The Troubles Podcast
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- 10 Nov 2026
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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.
Épisodes 102
Collusion in the Troubles: Interview with Anne Cadwallader
How deep did collusion go during the Troubles? This week I’m joined by Anne Cadwallader, the veteran journalist and long-time caseworker at the Pat Finucane Centre. Her landmark book Lethal Allies: British …
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How deep did collusion go during the Troubles?
This week I’m joined by Anne Cadwallader, the veteran journalist and long-time caseworker at the Pat Finucane Centre. Her landmark book Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland exposed the Glenanne gang, a loyalist group linked to around 120 killings in the mid-1970s whose members included serving RUC officers and UDR soldiers. Though that name seems to have become a bit antiquated .
We go back over what Lethal Allies uncovered and how it changed the conversation about collusion.
Then we turn to her brand new book, Crossing Over: which is a legal thriller set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of the Troubles in 1987.
In this episode we talked about why she wrote it, and where her work goes from here.
This was one of my favourite interviews of the year so I really hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did!
📖 Crossing Over by Anne Cadwallader is out now: https://www.mercierpress.ie/books/crossing-over/
Also available on Amazon, Kindle and all the usual places.
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The Drumcree Dispute Part 2 - The Return to the Garvaghy Road in 2026
After 28 years of bans, Drumcree is back. The story of the 2026 Garvaghy Road standoff: a court case, a midnight legal battle, and a crisis that threatened to bring down Stormont. For 28 years, the Parades …
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After 28 years of bans, Drumcree is back. The story of the 2026 Garvaghy Road standoff: a court case, a midnight legal battle, and a crisis that threatened to bring down Stormont.
For 28 years, the Parades Commission said no. Every July, Portadown’s Orangemen applied to walk home from Drumcree Church along the Garvaghy Road, and every July they were refused. Then, in the summer of 2026, a procedural mistake changed everything.
In part two, we follow how one of the Troubles’ most notorious flashpoints ignited again: a court case that exposed the Parades Commission’s sloppy workings, a midnight series of legal battles, and thousands of people blocking the Garvaghy Road in the pouring rain.
We look at loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, Garvaghy Road spokesman Breandán Mac Cionnaith, a First Minister standing at the protest, and a two-week standoff that ended with the Northern Ireland Secretary stepping in, and threatened to bring down Stormont.
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The Drumcree Dispute: Part 1
Few parades in the world are as controversial as the one at Drumcree Church in Portadown. In this episode, we go back to the very beginning and try to explain how exactly one mile of road became a flashpoint …
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Few parades in the world are as controversial as the one at Drumcree Church in Portadown.
In this episode, we go back to the very beginning and try to explain how exactly one mile of road became a flashpoint for the entire conflict in Northern Ireland.
From the founding of Portadown as a plantation town to the birth of the Orange Order and the Obins Street dispute, we trace the route that led to the first standoff on the Garvaghy Road in 1995.
With Drumcree back in the headlines, part 2 will focus on current events.
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Soldiers for Peace: Lee Lavis
In the 1990s, Lee Lavis was a young British soldier sent to South Armagh. Crossmaglen. Bandit Country. In this episode, I sit down with Lee to hear what it was like to patrol the fields and border roads of …
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In the 1990s, Lee Lavis was a young British soldier sent to South Armagh. Crossmaglen. Bandit Country. In this episode, I sit down with Lee to hear what it was like to patrol the fields and border roads of South Armagh at the height of the Provisional IRA's campaign there.
We then talk about life after, in which Lee experienced drug addiction
and homelessness.
This is the first episode of Season 7. Lee will also be joining me at CrimeCon London on the first weekend of October for a panel on the prosecution of British soldiers for Troubles-era killings so come along and say hi if you are there.
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Interview with Johnny Adair
This week on the podcast, Johnny Adair talked about his role during the Troubles. "Mad Dog" Adair progressed from a skinhead youth to lead the UDA's C Company, directing over 40 murders, robberies, and …
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This week on the podcast, Johnny Adair talked about his role during the Troubles.
"Mad Dog" Adair progressed from a skinhead youth to lead the UDA's C Company, directing over 40 murders, robberies, and operations.
He waged a war against the Nationalist population, but he wanted more and was eventually expelled from Northern Ireland after turning on his fellow loyalists and trying to seize control of the Shankill.
This is his story in his own words.
