Episodes

  • "30 people involved, yet Nobody has been brought to justice”: Denzil McDaniel on The Enniskillen bombing

    "30 people involved, yet Nobody has been brought to justice”: Denzil McDaniel on The Enniskillen bombing
    Nov 8 2024
    The Enniskillen Bomb in November 1987 sent shockwaves across the world. An IRA bomb at a Remembrance Day service in the town killed 11 civilians, including three married couples. 63 people were injured, and a twelfth victim died after being in a coma for 13 years because of his injuries. No one has ever been convicted of the attack. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by former editor of the Impartial Reporter and author of ‘Enniskillen: The Remembrance Sunday Bombing’ Denzil McDaniel.

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    26 mins
  • Trump triumphant by a landslide – how and why did he win the American people?

    Trump triumphant by a landslide – how and why did he win the American people?
    Nov 6 2024

    Donald Trump has resoundingly won the US Presidency. He is now the oldest person to win the presidency, the only convicted felon to do so, and the only won to have incited an insurrection. But not of that matters now – the American people have spoken. How did the night play out, how surprised are we, and what does it mean for Northern Ireland and the Republic?

    Keith Bailie, Brett Campbell, Margaret Canning and Olivia Peden join Ciarán Dunbar.



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    40 mins
  • Trevor Birney on the Loughinisland Massacre, the PSNI’s ‘Stasi’ tactics, and his arrest

    Trevor Birney on the Loughinisland Massacre, the PSNI’s ‘Stasi’ tactics, and his arrest
    Nov 6 2024
    Loughinisland is a small parish in Co. Down. Its name has become synonymous with the infamous Loughinisland Massacre, when six were killed by the UVF in a pub while watching Ireland play Italy in the 1994 World Cup. Trevor Birney helped make a documentary about the murders – but in 2018, he was arrested by PSNI over material used in the film, alongside his colleague Barry Mccaffrey. Six years later, they’re at the center of a major tribunal against the authorities over keeping surveillance of local Journalists. He joins Ciarán Dunbar.

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    32 mins
  • Alf McCreary: Journalism, a lucky break, Ian Paisley and faith

    Alf McCreary: Journalism, a lucky break, Ian Paisley and faith
    Nov 3 2024

    Alf McCreary walked into the Belfast Telegraph on September 1, 1964 – and asked for a job. 60 years on, he's still writing for the paper. Alf’s career has given him many insights into our society and its divisions. He charted the evolution of the Rev Ian Paisley, and he wrote a biography of Gordon Wilson, whose daughter Marie was killed in the Enniskillen bombing.

    He spoke to Ciarán Dunbar about his life in journalism.


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    29 mins
  • The UVF and the savage '70s: Shankill Butchers, Gusty Spence, and the Dublin Monaghan Bombings and

    The UVF and the savage '70s: Shankill Butchers, Gusty Spence, and the Dublin Monaghan Bombings and
    Nov 1 2024
    The UVF began the 1970s with a campaign to cleans Catholics and Catholic owned businesses from Protestant dominated areas. With the IRA’s campaign at its height, the UVF moved from targeting nationalist and moderate political figures to simple sectarian murder – many of its victims just teenagers. By the mid-70s a notorious group emerged from the UVF which brought the savagery of the troubles to a new level – the Shankill Butchers. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by author and historian Aaron Edwards.

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    29 mins
  • BONUS: The 'Angel of Death' who terrified Irish town and captivated the world

    BONUS: The 'Angel of Death' who terrified Irish town and captivated the world
    Oct 31 2024

    Back in 1995, Fr Michael Kennedy took to the pulpit in Dungarvan, County Waterford to give his Sunday sermon. He warned locals that an “Angel of Death” was in their midst killing vulnerable men. What ensued sparked a global sensation.


    Host: Dave Hanratty, Guest: Ellen Coyne


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    26 mins
  • “Men aren’t entitled to sex, but women aren’t owed safety” : Inside the ‘Incel’ movement

    “Men aren’t entitled to sex, but women aren’t owed safety” : Inside the ‘Incel’ movement
    Oct 28 2024
    The word ‘Incel’ is short for ‘involuntarily celibate’. They’re primarily men, who believe they’re doomed to be alone, blaming society, women, and sometimes themselves for their isolation. The explosion of the ‘Incel’ community online has led to multiple forums, chats and groups based on their beliefs, which have led to disastrous consequences. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Kurtis Reid and Olivia Peden, who went undercover on one of these forums.

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    27 mins