Alton 'Provo' Dale's Backstory.

Alan Dale Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:58 am

Alton was born into a Roman Catholic family in 1990 in Abbots Cross, but also lived in a house in Doonbeg Drive, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and lived there until 1992 whereupon the family were forced to move to Rathcoole, Newtownabbey. His first sister, Marcella, was born in April 1994 and second sister, Bernadette, in November 1995. His parents, John and Rosaleen, had another son, Alan, in 1991. On leaving school, he became an apprentice coach-builder until he was forced out at gunpoint by (British) loyalists.

In June 2008, at the age of 18, Alton moved with his family to the Twinbrook housing estate in west Belfast, being obliged to leave Rathcoole due to (British) loyalist intimidation.

He married Geraldine Noade. His son, Gerard, was born 8 May 2009. She soon left to live in England with their son.

Alton's sister Bernadette Dale McKevitt is also a prominent Irish Republican. Along with her husband Michael McKevitt she helped to form the 32 County Sovereignty Movement and is accused of involvement with the Real Irish Republican Army.

In 2006, Alton joined the Provisional IRA where he got the nickname Nessan. He was arrested and charged in October 2007 with possession of four handguns which were found in the house where he was staying. Sands was convicted in April 2008 sentenced to five years' imprisonment. He was then broken out of jail by other members of the Provisioanl IRA (The origin of this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZVZBwdSXPc)

He returned to his family home in West Belfast, and resumed his active role in the Provisional IRA's campaign. He was charged with involvement in the October 2008 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, although he was never convicted of this charge with the presiding judge stating that there was no evidence to support the assertion that he had taken part. After the bombing, Alton and at least five others were alleged to have been involved in a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary, although he was not convicted due to lack of evidence. Leaving behind two of their wounded friends, Seamus Martin and Gabriel Corbett, Alton, Joe McDonnell, Seamus Finucane and Sean Lavery tried to make their escape in a car, but were apprehended. Later, one of the revolvers used in the attack was found in the car in which Alton had been travelling. His trial in September 2009 saw him being convicted of possession of firearms (the revolver from which the prosecution alleged bullets had been fired at the RUC after the bombing) and Sands was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment within HM Prison Maze, also known as Long Kesh.

Immediately after his sentence he was implicated in a ruckus and spent the first 22 days on boards in Crumlin Road Prison, 15 days naked, and a No. 1 starvation diet every 3 days. Then, everything changed. A lab somewhere in some dessert had a catastrophe so big, it would radically change our way of life. As 'Portal Storms' began to rage all over the world alien races began laying seige to our dear planet Earth, as we tried with all of our strength to fight back...it was to no avail. They took the world in 7 hours...however, this gave Alton the chance to escape, and he did. Not for long though, he was soon captured by combine forces and shipped to City 18...it was safer there....