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Today in History: UDA gunmen kill eight at Halloween pub

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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On 30 October 1993, three Ulster Defence Association members, using the Ulster Freedom Fighters cover name, opened fire on a Halloween crowd in a crowded pub in Greysteel, County Londonderry. The attack killed eight civilians and wounded nineteen, targeting a venue frequented by Catholics as retaliation for the IRA’s Shankill Road bombing a week earlier.

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On 30 October 1993, three Ulster Defence Association members, using the Ulster Freedom Fighters cover name, opened fire on a Halloween crowd in a crowded pub in Greysteel, County Londonderry. The attack killed eight civilians and wounded nineteen, targeting a venue frequented by Catholics as retaliation for the IRA’s Shankill Road bombing a week earlier.