This week I’m joined once again by Fr. Sean McManus, Fermanagh priest who shared with us the story of meeting IRA intel officer, Joe Lynsky prior to his eventual execution and the hands of his fellow Provos.
Fr McManus didn’t know it at the time but it would transpire, decades later, that he had likely given Lynsky his last confession before he became one of the IRA’s 17 “disappeared”, 13 of which have had their bodies recovered but not Lynsky.

00:00 Joe Lynsky’s background & m*rder
2:12 Request from IRA Chief of Staff, Sean Mac Stiofain
27:45 Any other pre-m*rder confessions that Fr Sean knows of ??

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For this episode I’m joined once again by author and ex-solider, Jon Trigg to speak about his new book “Death In Derry” which tells the story of the Derry IRA and it’s perpetual leader, Martin McGuinness.

Jon joined us last year when he released “Death In The Fields”, his excellent book on the East Tyrone IRA, for what was one of my personal favorite interviews.

Jon tells us about Derry’s significance in Irish history as well as “the troubles” period itself. We discuss Martin McGuinness’ roots and his rise power including Chief of Staff. Jon discusses the battle of the Bogside, Bloody Sunday as well as the army’s early days in the city and how it’s relationship with the locals changed over time.

We discuss the types of attacks and operation carried out by the Provos in the city, the various “own-goals” that the IRA inflicted on itself, the role of the SAS in the city/county, the various notorious informers or “touts” that severely damaged the group’s capabilities, how the conflict wound down and eventually ended and much more.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Reaction to previous book & interview (East Tyrone)
1:30 Derry’s significance in Irish history
8:30 Martin McGuinness & pre-troubles Derry
15:20 BATTLE OF THE BOGSIDE
22:05 British army come to Derry
41:50 “Wild West” early days and Commercial b*mbing campaign
56:20 BLOODY SUNDAY
1:06:30 Operation Motorman & Claudy b*mbs
1:15:50 Poster boys
1:35:20 THE SAS
1:44:25 DET shooting 1981
1:51:48 Why the “cell structure” didn’t suit Derry as much as Belfast
1:56:23 Events damaging the Derry IRA’s image
2:13:50 Successful SAS ambushes
2:23:40 Raymond Gilmour, Willie Carlin & Frank Hegarty
2:34:40 WAS MARTIN MCGUINNESS AN INFORMER
2:42:25 Loyalist activity in Derry
2:48:20 The End
2:58:10 Thoughts on Say Nothing tv series
3:04:17 Future Belfast Brigade books

For this episode I'm speaking with Martin Dillon, well renowned author and journalist who has spent his career writing about the conflict in the North of Ireland. Martin's latest book, "The Sorrow and The Loss" deals with the women of the troubles and how the conflict affected the lives of the area's females including those who become combatants themselves , those whose husband/partners were in a paramilitary group, members of the security forces and much more.

We speak about Mairead Farrell, one of the IRA's most effective female operators, Dolores Price, Jean McConville's execution, Martin's opinions on the book "Say Nothing" and more.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Revaltions in Martin’s book about 1987 Enniskillen b*mbing
18:40 Martin’s new book “The Sorrow & The Loss”
27:40 MAIREAD FARRELL
45:58 Fallout from 1987 Gibraltar k*llings: Michael Stone attack & Corp. Howes and Wood
51:40 Dolores Price & Jean McConville
1:13:10 Tracy Doak (RUC officer)