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The La Mon Hotel Bombing
Season 5 Episode 11
The La Mon House Hotel Bombing was a no-warning incendiary bomb attack on unsuspecting patrons in a hotel, which saw 12 people lose their lives.
This…
1 year, 4 months ago
Raymond Gilmour and the Lonely Life of an Informer
Season 5 Episode 10
Raymond Gilmour was born and raised in Derry and decided to become an informer as a teenager. He joined the INLA and then the Provisional IRA and all…
1 year, 5 months ago
Kidnapped: The Don Tidey Story
Don Tidey was kidnapped by the Provisional IRA in the hopes that his employer would pay the significant ransom that they demanded. What ensued instea…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Glenanne Gang: Part Two
Season 5 Episode 7
In this second episode we examine James Mitchell and his farm at Glenanne. We then dive deep into two bar attacks, one which was carried out by servi…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Glenanne Gang: Part One
Season 5 Episode 7
This two-part episode focuses on the Glenanne gang, who were a secret informal alliance of Ulster loyalists based in the village of Glenanne. These w…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why is there Rioting in Belfast in 2024?
Season 5 Episode 7
This is a short episode to explain why there has been rioting in the streets of Belfast in the early days of August, 2024.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Life on the Blanket with Richard O'Rawe
Season 5 Episode 6
Richard O'Rawe joined the Provisional IRA when he was a teenager. He was eventually arrested and spent a number of years taking part in the blanket p…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Disappearance of Shergar: The World’s Most Famous Racehorse
Season 5 Episode 4
It was a dark evening in February, 1983, when three armed, masked men arrived to the home of Jim Fitzgerald.
His family were locked in a room. One of …
1 year, 11 months ago
'When the Hammer Turns Against the Sickle': Civil War Amongst The Republican Revolutionaries, The INLA vs The IPLO
Season 5 Episode 3
The two socialist Republican paramilitary groups were the INLA, Irish National Liberation Army and the IPLO, the Irish People's Liberation Organizati…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Troubles Podcast Live in London on May 22nd
I'll be putting on a live show in London later this month with Kevin and Jason from Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast. It'll take place on Wednesd…
1 year, 11 months ago