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Nolan talks to BBC NI crime and justice correspondent Julian O'Neill.
https://x.com/ezzingaza/status/1924173298080063881I no longer go to the Indonesian hospital. What foolishness it is, to speak of hospitals in a place where life is no longer preserved but merely postponed. Once, I believed, oh, how bitterly I believed, that the presence of a doctor among the dying was a sacred thing, a last stand against the void. But here, where the void has taken residence in the very walls, what can sanctity do? The hospital is surrounded now. Not by men, not by soldiers even, but by machines. Drones, humming above like metallic locusts, devoid of soul or pity. They know neither suffering nor mercy, they are the purest expression of obedience without conscience. They circle the building like vultures circling a carcass not yet dead enough. Two days ago, the ceiling collapsed. A nurse had just spoken the word “hope.” Then came the blast, and the word hung in the air a moment too long before crumbling with the plaster. ICU monitors, those fragile gods of modern faith, shattered on the floor. One machine let out a long, wheezing beep as it died. It was the sound of resignation. I think I wept, but I cannot recall if it was with my eyes or only in my mind. And this morning, yes, this morning, as if dawn itself had become ashamed, a drone struck the intensive care unit. It came like a decision already made. There was no warning, no negotiation, no fate to plead with. Just fire. Patients ran. Doctors ran. The hallway became a river of chaos, but silent, terrifyingly silent. One man dragged his son by the shoulders, blood smearing behind them like a signature of some unseen pact. Another woman collapsed, not from injury but from the sheer weight of choosing which of her children to carry. Two patients were taken away in an ambulance, if that word still means anything. The rest had already passed into that cold stillness we now mistake for peace. We still work at the clinic, though I no longer know if it's from duty or habit, or some grotesque need to perform life while surrounded by death. We whisper. We disinfect. We bind wounds that will open again. The scalpel, once a tool of healing, now feels like an accomplice. At home, the walls speak in cracks. The roof sags under the pressure of memory. The air smells like dust and grief. My mother tapes the broken windows each day with the care of a priest dressing a corpse. My father rations rice with the reverence of a man offering communion. But outside, outside, it never stops. The bombing continues with the faithfulness of a priest at prayer. It does not pause. It does not tire. It beats like a heart possessed by something inhuman. And now, the streets. No, not streets, corridors of exile. Rows of tents like gravestones made of fabric. Children play in the ashes, unaware that they are survivors of a war not yet finished. The army says, Evacuate. To where? They do not say. Only: Leave. Disappear. Unbecome. Famine grows near. But even hunger, with its gnawing cruelty, is familiar. Hunger is intimate. It is ours. What is worse, what is unbearable, is the silence that follows the blast. The silence in which you call a name and no one answers. The silence where meaning once lived. This is not a war. It is annihilation dressed in the costume of procedure. It is a logic without soul, a godless arithmetic of bodies and coordinates. And still, still, some whisper that God watches. I do not know. Sometimes I think He has turned His face away, not out of indifference, but out of shame. But if you are reading this, if your eyes have reached these words like a boat reaching a shore you thought unreachable, then for the love of all things holy and damned: Do not look away. To look away is to become part of it. To forget is to bury us before we are dead. To remain silent is to drive the final nail.
It was a dramatic victory at the High Court on Friday for the former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in his month-long defamation case against the BBC. We hear from Enda McGarrity, the solicitor for Denis Donaldson's family, and Seamus Dooley, Irish secretary for the NUJ.