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Johnny Adair: Mad Dog of the Shankill
Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair played a significant role in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He commanded the UDA's C Company and through his leadership they enacted a fierce campaign of violence against Republican …
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Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair played a significant role in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He commanded the UDA's C Company and through his leadership they enacted a fierce campaign of violence against Republican paramilitaries and the Nationalist population as a whole.
For the first time in the Troubles, loyalists were out-killing republicans and much of this was down to the actions of C Company.
But Adair wanted more power and ended up taking the fight to fellow loyalists, as he ousted the UVF from the Shankill.
But this move would see the full weight of the UDA come down upon him, and would lead to his expulsion from Northern Ireland.
This is the story of Johnny Adair.
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Brendan 'The Dark' Hughes
When it comes to the history of the Provisional IRA, there are many divisive figures within the paramilitary group. Some were beloved who then fell out of favour, either by leaning too far towards peace, or …
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When it comes to the history of the Provisional IRA, there are many divisive figures within the paramilitary group.
Some were beloved who then fell out of favour, either by leaning too far towards peace, or refusing to give up the violence.
Few are as beloved as Brendan Hughes
His story is also rather unique, in the years before he died, Hughes was extremely candid about his time in the Provisional IRA. He contributed to the Boston College Tapes between 2001 and 2006, providing an insight into his time in the IRA that was revealed after his death in 2008.
What was revealed had significant repercussions for people still alive today, and especially Gerry Adams.
Brendan was a unique person, and through these interviews we have been given an extremely rare insight into his life behind the veil of being a paramilitary.
This is the story of the troubles, told entirely from the perspective of The Dark, Brendan Hughes,
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NORAID: Irish America's Secret War
In the early days of the Troubles, the Provisional IRA needed two things: guns and money. As hundreds of thousands of Irish Americans watched the troubles unfold, many of them wanted to help. NORAID was born …
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In the early days of the Troubles, the Provisional IRA needed two things: guns and money.
As hundreds of thousands of Irish Americans watched the troubles unfold, many of them wanted to help. NORAID was born out of this need.
But was it just humanitarian aid that they were sending home, or was it weapons? This is the story of NORAID.
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The Northern Bank Robbery
Chris Ward is at home with his parents. He’ s watching football on the television with his father when they hear a knock on the door. He answers and a man says “Alright Chris, I’m here to talk to you about …
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Chris Ward is at home with his parents. He’ s watching football on the television with his father when they hear a knock on the door.
He answers and a man says “Alright Chris, I’m here to talk to you about Celtic”. The man then pushed past Chris into the house. A second man then appeared, dressed in black and a third.
Chris worked at Northern Bank in Belfast, which was the largest retail bank in Northern Ireland, which distributed cash to its 95 branches, and hundreds of ATMS in Northern Ireland. It was one of four banks in Northern Ireland which had the capacity to print its own banknotes.
The men made it clear to Chris that they were here because of the bank he worked in, and if he and his family cooperated they would be fine. If they didn't they would be killed. What transpired that night ended up being the largest cash robbery in British and Irish history.
This is the story of the Northern Bank Robbery.
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Interview with Alan Black - The Sole Survivor of the Kingsmill Massacre
This episode is being released on the 50-year anniversary of the Kingsmill Massacre; an attack which saw members of the provisional IRA march 11 Protestant factory workers off a bus, line them up and execute …
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This episode is being released on the 50-year anniversary of the Kingsmill Massacre; an attack which saw members of the provisional IRA march 11 Protestant factory workers off a bus, line them up and execute them.
All were killed, except for Alan and this week he tells us what life is like after such a life-altering event.
We talked about a lot of things, and honed in on that English accent heard on the night of the killing and how Alan does not believe that was Captain Robert Nairac but instead the clues point toward ex-paratrooper turned IRA paramilitary, Paddy O' Kane.
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The Disappeared: Buried but Not Forgotten
This week on the podcast: The Disappeared. People who were abducted, killed, and secretly buried someone on the island of Ireland. There's a lot in here, including: The toll on family members when they don't …
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This week on the podcast: The Disappeared. People who were abducted, killed, and secretly buried someone on the island of Ireland. There's a lot in here, including:
The toll on family members when they don't know where their loved one is buried
The Disappeared Commission who are still organising digs and searches
Details about all 17 of the Disappeared and one additional person who has disappeared.
Reasons why people were taken
Anyone with information on the four outstanding Disappeared cases should contact the ICLVR on +353 1 602 8655 or [email protected] or ICLVR PO Box 10827 Dublin, Ireland.
