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‘King Rat’ (Part 1)- Billy Wright’s rise as a loyalist icon and LVF chief
Charismatic, religious, ruthless, cold, Billy Wright was feared by most people but respected by some people for ‘taking the war to the IRA’. Where di…
3 years, 8 months ago
The BelTel: The Kidnapping Of Shergar - Ireland's most famous missing racehorse
February 8th 1983 – Shergar, the world’s most famous horse is stolen and thus begins one of the biggest Gardai investigations in Irish history – Who …
3 years, 9 months ago
Kidnapped- "It was the most terrifying face I've ever seen!"
Abducted in plain sight. The young victim of an abduction just yards from her Portadown home describes the moment her attacker tried to bundle her in…
3 years, 9 months ago
Sectarianism - "It is getting worse!"
The words sectarian and sectarianism are widely used in Northern Ireland but we can’t even agree on what they mean. Some believe things are getting b…
3 years, 9 months ago
From RUC Stings To Street Parades - The Story Of Belfast Pride
Tens of thousands of people now take part in the Belfast Pride celebrations but that wasn’t the case when the first march was held in 1991, a time wh…
3 years, 9 months ago
From Vanguard to Nobel Peace Prize – the life of David Trimble
David Trimble was best known for convincing most Ulster Unionists to support the Good Friday Agreement but at great personal, and ultimately, politic…
3 years, 9 months ago
Barrys to Curry's - the story of the takeover that saved summer
Owned by the Trufelli family for almost 100 years, it was the staple of easter and summer holidays for generations across Northern Ireland. But when …
3 years, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode: Union leader ‘struggling’ to see how the NI Protocol Bill will improve life for farmers
Bonus Episode: Union leader ‘struggling’ to see how the NI Protocol Bill will improve life for farmersIn the week that the NI Protocol Bill cleared t…
3 years, 9 months ago
Bloody Friday, the IRA's blitz of Belfast
The 21st of July 1972 was the most prolific day of IRA bombings during the Troubles. Nine people were killed and 130 injured as a blitz of 22 bombs d…
3 years, 9 months ago
FBI’s Most Wanted - The Bulgarian Cryptoqueen, a $4bn scam, and her Irish connections.
A Bulgarian woman, also known as "Cryptoqueen", has been added to the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. Dr Ruja Ignatova is accused of defr…
3 years, 9 months ago