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S1E126 The TRUTH About The SHANKILL BUTCHERS
Send us Fan MailIn this clip from our upcoming episode, historian and author, Dr. Gareth Mulvenna talks about some of the myths and half-truths that surround the Shankill Butchers, a group of UVF…
S1E125 SOUTH ARMAGH IRA SHOOT AT IRISH COP - Ex Garda John O' Brien Tells His Story
Send us Fan MailRetired Garda (Irish police) John O' Brien joins us once again, this time to discuss his career as a police officer during the most dangerous times in recent Irish history.He tells us…
S1E124 DERRY IRA MAN TELLS HIS STORY
Send us Fan MailChristopher “Pinta” McKnight grew up in Derry’s Bogside as this city erupted in violence and as a 15 year old boy he lied about his age and joined the Provisional IRA. Chris talks to…
S1E123 FEAR & LOATHING IN TROUBLES-BELFAST | LSD, Riots & Solidering in The IRA's Backyard | Stu Griffiths
Send us Fan MailStuart Griffiths is an ex-british paratrooper who was stationed in Belfast and East Tyrone during the late 80s/early 90s. His book “Pigs Disco” explores the sub-culture of hard dr*g…
S1E122 Son Of Stakeknife Victim Speaks Out | Paul Wilson On Father's PIRA M*rder & His Search For Answers
Send us Fan MailIn June 1987, Thomas Emanuel Wilson, a member of the Official IRA, was abducted and subsequently m*rdered by the Provisional IRA’s “nutting squad”. Like so many of the killings…
S1E121 DID THE UVF ACT ALONE ?? | Irish Cop Investigates The Worst Attack of The Troubles | John O' Brien
Send us Fan MailJohn O’Brien is a retired Detective Chief Superintendent of An Garda Síochána, the national police service of Ireland. Over the course of a distinguished policing career that spanned…
S1E120 CATHOLIC PRIEST HELPS IRA PRISON ESCAPE | Ex-Republican Prisoner Tells The Story
Send us Fan Mail**NOT A CLIP FROM MARTIN'S LAST INTERVIEW**Ex-republcian prisoner Martin McAllister joins us again to share the story of one of the IRA's most brazen and risky one-man prison escapes,…
S1E119 Ex-RUC Officer Reflects On A Career Spent In Conflict | Sam Thompson
Send us Fan MailFor the episode I’m joined by ex Royal Ulster Constabulary and PSNI officer Sam Thompson. Sam spent his teen years growing up in a 1970s Belfast and remembers seeing his city descend…
S1E118 SOUTH ARMAGH IRA MAN TELLS HIS STORY | Prison Breaks, Ambushes and Robert Nairac | Martin McAllister
Send us Fan MailFor this episode I'm joined by ex- South Armagh man Martin McAllister who you may have seen in the recent BBC documentary on Captain Robert Nairac.Martin shares his experiences…
S1E117 HUGH JORDAN - Journalist | D*ath Threats, Running Sources & Conflict in 1990s Belfast
Send us Fan MailMy guest for this week is long-time Belfast -based journalist, Hugh Jordan. Hugh explains what being a journalist was like during some of Belfast's most turbulent years as elements of…
S1E116 The Man Who Led The Black & Tans | Churchill's Man in Ireland - Henry Tudor
Send us Fan MailThis week I'm joined by the author of "An Accidental Villain: A Soldier's Tale of War, Deceit and Exile", Linden MacIntyre. This book explores the life of Henry Hugh Tudor, a close…
S1E115 FIGHTING TO FIND PEACE | Eamon McAuley's Story - Growing Up In Ardoyne During The Troubles
Send us Fan MailMy guest for this episode is Eamon McAuley, a former professional boxer fromArdoyne and author of “Fighting to Find Peace”.Eamon was born in Belfast just before “the troubles” erupted…
S1 IRELAND DURING WW2 - WHOSE SIDE WERE THEY REALLY ON ??
Send us Fan MailFor this episode I am joined by author and historian, John Crotty. John has researched extensively the subject of Irelands neutrality during WW2 and the actions the Irish govt took…
Martin Galvin Tells His Story | Adams, McGuinness & Did NORAID Fund The IRA ?
Send us Fan MailMartin Galvin is the former publicity director of The Irish Northern Aid Committee, better known as "NORAID", and to many, the face of the group.A proud Irish-American, Martin joined…
S1E112 The IRA's Secret American Army | How Irish America Armed The Provos & How The FBI/ATF Took Them Down
Send us Fan MailMy guest for this episode is Ali Watkins, author of “This Next One’s For You”, a book which explores the world of Irish-American gun-running in the early days of the troubles in…
S1E111 WILL BLOODY SUNDAY'S "SOLDIER F" BE CONVICTED ? | Human Rights Lawyer Lays Out The Case
Send us Fan MailFor this special episode I’m joined by Ciaran Shiels, human rights lawyer for the Madden & Finucane law firm. For almost 30 years, Ciaran he has represented the majority of the…
S1E110 BELFAST LOYALIST JOHNNY ADAIR Tells His Story | UDA C. COMPANY, Collusion & Surviving IRA Sho*ting
Send us Fan MailFor this episode I'm joined by a man well known ex-loyalist paramilitary and one-time leader of the Lower Shankill Road's infamous UDA (Ulster Defence Association), Johnny…
S1E109 BRITAIN'S BIGGEST MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE ? | The Story Of The Birmingham 6 | Chris Mullin
Send us Fan MailFor this week's episode I'm joined by ex-investigative journalist and MP, Chris Mullin, who though his efforts, was able to help free the falsely convicted Irishmen known as "the…
S1E108 JUSTICE FOR MY FATHER'S IRA M*RDER | Son Of Irish Prison Guard K*lled by IRA Tells His Story
Send us Fan MailThis week I’m joined by Austin Stack, son of murdered Portlaoise Maximum Secruity Prison Officer, Brian Stack, who was shot and later died after a planned IRA attack in 1983.Austin…
S1E107 MEETING "THE DISAPPEARED" - Irish Priest Gives (Last?) Confession To M*rdered IRA Man, Joe Lynsky
Send us Fan MailThis week I’m joined once again by Fr. Sean McManus, Fermanagh priest who shared with us the story of meeting IRA intel officer, Joe Lynsky prior to his eventual execution and the…
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