Israel announces 22 new West Bank settlements, South Korea tallies record early voting in its post-martial law election, Mexico prepares for its first-ever judicial elections, China pledges climate aid to Pacific Islands nations, Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC, Elon Musk officially exits DOGE, The U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end status for 500,000 migrants, The Supreme Court also limits environmental reviews for infrastructure projects, The White House responds to issues with RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again report, and remains of 3,000-year-old Mayan City are unearthed in Guatemala. Sources: www.verity.news
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Committees of the Oireachtas are indeed back, but rigor and insight seem to be missing in some of the questions posed by politicians during RTÉ's appearance in front of the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday.· Independent TDs Barry Heneghan and Gillian Toole, who support the Government, put a dent in the Coalition's majority by voting in favour of a Sinn Féin Bill in support of Palestine.· Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams was awarded €100,000 after a jury found he was defamed by a 2016 BBC TV programme and related article that falsely accused him of sanctioning the murder of a British agent.· And is it time to disband Children's Health Ireland? Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill is considering subsuming the statutory body into the HSE following several controversies during its six years in existence.Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:· The tight Polish presidential race, looming climate fines, the rise of the campervan, and the wonderful Cáit O'Riordan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gerry Adams sued the BBC over a documentary and online article which included allegations that he ordered the murder of a former Sinn Féin official who'd admitted spying for British intelligence. The jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled that he was defamed. Also: The government sells its last stake in the bank formerly known as RBS, 17 years after it was partly nationalised during the financial crisis. And Taylor Swift wins back the music rights to her original recordings.
Reporter Dyane Connor on the outcome of Gerry Adams' defamation case against the BBC.
Gerry Adams has won €100,000 in damages over a BBC story about the murder of a British agent.The former Sinn Féin leader alleged he was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016 and an accompanying online article, in which an anonymous contributor alleged he sanctioned the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson.He denies any involvement.Journalist Amanda Ferguson joins Kieran to discuss.
This week I'm joined by Austin Stack, son of murdered Portlaoise Maximum Secruity Prison Officer, Brian Stack, who was shot and later died after a planned IRA attack in 1983.Austin tells us about the night his father was shot, what his life was like in the 18 months between Brian being sh*t in the head and his eventual passing and how he would later come to a place of forgiveness.I asked Austin about his quest for truth surrounding his father's death, those who were involved and where they are now, his meetings and relationship with Gerry Adams and what “justice” for his father would mean.00:00 Intro 10:30 Who in the prison was colluding with the IRA14:50 THE NIGHT AUSTIN'S FATHER WAS SHOT (1983)26:35 Brian Stack's life after being shot37:15 Austin personal journey to find the truth 54:45 Meeting Gerry Adams & Secret Meeting 1:39:40 Forgiveness 1:45:30 DOES BRIAN KNOW WHO (& WHERE) THE K*LLERS ARE?1:49:30 Relationship w/ Gerry Adams PLEASE HELP OUT THE SHOW IF YOU CAN SPARE IT.. THANK YOUhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/goodlistenerpodcast CONTACT THE SHOW: thegoodlistenerpodcast@gmail.com BUY THE BOOK ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️https://www.kennys.ie/shop/justice-for-my-father-austin-stack-9781804189771
Courts Reporter, Vivienne Traynor reports on the latest from Gerry Adams defamation case against the BBC.
Maggie Doyle reports on Gerry Adams' High Court defamation case against the BBC.
