By Rebecca Black and Bairbre Holmes, Press AssociationA series of killings 50 years ago has been remembered as “24 hours of evil”. Alan Black, 82, who was the sole survivor of the Kingsmill massacre in south Armagh, described it as a “sin against humanity”. On January 4th the UVF’s Glenanne Gang shot brothers John Martin Reavey, 24, and Brian Reavey, 22, who lived near Kingsmill. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said her thoughts this week are with all the victims’ families and with Mr Black. May Quinn, whose brother Robert Walker was killed at Kingsmill, said they feel they know nothing more than they knew at the time 50 years on.

Source: The Herald January 05, 2026 19:22 UTC