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Zombie Drumcree and the march that died of shame
Episode 446
Anne Cadwallader covered the Drumcree events in the late 1990s. She remembers the tension of those days and the work Rosemary Nelson did at that time…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Iran, Erectile Dysfunction and the Cold War
Episode 445
“This man's issue and the reason why he did what he did changes the world,” Ben MacIntyre says. “He changed the world that we now live in. Without th…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Does Drumcree spell the end for William Ulsterman?
Episode 444
Drumcree is now a peace dividend. Where once the attempt to march led to violence, destruction and death, now it leads to court wranglings, endless n…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Will Garvaghy Road lead to a United Ireland?
Episode 443
Thousands gathered on Garvaghy Road determined that there would be no going back. A new generation, confident and assured, are determined that the no…
1 month ago
'I was annoyed for a long time about how a lot of Southerners other Northerners'
Episode 442
Louise Kennedy's first novel Trespasses was a beautiful and heartbreaking story of the Troubles. In her new novel Stations she deals with the loss an…
1 month ago
Nasty Fucker. The obsession of Peter O’Mahony
Episode 441
In November 2023, Peter O’Mahony sat down for a meeting with his coach at Munster Graham Rowntree where the reality of a professional sportsman’s lif…
1 month ago
Ireland’s Shame? From Bazunu to Drumcree
Episode 440
In Drumcree and in Debrecen, we were forced to consider different Irelands last weekend.
The determination of the Orange Order to parade down Garvaghy…
1 month, 1 week ago
Jon Ronson on the manosphere and saving Ulster from sodomy with Ian Paisley
Episode 439
Jon Ronson joins Dion on today's Free State to talk about the manosphere, his time with Ian Paisley and his new book, The Castle. Learn more about Jo…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why are Ireland playing against genocide (Israel)?
Episode 438
‘We’re not playing with genocide, we’re playing against genocide. We’re playing against Israel, we’re not playing with Israel.’
With these words, Irel…
1 month, 1 week ago
‘Yabba-dabba-do, any taig will do’ : The true story of Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair
Episode 437
‘Three things come with taking a man’s life. The first one is the easy bit – going into a room and shooting somebody… The second is preparing yoursel…
1 month, 2 weeks ago