Murder of Michael McGoldrick

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On 8 July 1996, Michael John McGoldrick, a 31‑year‑old Catholic taxi driver, was murdered by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The sectarian murder took place during heightened tensions around the Drumcree standoff, and was intended as a warning against blocking the Protestant Orange Order from marching through the Catholic Garvaghy area of Portadown. It was carried out by members of the Mid‑Ulster UVF unit led by Billy Wright, which soon after became the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF).

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