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‘Davy Tweed, bloody mother fucking asshole.’ As told by his step daughter Amanda Brown.
Episode 82
Davy Tweed was an Irish international rugby player. He was a unionist politician. He was a monster. On Free State today, his step daughter Amanda Bro…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dreaming of Emma Little-Pengelly
Episode 81
History is a nightmare from which Ireland is always trying to awake.
On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at how the future is being grasped in the …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ceili dancing, cúpla focal & the clash of the sash. The conversion of the DUP
Episode 80
Northern Ireland was once a land divided by symbols. Since Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little Pengelly became First Minister and deputy First Minister …
1 year, 11 months ago
“The Bloody Protestants” Part 2: Northern Ireland’s Match of the Day…
Episode 79
As he locked up Bellaghy Wolfe Tone GAA Club in May 1997, Sean Brown was murdered by loyalist gunmen.
The sense of injustice has deepened since the B…
1 year, 11 months ago
“The Bloody Protestants” Part 1
Episode 78
The Maze Prison is a central part of Northern Ireland’s history. But there was once a plan to make it a shared monument to a brighter future.
On Free …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ulster says No to Casement Park: Part 2
Episode 77
People were denied the truth in the north during the troubles and that denial of truth extended to sport.
The coverage of the GAA reflected the nature…
2 years ago
Ulster says No to Casement Park: Part 1
Episode 76
Why is Casement Park so divisive? When Ravenhill and Windsor Park were redeveloped in the north they had cross community support. What is it about a …
2 years ago
RTÉ The Musical: Part 5
Episode 75
The RTE scandal is not about pay-offs, flip-flops or Ryan Tubridy’s salary, it’s a story of how the media was manipulated in Ireland. From the Troubl…
2 years ago
RTÉ The Musical: Part 4
Episode 74
RTE can’t escape scandal. The controversies of the last six months have demonstrated how the organisation operated in the dark.
But there is a bigger …
2 years ago
And God gave his only son Bono to the world. Part 2
Episode 73
Having dealt with the question ‘What is Bono?’ on today’s Free State, Dion and Joe ask the more important question: why? Why God why?
They look at ho…
2 years ago