleive it was the murderers of Paddy Wilson.

Paddy Wilson, an SDLP Senator and City Councillor was included in this and was the first politicion to be targeted by loyalist paramilitaries.