John Hardy

John Hardy 43 years, Ashton Street, New Lodge Road, north Belfast, shot dead in his home by the UVF on the afternoon of 28 August 1979. Mr Hardy was married with ten children. 

Mr Hardy was shot in the chest when he answered a knock at his front door. Following the evidence of a UVF supergrass a man was later convicted for the killing. He said they had intended to kill a republican, but decided to kill Mr Hardy after they failed to detect the republican. Mr Hardy’s brother Ambrose was shot dead by the British army in February 1973.