Brian Stack was the chief officer in the maximum security Port Laoise prison, which housed IRA members. In March 1983, he was gunned down by the IRA in Dublin after attending a boxing match – he succumbed to his wombs 18 months later. Austin Stack has long fought for the truth and for justice for his father, meeting with Sinn Féin and IRA officials, including Gerry Adams, to try and get to the bottom of the killing. He joined Ciarán Dunbar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new sculpture of Gerry Adams is currently on exhibit at the Kilkenny Portrait Show. But, how do you go about creating the likeness of a living person in clay? It turns out the process of making a bust of someone is almost as interesting as the product itself!Joining Tom Dunne to discuss is Sculptor Aidan Harte…Image: @HarteAidan on Twitter
He's back. He's brooding. He's possibly plagiarising. And he's forgotten his sandwiches.This Liam Neeson Special features five of our most beloved (and ridiculous) parody interviews from the past three years — plus two raunchy sketches involving a sultry American MILF named Vagella Rick-Rocks, who may or may not be trying to seduce Liam in increasingly absurd scenarios.Along the way, Liam overshares about romance, attempts to rebrand himself as a serious creative artist, and pitches original ideas such as:A romantic comedy glove-based ensemble film (Glove Actually)A mob drama about therapy (The Carusos)A masked vigilante with Wilfred the butler and Boy Wonder, Robbie. (That Man)While giving us first-hand insight into his bizarre world of:Showing old ladies his 'Hamlet'African prostitutesLaughing at elephantsPeeing in men's handsHis short-lived career as SantaDoggingEach sketch is followed by commentary from Jorma and Ray, who try (and mostly fail) to make sense of Liam's creative process, real-life zoo visits and late night video games with celebrity friends like Carol Vorderman, Bill Nighy and Gerry Adams - and suspiciously familiar plotlines.It's part tribute, part chaos, part forgotten sandwiches – with extra lashings of filth. All sketches written by Jorma Kirkko.Voices by Liam Meeson, Jorma Kirkko, Valerie Richards, Tim Hallam#ComedyPodcast #SketchComedy #BritishHumour #IrishHumour #LiamNeesonTaken#DarkComedy #Parody #ComedyInterviews #NewEpisode #ListenNow #Trending #LiamNeesonNews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new sculpture of Gerry Adams is currently on exhibit at the Kilkenny Portrait Show. But, how do you go about creating the likeness of a living person in clay? It turns out the process of making a bust of someone is almost as interesting as the product itself!Joining Tom Dunne to discuss is Sculptor Aidan Harte…Image: @HarteAidan on Twitter
Edna O'Brien's early novels shocked Ireland which plotted its revenge. Her first novel The Country Girls was banned and she had to withstand the whispering of the establishment that she didn't write her own novels.Her career would be a rebuttal to the cynics and the priests, but her life had its share of trauma and despair. In the 1970s she began an affair with a renowned and married British politician whose identity has never been revealed. She was consumed by the relationship, unable to work or think of anything else. A new documentary Blue Road tells the remarkable story of Edna O'Brien. On Free State today, Blue Road's director Sinead O'Shea talks about the Edna O'Brien she got to know at the end of her life and why she remained so fiercely independent. She looks at O'Brien's life ridiculed and castigated by the establishment, firstly for writing about sex and then for writing about Gerry Adams. Sinead also tells the story of the acid trip that altered Edna O'Brien's life forever when she had to be rescued by James Bond.Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.For more on Free State: https://freestatepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who was responsible for the murder of Jean McConville? Which IRA secrets were revealed in the Belfast Project tapes? How did Gerry Adams move into politics and become a key figure in the signing of the Good Friday Agreement? Listen as Anita and William are joined for the final time by Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing, to discuss how the families of the Disappeared searched for their loved ones after the ceasefire in the 1990s, and Patrick's discovery of who killed Jean McConville in 1972. _____________ Empire UK Live Tour: The podcast is going on a UK tour! William and Anita will be live on stage in Glasgow, Birmingham, York and Bristol, discussing how the British Empire continues to shape our everyday lives. Tickets are on sale NOW, to buy yours head to empirepoduk.com. Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, and a weekly newsletter! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk goalhanger.com Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Senior Producer: Callum Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 1984, the British government banned Martin Galvin from entering Northern Ireland. Galvin was a key figure in Noraid, the American organisation raising funds for Republican prisoners. In an explosive appearance on today's Free State, Martin Galvin tells the story of his journey in the republican movement. Ahead of a brilliant new RTÉ documentary he describes the events of that summer in 1984. Galvin was smuggled into the North and made an appearance at a rally where one man was killed by the RUC as they tried to arrest Galvin Joe and Galvin clash with Dion over the events of that day. They also discuss his work to get Gerry Adams a visa in America and how Sinn Fein went in another direction when they decided it was a time for pragmatists.Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.For more on Free State: https://freestatepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gerry Adams was de stem van Sinn Féin en een spilfiguur tijdens de Troubles. Voor sommigen een vrijheidsstrijder, voor anderen een man met bloed aan zijn handen. Hoewel hij zijn betrokkenheid bij de IRA altijd ontkende, was zijn invloed op de organisatie onmiskenbaar. Toch werd hij een van de architecten van het Goede Vrijdag-akkoord van 1998, dat vrede bracht na decennia van geweld. Was hij een visionair leider of een strateeg die geweld verruilde voor politiek gewin? Zijn nalatenschap blijft een bron van discussie, een man tussen revolutie en verzoening.
