The Troubles Podcast

Mar 03 2025 81 ep. 39 mins 8.3k
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The Troubles were a period of time in Northern Ireland which many people today do not know a lot about. In this podcast we will delve into each individual bombing and attack that happened during the 30-year period. This is a non-partisan podcast that focuses solely on the facts and the accounts of the individuals involved.

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An Interview with UVF Loyalist, Eddie Kinner

Mar 03 2025 59 mins  
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 and bomb attack on a pub when he was 17. We talk about his past, and how he feels about life in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martin McGuinness Part Two - Government to Good Friday and Beyond

Feb 12 2025 43 mins  
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, then the threat of it all falling apart, problems with decommissioning and even a presidential bid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martin McGuinness Part One - From Paramilitary to Politician

Jan 29 2025 47 mins  
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 and the role he played in some of the pivotal moments of the troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Killing Of Sergeant Joe Campbell

Dec 16 2024 43 mins  
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 in the Glens of Antrim. At the time, the RUC was an overwhelmingly Protestant police force and Joe knew that there were some in the organisation who didn't want a Catholic working in their midst. In 1977 Joe was killed by loyalists

The La Mon Hotel Bombing

Dec 02 2024 35 mins  
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 attack was a complete disaster for the Provisional IRA and firmly cemented the thought in the minds of Unionists, that they were a sectarian group. Get an Exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://nordvpn.com/troublespod It’s risk-fr

Raymond Gilmour and the Lonely Life of an Informer

Nov 18 2024 42 mins  
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 the while he was passing information on to the RUC and British Army. Then when he was exposed as an informer, upwards of 100 people were arrested on his testimony alone. But the toll paid by an informer is indeed a heavy one, and was

Kidnapped: The Don Tidey Story

Nov 03 2024 42 mins  
Don Tidey was kidnapped by the Provisional IRA in the hopes that his employer would pay the significant ransom that they demanded. What ensued instead was the largest manhunt in the history of the Irish State, which would see people lose their lives as a result of paramilitary violence. Journalist Ronan McGreevey comes on to tell this story. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nor

The Glenanne Gang: Part Two

Sep 30 2024 32 mins  
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 serving members of the RUC, and the other which took place under the watchful eye of the British military. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Glenanne Gang: Part One

Sep 16 2024 30 mins  
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 were a group of loyalist which included members the the paramilitary group, the UVF, but also members of the police force the RUC and the British military regiment the UDR. In this first episode we learn about the infiltration of the UD

Why is there Rioting in Belfast in 2024?

Aug 19 2024 24 mins  
This is a short episode to explain why there has been rioting in the streets of Belfast in the early days of August, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices