Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Robert "Bobby" James Orr was one of the most prominent leaders of the Loyal Orange Institution in County Armagh up until his assassination in May 1991. He held senior leadership ranks within both the local and regional structures of the organisation.
The Provisional IRA planted a 2-pound Semtex booby-trap bomb underneath his car.The device detonated while he was driving along the Mall at the junction of Barrack Hill in the center of Armagh,
His vehicle burst into flames and rolled down a hill. Police officers from a nearby station were unable to rescue him from the burning wreckage, and he died at the scene.
In a public statement, the Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the assassination, alleging that Orr was an active Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldier who had recently participated in aggressive house-to-house searches in the area.
Robert "Bobby" James Orr was one of the most prominent leaders of the Loyal Orange Institution in County Armagh up until his assassination in May 1991. He held senior leadership ranks within both the local and regional structures of the organisation.
The Provisional IRA planted a 2-pound Semtex booby-trap bomb underneath his car.The device detonated while he was driving along the Mall at the junction of Barrack Hill in the center of Armagh,
His vehicle burst into flames and rolled down a hill. Police officers from a nearby station were unable to rescue him from the burning wreckage, and he died at the scene.
In a public statement, the Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the assassination, alleging that Orr was an active Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldier who had recently participated in aggressive house-to-house searches in the area.