What were The Troubles and why did they lead to 30 years of violence and division in Northern Ireland? How were Irish Catholics inspired by the American Civil Rights movement in 1969? Why did the British government deploy troops on the streets of Belfast? In the first of four episodes, Anita and William are joined by Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing, to discuss the beginning of The Troubles, and to introduce three key characters: Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams, and Dolours Price. _____________ Empire UK Live Tour: The podcast is going on a UK tour! William and Anita will be live on stage in Glasgow, Birmingham, York and Bristol, discussing how the British Empire continues to shape our everyday lives. Tickets are on sale NOW, to buy yours head to empirepoduk.com. Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, and a weekly newsletter! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk goalhanger.com Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Senior Producer: Callum Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
fWotD Episode 2839: Northern Bank robbery Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 11 February 2025 is Northern Bank robbery.On 20 December 2004, £26.5 million in cash was stolen from the headquarters of Northern Bank on Donegall Square West in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Having taken family members of two bank officials hostage, an armed gang forced the workers to help them steal used and unused pound sterling banknotes. The money was loaded into a van and driven away in two trips. This was one of the largest bank robberies in the history of the United Kingdom.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), the British government and the Taoiseach all claimed the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was responsible. This was denied by the IRA and by Sinn Féin. Throughout 2005, the police forces in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland made arrests and carried out house searches. A sum of £2.3 million was impounded at the house of a financial adviser, Ted Cunningham, in County Cork and Phil Flynn was forced to resign as chairman of the Bank of Scotland (Ireland), because he was a director of one of Cunningham's companies. Cunningham was convicted in 2009 of money laundering, had his conviction quashed in 2012 and was convicted at retrial in 2014. Chris Ward, one of the bank officials threatened by the gang, was himself arrested in November 2005 and charged with robbery. The prosecution offered no evidence at trial and he was released.Northern Bank announced soon after the heist that it would replace its own bank notes, in denominations of £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100. Alongside the murder of Robert McCartney in 2005, the robbery adversely affected the Northern Ireland peace process. It caused a hardening in the relationship between the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the Sinn Féin representatives Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. Although Cunningham and several others were eventually convicted of crimes uncovered during the investigation, nobody has ever been held directly responsible for the robbery.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:10 UTC on Tuesday, 11 February 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Northern Bank robbery on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Danielle.
Richard Hermer was one of the surprise announcements from Keir Starmer's first Cabinet, and one of the most contravercial since. Starmer's old pal came with some notable baggage: his former clients include Sri Lankan refugees to the Chagos Islands and ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, as well as British-Bangladeshi Isis bride Shamima Begum. In government, Hermer has played a key role in several contentious decisions, such as the government's withdrawal of the UK's objections to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, and his involvement in the Chagos Islands deal. And today he admitted that he has had to recuse himself ‘from certain matters' due to potential conflicts of interest. Is the government hamstrung by Hermer? James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Rajiv Shah, former special adviser to the Attorney General and legal adviser to Number 10. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 30ú lá de mí Eanair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1982 bhí leoraí ag taisteal chuig an Pholainn agus fuair daoine é I mBaile Átha Cliath. Bhí níos mó ná 70 míle punt d'fheoil ar an leoraí ach nuair a fuair siad é, ní raibh an fheoil ann. I 2014 chuaigh Mick Wallace chun An Dáil ag caitheamh geansaí sacar Torino agus bhí a lán daoine ag labhairt faoi. I 2009 fuair an tAonach Urmhumhan níos mó ná 250 míle euro d'fhorbairt de na páirc imeartha. I 2010 dúirt comhairleoir Sinn Féin Seamus Morris go raibh sé chun éirí as dá mbeadh Gerry Adams fós mar cheannaire den pháirtí. Sin Pharrell Williams le Happy, an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2014. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1999 shroich Britney Spears uimhir a haon sna cairteacha I Meiriceá lena amhrán Baby One More Time. Shroich an t-amhrán uimhir a haon I 23 tír agus bhí sé an t-amhrán is mó an bhliain sin. I 2016 shroich David Bowie uimhir a haon sna cairteacha I Meiriceá don chéad uair lena albam Blackstar. Tháinig an t-albam amach dhá lá roimh a bhfuair sé bás. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Christian Bale sa Bhreatain Bheag I 1974 agus rugadh amhránaí Phil Collins sa Bhreatain ar an lá seo I 1951 agus seo chuid de a amhrán. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.
