'I was in the IRA but then they sentenced me to death'
Former IRA leader Brendan Hughes tells the BBC the conflict in NI was ‘a total waste’ of more than 3,500 lives.
Between Philadelphia and Ireland, a new book asks: Which side of the ocean counts as home?
The conflict in Northern Ireland might have gone very differently had it not been for a small, ragtag band of carpenters, ...
Former IRA commander says conflict was ‘total waste’ of life
A former IRA commander has said that the armed conflict was a ‘total waste’ of life and that the group’s practice of ...
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Philly gun smugglers helped the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. A new book uncovers their operation.
The Next One Is For You' by Berks County native Ali Watkins traces a conspiracy to send weapons to paramilitaries in Ireland.
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To neighbors, they were suburban dads. In secret, they were running an international gun smuggling ring
Another IRA veteran, Vince Conlon, had been the driving force behind much of the American effort – but anointed Cahalane in his stead after returning to Ireland to continue his efforts on native ...
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'I was in the IRA but then they sentenced me to death'
Brendan Hughes said the Northern Ireland conflict was a "total waste" of life A former IRA leader who plotted bank robberies and jail breaks has told the BBC that being condemned to die made him ...
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'I was in the IRA but then they sentenced me to death'
In a wide-ranging interview, the former IRA leader told BBC Spotlight that the Northern Ireland conflict was a "total waste" of life. Hughes said the IRA passed a death sentence on him in 1975 ...