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Inside the UVF with Iain Turner from Balaclava Street
Delve into the hidden world of the UVF with guest Iain Turner, an expert on Northern Ireland’s loyalist paramilitaries. We unpack the origins of the UVF’s weapons and explosives, their approach to informers …
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Delve into the hidden world of the UVF with guest Iain Turner, an expert on Northern Ireland’s loyalist paramilitaries. We unpack the origins of the UVF’s weapons and explosives, their approach to informers, the controversy of Robin Jackson, and why Iain questions the existence of the Glenanne Gang. This compelling conversation uncovers fresh perspectives and lesser-heard stories from one of the most secretive paramilitary groups operating during the Troubles.
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The Troubles Podcast Merchandise is Now Live
You can get check out the latest range of merchandise including Jumpers, hoodies, t-shirts, totes and hats, here: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/the-troubles-podcast Will be back to business as …
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The Reavey Family Murders
Sunday, January 4th, 1976. Reavey brothers, Brian, Anthony and John are alone in the house eating biscuits and watching TV. Suddenly, he men saw the barrels of automatic machine guns appear in the window above …
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Sunday, January 4th, 1976. Reavey brothers, Brian, Anthony and John are alone in the house eating biscuits and watching TV.
Suddenly, he men saw the barrels of automatic machine guns appear in the window above the front door of the house.
At that moment, the door burst open and three armed men came through the door, unleashing a barrage of machine gun fire at the young men inside.
This episode tells the story of brothers who were shot and killed in their home.
We’ll explore the investigation into their murders, the secret ties between loyalist militants and some police and soldiers, and the campaign of harassment their family faced for decades afterward
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Five Months Inside The IRA with Rory Nugent
In this episode, Rory Nugent shares his extraordinary experience embedded inside the IRA during one of the most turbulent periods of the Troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 Northern Ireland. Their 14-month campaign saw them planting …
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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 Northern Ireland. Their 14-month campaign saw them planting upwards of 40 bombs around the London area, which killed and injured many and struck terror in the hearts of Londoners.
Their reign came to an end after a six-day siege took place between members of the gang and the London metropolitan police and in this episode we will learn about the gang itself, and the siege which was watched live on TV by millions of people around the world.
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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 period of peace time policing was anything but, and Chris ended …
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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 period of peace time policing was anything but, and Chris ended up shot in the stomach at point blank range by dissident republicans during a protest in 2010.
In this episode Chris tells his story, and talks about life after policing.
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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 paramilitaries, he then joined the PIRA before changing sides and …
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Dominic McGlinchey, was one of the most wanted Republican paramilitaries in Ireland during the Troubles. First with a small unit of freelance paramilitaries, he then joined the PIRA before changing sides and joining up with the INLA.
He would soon gain full control of the INLA and under his control, the group carried some significant attacks on the security services. But when he tried to leave paramilitary life behind, his violent past would catch up with him.
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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 the challenges he faced while living under threat in …
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In the conclusion of my conversation with former undercover agent Martin McGartland, we dive into the aftermath of his dramatic escape in Belfast and the challenges he faced while living under threat in England, as gunmen would eventually find out where he was living.
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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. There is a lot in this interview, including first hand accounts …
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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. There is a lot in this interview, including first hand accounts of how he became an informer, the activities he carried out, and then what things were like when he got caught. This is the first part of a two part episode.
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Podcast Merch is live + Bonus Episode over on Patreon
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Also over on Patreon I have just released a bonus episode. It is a bit older than my usual ones and focuses on one of the seminal moments during the Irish War for Independence, which saw British Soldiers shooting dead Irish civilians attending a GAA match.
The day, which is known as Bloody Sunday did not occur during the Troubles, but has so many similarities with the one that occurred in 1972.
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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 and bomb attack on a pub when he was 17. We talk about his …
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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.
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Martin McGuinness Part Two - Government to Good Friday and Beyond
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 …
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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.
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Martin McGuinness Part One - From Paramilitary to Politician
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 …
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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.
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The Killing Of Sergeant Joe Campbell
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 …
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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 and in this episode his son, Joe Campbell Junior, talks about his father and the 33-year quest for justice.
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The La Mon Hotel Bombing
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 …
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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.
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Raymond Gilmour and the Lonely Life of an Informer
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 …
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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 it worth it?
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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 instead was the largest manhunt in the history of the Irish State …
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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.
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The Glenanne Gang: Part Two
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 …
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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.
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The Glenanne Gang: Part One
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 …
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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 UDR and then hear the claims made by former Glenanne gang member, John Weir.
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