In the words of Donald Trump and Twisted Sister, 'we're not gonna take it'. There are only hours to go before the swearing in of the United States' 47th President and the world is watching. Back in Blighty, Labour are in knots over more corruption scandals. Rayner using the civil service to move house and Lord Hermer is up to his neck in it for his history representing illegal migrants coming from the Chagos Islands and representing Gerry Adams, it's all beginning to unravel.Wake up with Morning Glory in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Freeview 280, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus, or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Labour's Grooming Gang Betrayal: We Demand a National Enquiry Plus: Trump v Biden + Gerry Adams: British Taxpayers to Compensate IRA?
The success of Say Nothing has sparked a worldwide interest in the disappearance and murder of Jean McConville, the role of the Price sisters and the relationship Gerry Adams had with the IRA. It has also led people to ask questions about the Troubles, trauma and what they would have done if they had been part of a community under siege? But what if the history isn't history at all? On Free State today novelist Timothy O'Grady joins Dion and Joe to talk about the flaws in Patrick Radden Keefe's book. They ask what impact it has if many elements of the story are told from the perspective of people opposed to the peace process? They consider too how the TV series managed to turned the darkest act of the Troubles into a cartoon.Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.For more on Free State: https://freestatepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and 400 others could be in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, to change legislation barring compensation to those who were interned without trial during the Troubles in the 1970. We got reaction from Austin Stack, Son of murdered prison officer Brian Stack & Author of Justice for My Father, which will be released on the 13th of March.
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Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and 400 others could be in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, to change legislation barring compensation to those who were interned without trial during the Troubles in the 1970. We got reaction from Austin Stack, Son of murdered prison officer Brian Stack & Author of Justice for My Father, which will be released on the 13th of March.
With rumours swirling around Westminster and after Keir Starmer's less than convincing defence of his Chancellor earlier in the week, Rachel Reeves has found some brief respite. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed that inflation dipped to 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to December, down from 2.6 per cent the month before. It's welcome news for a Chancellor who is under pressure, so is she safe? Elsewhere, there is a fresh row emerging concerning Gerry Adams. The government is proposing to repeal legislation, enacted in 2023, that prevents Gerry Adams and 400 others from claiming ‘compensation' for having been detained in the 1970s for suspected involvement in terrorism. Keir Starmer has said that he and his ministers will look at ‘every conceivable way' to block Gerry Adams from receiving government money, but will they end up paying out? And who is Lord Hermer KC, and why is he at the centre of all of this? Katy Balls speaks to Michael Gove and Kate Andrews. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
Keir is under heavy fire for his governments amendment to the Troubles Bill that would allow Gerry Adams and IRA terrorists massive amounts of compensation. Meanwhile his corrupt anti-corruption minister finally resigns and Labour insult the public by offering nearly £10 billion to the Chagos Islands to hand themselves over to Mauritius.Wake up with Morning Glory in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Freeview 280, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus, or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed and Ava react to PMQs, discuss Gerry Adams (who was not in the IRA), and Laura interviews Best For Britain's Naomi Smith on parliament's vote on a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme.Presenters: Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, and Laura BeveridgeProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Sam Sharrocks, Seán Hickey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams is line for a payday from the tax-payer, why?
