Christopher Edward Ryder (9 May 1947 – 2 October 2020) was a journalist and author originally from Northern Ireland.
Chris Ryder was born in Newry in 1947. He attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast.[1]
He worked as a journalist for several newspapers including the Belfast Telegraph, the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph.[2] He was _targeted for murder by the IRA as a result of his reports on the group's racketeering in the Sunday Times.[3]
Between 1994 and 1997 he was a member of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland.[4] In 2011 he brought a case against the Policing Board to the Fair Employment Tribunal for its failure to interview him for membership of the board. The board settled out of court.[5]
He wrote books on the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Northern Ireland Prison Services.
Bibliography
edit- Ryder, C. (1989). The RUC: A Force Under Fire. London: Methuen.
- Ryder, C. (1991). The Ulster Defence Regiment: An instrument of peace. London: Methuen.
- Ryder, C. (2001). Drumcree: The Orange Order's Last Stand. London: Methuen.
- Ryder, C. (2004). The Fateful Split: Catholics and The Royal Ulster Constabulary. London: Methuen.
References
edit- ^ "St. Mary's Past Pupils". Edmund Rice Schools Trust. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Chris Ryder : Journalist and author dies aged 73". BBC Northern Ireland. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Chris Ryder obituary". The Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "A good old-fashioned hack". Esther Blueburger. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "NI Policing Board makes 'gross misuse of public money'". BBC Northern Ireland. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ McDonald, Henry. "Chris Ryder obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2022.