FOOTAGE has emerged of the moments a mob attempt to force a leading loyalist from his home in the Glenfield estate in Carrickfergus.
Trouble erupted in Carrickfergus on Friday night with a tense stand-off between rival loyalist factions at the home of high profile loyalist George Gilmore.
The incident is believed to be linked to an ongoing feud between the South East Antrim UDA and the one time senior loyalist, who has since fallen out with the organisation.
A video posted online from the Gilmore home shows a mob of around 100 men, some of them masked, marching towards his home in the Glenfield estate.
Gilmore moved to the estate in 2013 after his luxury property at Sullatober Square in Carrickfergus was sold after he was convicted of mortgage fraud.
He was sentenced to 80 hours community service after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining a mortgage and using false documentation to obtain a mortgage on the luxury five bedroom house.
Gilmore and his brother Thompson were recently arrested and questioned about the murder and disappearance of Mark Gourley, the vulnerable 38-year-old was believed to have been abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the UDA in March 2009.
Trouble in Carrickfergus has escalated in the past two months with loyalist sources blaming a fallout between a number of women including the girlfriend of a senior UDA man.
Recent infighting between the leadership of the South East Antrim UDA and rival loyalists in Carrickfergus has resulted in disturbances including a paramilitary-style shootings in June.
On Friday a larger gang, believed to be linked the South East Antrim UDA, descended on Carrick and were filmed amid a heavy police presence attempting to attack the home of Gilmore.
However, police moved in to prevent the attack and the men backed off. They are heard being taunted on a recording made from inside the Gilmore property as they walk away.
Police in riot uniform surrounded the house and manage to diffuse tensions before there was any serious violence.
One man inside the property can be heard saying "South East Antrim dirty rats" and "come on try and put us out.."
The footage can be viewed on the Irish News website however due to the offensive language used the audio has been removed.
Following the stand-off UDA flags were removed from the estate and a bonfire set on fire, while police came under attack and two people were arrested.
Alliance Party MLA Stewart Dickson has hit out at those responsible saying local people "have had enough and do not want to see it" in the town.
