Episode 196: 'The Disappeared' of Northern Ireland's Troubles
26 November 2022 - 59 minsIt was an unforgiveable crime - to murder someone and refuse to give up their body. And it became the ultimate terror threat of the IRA: “We will disappear you and no one will ever know.”
Those tragic secrets lay buried for many years but the truth always has a way of coming out.
The families of those who became known as “The Disappeared” gradually found their voices and, one by one, the bodies were found in lonely bogs and beaches. The remains of 13 of the 17 disappeared victims have been recovered, while four have yet to be found.
Efforts to locate their bodies continue to this day and earlier this month a new dig for teenager Columba McVeigh was resumed on a bog in County Monaghan....
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46 mins
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13 mins
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26 mins
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Jonathan Gill extradition hearing date to be set this week
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7 mins
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Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch told he will go to jail over hit and run of Ukrainian granny
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10 mins
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Why has it taken so long to arrest Daniel Kinahan?
The arrest of Daniel Kinahan in Dubai has been a seismic moment in the Garda’s relentless pursuit of the Kinahan Cartel across the globe but what exactly is the case that the Irish State have against him? As he languishes in an Emirati prison when is he likely to be flown back to Ireland to face the Special Criminal Court and what are the reasons that his arrest has taken so long? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59 mins
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