At PMQs today, Kemi Badenoch accused the Government of writing "a cheque to compensate Gerry Adams”, the former leader of Sinn Féin. The Prime Minister has said he will look at "every conceivable way" to prevent such a compensation payout. How could Labour's plans to change legislation see Gerry Adams and other suspected IRA members receive compensation for internment during the Troubles? We speak to Alex Burghart, Shadow Northern Ireland secretary.Tickets to The News Agents Live On Stage with HSBC UK are now on sale! You can get your tickets for Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh here: https://articles.globalplayer.com/7giHoMavXLgdrd6gaC3GxWG7T8Editor: Tom HughesExecutive Producer: Louis DegenhardtProducer: Natalie IndgeDigital Editor: Michaela WaltersSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind BadewalDigital Journalist: Michael BaggsYou can watch Lewis's special report on the abortion crisis in America here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5BCL0ocFEDon't forget you can also subscribe to our other News Agents podcasts via the link below:https://linktr.ee/thenewsagentsThe News Agents USA now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agentsYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents"The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/
Spanning four decades, Say Nothing explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. The series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.Through the eyes of various IRA members, Say Nothing explores the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.The series stars Lola Petticrew as “Dolours Price” and Hazel Doupe as “Marian Price,” impetuous young women who became potent symbols of radical politics. Anthony Boyle stars as “Brendan Hughes,” a charismatic but conflicted military strategist, and Josh Finan as “Gerry Adams,” a savvy political operator who would go on to negotiate peace and has always denied having any involvement with the IRA. Maxine Peake stars as “Older Dolours Price.”Joshua Zetumer (showrunner / executive producer) is a writer of film and television. He's worked for every major studio and written on numerous films—Robocop, Patriots Day, the James Bond franchise. In adapting the book Say Nothing, he spent years researching the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He feels privileged to be able to share this story and has found working on the series to be especially fulfilling and meaningful. He currently lives in Los Angeles.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.
Spanning four decades, Say Nothing explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. The series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.Through the eyes of various IRA members, Say Nothing explores the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.The series stars Lola Petticrew as “Dolours Price” and Hazel Doupe as “Marian Price,” impetuous young women who became potent symbols of radical politics. Anthony Boyle stars as “Brendan Hughes,” a charismatic but conflicted military strategist, and Josh Finan as “Gerry Adams,” a savvy political operator who would go on to negotiate peace and has always denied having any involvement with the IRA. Maxine Peake stars as “Older Dolours Price.”Joshua Zetumer (showrunner / executive producer) is a writer of film and television. He's worked for every major studio and written on numerous films—Robocop, Patriots Day, the James Bond franchise. In adapting the book Say Nothing, he spent years researching the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He feels privileged to be able to share this story and has found working on the series to be especially fulfilling and meaningful. He currently lives in Los Angeles.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ava and Ed react to this week's PMQs - and pitch a new PoliticsJOE show featuring Gerry Adams.Presenters: Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Sam Sharrocks and Seán Hickey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With only a couple of days before the General Election, Mary Lou McDonald tells The Indo Daily how she won't be working with Gerry Hutch, how former Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has ‘made his bed' and why Gerry Adams will not become president of Ireland, despite speculation of a future bid. Host: Ellen Coyne and Phillip Ryan, Guest; Mary Lou McDonald See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Speaking to an historian, Dolours Price discussed her life as a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Beginning in the 1970s, Dolours and her sister, Marian, convinced its operatives, including leader Gerry Adams, to let them fight in their guerilla war against British troops in Belfast. Throughout The Troubles, the sisters were part of a secret IRA unit whose missions included robbing banks, blowing up cars, and making traitors disappear. But decades later, as Adams negotiated an end to the conflict, Dolours became disillusioned about her past actions and the future of Northern Ireland.Based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, “Say Nothing” tells Price's four-decade story as a young IRA soldier and her attempts later in life to set the record straight. The series by FX on Hulu also focuses on the search for the mother of ten children, whose 1972 disappearance threatens to take down some of modern day Ireland's most powerful figures.OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "SAY NOTHING" BEGIN IN THE FINAL NINE MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.Crime of the Week: rat race. For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign up for our newsletter at crimewriterson.com.
