The Next One is for You by Ali Watkins: Shining a light on Noraid
Ali Watkins’s book looks closely at Conlon and Noraid in Philadelphia during the early 1970s. That city was an important ...
The Irish gunrunners of Philadelphia who ferried rifles to the I.R.A.
By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and ...
Review: The Troubles and the mob bring back a favorite detective in 'Hang On St. Christopher'
The eighth Sean Duffy novel by terrific Irish writer Adrian McKinty is a dusted-off story we’ve heard a million times. Don’t care. Burned-out star detective with spotty record pushes papers and waits ...
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The Americans Who Ran Guns for the I.R.A.
“The Next One Is for You” chronicles the effects of the Troubles on both sides of ... More recent divisions in Northern Ireland date to the 1921 treaty that ended the Irish war of independence ...
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Philly gun smugglers helped the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. A new book uncovers their operation.
The conflict exploded into the Troubles in 1969 ... splitting her time between Northern Ireland and Galway. The book's chilling title is a quote lifted from a note stuffed in Duffy's mailbox ...
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Book Nook: Readers cannot stop begging Adrian McKinty for more Sean Duffy novels
Adrian McKinty is a writer from Northern Ireland who currently resides in New York City. He grew up during the period known as ‘The Troubles" as sectarian violence along religious lines bedeviled the ...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday — how U2 responded to a grim day in Northern Ireland’s Troubles
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. On January 30 1972 ...
First look at Gillian Anderson in Channel 4’s new Northern Ireland-set period drama
Trespasses, the upcoming Channel 4 period drama starring Gillian Anderson, has released its first images. The series, based on Louise Kennedy’s 2022 novel, takes place in 1970s Northern Ireland, with ...