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- ↑ Dennis Cooke, Persecuting Zeal: A Portrait of Ian Paisley, Brandon Books, 1996, p. 218
- ↑ CAIN project Chronology of the Conflict available here.
- ↑ Judge, Theresa (30 July 1998). "Rhonda Paisley awarded £24,249 in discrimination case over arts job". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Cooke, Persecuting Zeal, p. 5
- ↑ Susan McKay, Claiming what is rightfully hers, Village, 24 November 2005 Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Peterkin, Tom (19 December 2006). "Paisley's daughter wins apology". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 September 2015.