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Fr Sean McManus hails from Co. Fermanagh but was sent, by his superiors in the Catholic, to America early in his career where he continued his fight for Irish freedom.

Fr McManus’ tells us about his early life, his older brother who was killed during the IRA’s border campaign, the death-threats he has received and the attempts by British forces to smear his reputation by implying his involvement with Gaddafi.

Fr McManus speaks about his refusal to stay silent regarding British occupation of Ireland despite attempts by his bosses in the church to get him to keep his head down as well as his work on Capitol Hill.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
05:25 Brothers death in border campaign
06:10 Tempted to join ?
08:00 Becoming a priest
26:20 Sean’s “3 types of Violence”
28:35 FR MC MANUS ARRESTED
53:40 Threats to Fr McManus’ life
1:27:30 Thoughts on Fr. Patrick Ryan
1:41:10 FBI FILE ON FR MCMANUS

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Mick Hawkes is an ex-SAS soldier and 14th intel company (the Det.) operator who worked against the IRA and Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as part of his military career.

Mick tells us about the daily ins and outs of carrying out surveillance on dangerous insurgents, the differences between republican and loyalist paramilitaries, how he helped to prevent a mortar attack on an RUC and much more.

(The first 30 mins or so are a little choppy due to wifi problems but completely fine after that.. apologies and thank you)

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00:00 South Armagh
11:00 Any respect for the IRA ?
20:45 Any “off-base” activities
21:45 IRA men in the area
27:55 Between Mick’s 1980 South Armagh tour and returning to N.I in 1993- Joining SAS
33:00 THE DET
39:10 1993 Shankill fish shop b*mb
42:00 DET work II
1:04:00 Protestant paramilitary groups
1:08:30 The UDR (Ulster Defence regiment) & RUC
1:13:05 IRA informers
1:16:45 Face-to-face encounter w/ IRA man
1:26:48 Did Mick want to get into a “contact” with a terrorist ?
1:29:25 Foiling a mortar attack on RUC station
1:31:40 IRA in LONDON- Mick’s work with Mi5
1:44:20 Miss the “buzz’ from the job??
1:55:35 Ex soldiers doing mercenary work
2:01:35 Are SAS the best ??

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” ?

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