attend any of the funerals of the victims. Ross explained his absence by citing the angry reception Social Democratic and Labour Party MP Joe Hendron received while visiting the site of the Shankill Road bombing. The pub is still open in Greysteel. There is a memorial to the victims outside the building that says: May their sacrifice be our path to peace. Convictions The UDA members involved were arrested shortly after the massacre. During their first court appearance, Knight was filmed laughing, taunting and shouting abuse at the victims' relatives as he was led from the building. In February 1995, Irwin, Deeney, Knight and McNeill were sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in the attack. Knight was also convicted for the Castlerock killings. In 2000, they were released early, along with other paramilitary prisoners, under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. Irwin called the massacre "payback" and said he had "no remorse". After their release, both Irwin and Knight are believed to have joined the Neo-Nazi militant group Combat 18. In 2005, Irwin received a four-year prison sentence for slashing a man with a knife. This meant that he also now had to serve the eight life sentences he received for the Greysteel massacre. In 2006, he abandoned an appeal against the sentences. In September 2013, Irwin was released from prison a second time after submitting an application to the Sentence Review Commissioners for early release. The commissioners ruled his application should be granted and he was released immediately. There have been claims in the media that Knight was a paid informer for the MI5. Knight denied the claims. The investigators did not find any evidence that Knight was protected from the law. Geoffrey Deeney's father, Hughie, was shot by the IRA but survived and died of natural causes. His brother, Trevor Deeney, "the unofficial spokesperson of the Loyalist LVF in Derry" was assassinated by the INLA while his brother was in jail. Geoffrey applied for compassionate release to attend the funeral. See also Timeline of Ulster Defence Association actions Castlerock killings, a UDA mass-shooting in March 1993 Loughinisland massacre, a UVF mass-shooting in June 1994 References 1993 in Northern Ireland 1993 mass shootings in Europe 1993 murders in the United Kingdom 1990s in County Londonderry 1990s mass shootings in the United Kingdom 20th-century mass murder in Northern Ireland Attacks on buildings and structures in 1993 Attacks on