'Say nothing' focuses on the lives of IRA members Marian and Dolours Price, Brendan ‘The Dark' Hughes, and their interactions with future Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Each episode features a denial from Adams that he had any involvement with the IRA. The murder of Jean McConville is a major part of the series - along with the disappearances of Kevin McKee, Seamus Wright, and Joe Lynskey. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph reporter Kurtis Reid, who has reviewed the show, and Allison Morris, who features in the final episode, to talk about her real-life encounter with Dolours Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jo and Rob reveal the truth to recap the last five episodes of ‘Say Nothing.' They discuss how the back half of the season landed for them, the adaptive choice to depart from Frank Kitson as the show's main antagonist, and how the series depicts Gerry Adams distancing himself from the IRA movement (2:38). Along the way, they talk about both the character of Dolours and her real-life counterpart and Marian's fate at the end of the story (31:40). Later, they unpack how the show handles the mysterious disappearance of Jean McConville (38:26).Email us! nunbankheist@gmail.com Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney Producer: Kai Grady Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 25ú lá de mí na Samhna, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 2011 bhí Rihanna mar óstach do dhinnéar Lá an Altaithe do timpeall 100 duine ag teach tábhairne O'Donoghue's I mBaile Átha Cliath roimh a cheolchoirm. Bhí sé seo rud maith a rinne sí I gcomparáid leis an eachtra a tharla I gContae an Dúin nuair a chuir feirmeoir cheist uirthi éadaí a chuir uirthi nuair a bhí sí á dtaifead fís dá amhrán nua. I 2013 dúirt Mary Lou McDonald bhí sí ag iarradh a bheith mar cheannaire do Shinn Féin. Bhí sí ag iarradh é sin de bharr an chorraíl poiblí leis an nasc idir an IRA agus Gerry Adams. I 2011 rinne iarscoláire Coláiste Scairbh rud mór. Thaifead zó-eolaí Laila an chéad fhís de African Gold Cat mar chuid de a obair chun cosain an speiceas neamhchoitianta. Thaifead sí an fhís I gcoill sa Ghabúin. I 2013 thaisteal seisear den fhoireann iománaíocht an Chláir chuig Shanghai. Chuir an chlub peil Ghaelach I Shanghai fáilte rompu nuair a leaindeáil siad. D'imir siad cluiche iománaíochta don chéad uair sa tSín. Sin Lily Allen le Somewhere Only We Know – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2013. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1992 tháinig an scannán The Bodyguard amach le Whitney Houston agus Kevin Costner. Ag an am bhí sé an dara scannán is mó a thug airgead isteach an bhliain sin. Ag an am chomh maith bhí an fuaimrian an ceann is mó ar an domhain nuair a dhíol sé níos mó ná 42 milliúin cóip. I 2003 fuair amhránaí Meat Loaf obráid chroí I Londain. Thit sé ar an stáitse nuair a bhí sé ag canadh ar an 17ú de mhí na Samhna sa Wembley Arena I Londain. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Christina Applegate I gCalifornia I 1971 agus rugadh láithreoir teilifís Maura Higgins in Éirinn I 1990 agus seo chuid de a rudaí a rinne sí. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.
What do Gerry Adams, the Kardashians, Sarah Ferguson and Louis Walsh have in common? They have all been represented by Northern Irish media Lawyer Paul Tweed, who has been at the heart of some of the biggest libel and defamation cases of recent. Paul has written a book about his career and he joined Pat on the show to chat all about it.
