Chris Ryder (journalist)

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.

He died in Belfast in 2020.^[6]

Bibliography

• 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.