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The Balcombe Street Siege
The Balcombe Street Gang were an active service unit based in London, and one of the Provisional IRA’s most efficient units operating outside of Nort…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
PSNI Officer Chris Stothers: Surviving a Shooting by Dissident IRA
Chris Stothers was an officer in Northern Ireland and was a part of the new rebranded police force, the PSNI, which had replaced the RUC.
But this p…
7 months, 1 week ago
Mad Dog: The Rise and Fall of Dominic McGlinchey
Dominic McGlinchey, was one of the most wanted Republican paramilitaries in Ireland during the Troubles. First with a small unit of freelance paramil…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Martin McGartland – Part 2: No Safe Haven
In the conclusion of my conversation with former undercover agent Martin McGartland, we dive into the aftermath of his dramatic escape in Belfast and…
8 months, 1 week ago
Martin McGartland – Part 1: An Informer’s Leap for Life
This is an interview with Martin McGartland, who is a former informer who was kidnapped by the IRA after they became suspicious of his activities. Th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Podcast Merch is live + Bonus Episode over on Patreon
Get Troubles Podcast Merch here:
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Also over on Patreon I have just released a bonus …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
An Interview with UVF Loyalist, Eddie Kinner
In this final episode of season 5 of the Troubles Podcast, I talked to Eddie Kinner who joins the UVF at a young age and then was involved in a gun a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Martin McGuinness Part Two - Government to Good Friday and Beyond
Season 5 Episode 14
This episode focuses on Martin McGuinness as a politician and the rocky path to peace, which would be strained on many occasions. There was peace, th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Martin McGuinness Part One - From Paramilitary to Politician
Season 5 Episode 13
This week on the podcast comes the first in a two-part series on the life of Martin McGuinness. In this episode we cover Martin's rise to prominence …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Killing Of Sergeant Joe Campbell
Season 5 Episode 12
Sergeant Joe Campbell was a Catholic RUC officer who was well respected by the people he looked after in the small seaside village of Cushendall up i…
1 year, 4 months ago