Gerry Adams, former Sinn Féin President, discusses the legacy of the late RTÉ Northern Ireland EditorTommie Gorman.
My guest this week is Dr Michael Flavin, child to Irish parents who grew up in Birmingham, England during the IRA's bombing campaign in England during the troubles.Michael speaks to us about being a part of the Irish diaspora in England, anti-Irish discrimination at the time as well Michael's writings on IRA leadership and INLA splits.00:00 “NO BLACKS NO DOGS NO IRISH” sign- was it real??03:50 Michael's parents move to England 07:05 Many other children of immigrants ?08:50 BIRMINGHAM B*MBINGS impact on Michael's life 20:20 Gerry Adams leadership writings 26:30 INLA splits 54:30 Do most English people consider Northern Irish people to be “British” ?PLEASE SEND ANY & ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR GUESTS & EPISODE TOPICS to thegoodlistenerpodcast@gmail.com If you would like to help out the show please like, subscribe and share. I plan on doing bigger things with this show including walk through of areas, documentary-type videos and more.. if you would like to help fund these efforts please consider donating on Buy Me a Coffee. (link below)Thanks a million!!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/goodlistenerpodcast
Harry McCallion is an ex-paratrooper and SAS solider who served in the north during some of the troubles' most violent years. Harry tells us about the brutal training regime they underwent before deployment, his thoughts on the mistakes that the British army made, his views on the “Ballymurphy Massacre”, his emotional state while policing violent riots and the effects that the job had on his mental health at the time.Harry shares his insights on the uniques challenges of taking on a “guerrilla” army, rural vs urban warfare, his own personal relationship with violence/killing and much more..PLEASE SEND ANY & ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR GUESTS & EPISODE TOPICS to thegoodlistenerpodcast@gmail.com If you would like to help out the show please like, subscribe and share. I plan on doing bigger things with this show including walk through of areas, documentary-type videos and more.. if you would like to help fund these efforts please consider donating on Buy Me a Coffee. (link below)Thanks a million!!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/goodlistenerpodcastTIMESTAMPS00:00 Joining the British Army (Paras) & becoming brutalized 12:45 Pre-deployment, does Harry consider N.I people to be British & do Irish people “live in the past” too much?25:50 DEPLOYMENT TO NORTHERN IRELAND - Internment roundup 28:55 Thoughts on BALLYMURPHY MASSACRE & 2021 Inquiry 39:35 RIOTS - “absolutely terrifying” APPEAL 51:15 Harry's relationship with KILLING & violence 57:35 Does Harry know how many people he has killed? 58:40 Fist-fight w/ an INLA member 59:55 Joining the SAS1:05:00 Loyalist dual membership of UDR & UVF/UDA 1:07:30 Were UVF/UDA as competent as the PIRA ?1:12:50 SOUTH ARMAGH & TYRONE IRA 1:19:00 Gerry Adams story 1:23:00 Fighting against guerrilla soldiers 1:29:00 Protecting intel sources within the IRA 1:33:55 GUERRILLA OR TERRORIST ??1:49:20 Rural or urban soldiering.. which was more difficult ? 1:52:00 The MRF 1:58:35 Harry's latest book
Anarchy is always a threat to the establishment. Joyous anarchy unsettles them even more.Kneecap are annoying many of the right people as they aim for world domination. Their film has angered the Daily Mail and the DUP and also won the audience award at Sundance which has angered them even more.On today's Free State, Joe and Dion consider the rise of Kneecap and what it tells us about a community in the north that is confident, daring and not afraid of winding up the humourless.They also look at Jurgen Klopp, why he was never afraid to take risks and the price that is paid for obsession. Joe feels there are plenty of Gaelic football managers who could learn from him while Dion has some observations from a trip to Croke Park and what it tells us about Ireland.Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.For more on Free State: https://freestatepodcast.com/To get in touch with the podcast: info@freestatepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.