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Loyalism 101: The UVF and the UDA Part 1
Season 3
This episode is an introduction to the two largest loyalist groups that took part in the Troubles; the UVF and UDA. This first part focuses how they …
3 years, 11 months ago
The Most Wanted Man in Ireland: Dessie O'Hare
Season 3
Dessie O'Hare was a Republican paramilitary who was known for his brutality as well as his ability to evade the authorities on both sides of the bord…
4 years ago
Soldiers of the Troubles: Colin Ferguson
Season 3
Colin Ferguson served two tours in Northern Ireland as a soldier with the British army and in this episode of the podcast he talks about what life wa…
4 years, 1 month ago
People of the Troubles: Gusty Spence
Season 3
Gusty Spence was the leader of the Ulster Volunteer Force and was also the man who used his military background to shape the paramilitary group. But …
4 years, 1 month ago
An Interview with Former Pupil, Shannon and her Memories of the Holy Cross Dispute
Season 3
For eleven weeks, Shannon Irvine walked to school past protestors who threw bricks, fireworks and in one case a blast bomb, towards her. In this inte…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Holy Cross Dispute
Season 3
For eleven weeks, Catholic schoolchildren had to walk to school protected by RUC officers in full riot gear, as they were shouted at and jeered by an…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Old Guard Versus The Revolutionary Young Guns: Seamus Costello and his INLA
Season 3
This episode focuses on the socialist Republican group, the INLA and how their formation deeply angered some members of the Official IRA. Seamus Cost…
4 years, 3 months ago
Edward Carson: The Father of Northern Ireland
Season 3
Edward Carson was an Irishman, but with a very different view for Ireland. He believed that Ireland belonged wholly in union with Great Britain. Cars…
4 years, 3 months ago
IRA Executioner Turned British Agent - The Story of Stakeknife
Season 3
This weeks episode of the Troubles Podcast is about Stakeknife, who was one of the most damaging agents in the history of the Troubles.
He was in cha…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Shankill Road Bombing
Season 3
The Shankill Road Bombing of 1993 was a bombing which indiscriminately killed men, women and children and threatened to completely derail the burgeon…
4 years, 4 months ago