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That evil old priest is disgusting, he sourced parts for IRA bombs, the republic of ireland would not extradite him to NI to face justice and the catholic church did nothing to him for his murderous actions (including the hyde park bombing) He wasnt the only priest involved in terrorisn, eg Father James Chesney who was protected by the church, mived to just across the border, allowed to continue his bomb making, because he was raising a fortune for them organising bingo, ,he even drove about in a porche and never faced justice.

The IRA claim that they were protecting the minority people is proven BS when you realise that the republican paramilitaries killed 2/3 of the catholic civillians killed, ie the IRA etc. murdered more catholics than everyone else put together, while claiming to be protecting them. Their only protection was protection rackets where they extorted catholic people in their own communities. Do not believe the propoganda and historical revisionism the republicans are so keen on today, this is to hide their absolute bloodthirstyness which made a lot of the terrorists rich.

To cal the tragic killing "murder" doesn't do justice to all involved. British soldiers likely killed over 150 unarmed non-combatants during the troubles. How many of those soldiers were prosecuted? These soldiers were part of a military force and were killed during a conflict. Tragic, yes. Murder, I don't think so.

And now all the Irish gentiles are in EU chains and the chicken soupers destroyed another culture...theyre the real enemy

What gets me is these jornos get access to secret files so easily yet families have no chance at viewing them.

Comments reveal how much hatred there still is acorss uk & ireland

Death & destruction on a large scale , close to civl war on several occasions , lets hope our future isn't our past ,,,,,,,,

Soldiers, on or off duty, are always legitimate targets. It's not as if they were civilians, like those gunned down by the British Army in Derry and Ballymurphy and elsewhere. The Brits would have had no qualms killing off duty German soldiers during WW2, nor off duty IRA volunteers.

Patsy was proper Dirt

We need a British government for Britain instead of Rishi and his wonky croneys

To think as well the us bank rolled the ira for years .

Journalist is abs gorgeous

The Provos double standards are dazzling!!!!!! Eight storm a police station and get shot up by the SAS.... its "shoot to kill" , "Murdered by Brits" , excessive force" . But when they chain dinner ladies to 1200lb bombs... "legit target" . Absolute savages and pathetic wavers of the victim card... riddled by traitors who realised how shit they were.

Excellent account. Thank you.

Maybe it is the American in me. But man, whether you agree with the Good Friday Agreement or not, you do NOT...not EVER...hand in your weapons to the government. What good could possibly come from disarming yourself? That's just crazy.

I understand that this was all 40 years ago. What I do not understand is how the reality of the situation was not as obvious to the Loyalists then as it is now. They had two choices, and ONLY two choices: 1) Keep the British there and opn their side or 2) Accept that their new Capital was Dublin. It does not matter which side you were (are) on, those were their ONLY two choices. If they thought for one second that they were going to fight the Republic of Ireland, without the British doing most of the work for them, they were delusional.

Peace does not come before peace is accepted totally. So the war continues during peace talks. Peace talks are NOT peace. Too many Power hungry narcissists in the IRA top circle. Power in the government over what they were supposed to stand for. Britain still owns part of Ireland. There is still no one island, one nation! They failed, they threw the game, to stay on top insulting the decades of fighting and dying for a Free Ireland. But they saved lives by stopping the war. Polarizing as hell. Great documentary series. Enjoyed the hell out of it.

John Major what a joke... weak man

What was acknowledged in John D. Ruddy's video about The Troubles is that the majority of those killed between 1969 and 1998 were noncombatants. It's not like the ones targeted were only IRA on one side, various organisations related to the British state on the other, most unfortunately simply found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's possible that the only way that a truly impartial court would be one set up by the United Nations, especially in terms of dealing with the unresolved issues regarding Bloody Sunday for example, 30th January 1972, where the British Army opened fire upon unarmed protesters and covered up what they knew, or the Omagh Bombing, the single biggest terrorist attack in Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams was beaten. The Brits were to much. The 6 counties will always be part of the the UK 🇬🇧 for all time

I, Dolores is a really good doc about this!

Because the British government doesn’t want to catch them because they worked with the loyalists that why

It will be the economics that will decide whether or not Ireland becomes one and united, inspite of the ira, not because of them. The consequences of Brexit will have far more impact than the gangsters of either side who care not for either population - but only for their own interests. Can any reasonable person consider any of these types of individuals fit to govern a free civil society.

Needless to say. The British government is not a force for good in Ireland.

The IRA, the people of violence, lost both the battle and the war. What was it all for? A united Ireland without any British involvement? To think that they, IRA, Real IRA, Continuity IRA, Provisional IRA, wanted to bomb, kill and maim their way to a united Ireland failed pre and post Good Friday Agreement, so what was it all for? Even today, the Unionists are no longer the majority party in Stormont, but Sinn Finn. Sinn Fein have the numbers, but will it lead to a united Ireland should it be put to a vote? Only time will tell.

Not a word about about the Red IRA?

Gerry Adams Hitler in plain sight

Ireland under the tri colour flag . World familiar with the great Rev Paisley , N Ireland s version of Mahatma Ghandi Nelson Mandela Dr King and Archbishop Tutu. Remember his contempt of Mrs Thatcher re the Anglo Irish agreement . I grew up in the UK lived there and survived eight plus attacks by the IRA. I liked Rev Paisley but always believed the British had no right being there .I am for a united Ireland as it should have been from when it all started with Charles Ist.

They were soldiers it was war, they should had known the risk.

RIP to the Enniskillen massscre victims

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The leadership of the Irish Republican Army were Working for. Israeli intelligence mosade

Attacking non combatants is truly dreadful behaviour.

F*cking pathetic behavior from M. McGuiness and G.Adams to still not take responsibility for the brutal murders they ordered after all these years. This is a disgrace

Will rhey ever be peace

Pat Ryan was as much of a man of God as Ian Paisley was. Both examples of Godless men who loved death.

And now Stormont has a Sinn Fein First Minister and Sinn Fein is set to become the largest party in the Republic. Who would have thought?

31:16 Sounds like the intro of the House of Pain's Jump Around?

Mr oliver

Imagine protecting maggie thatcher what a disgusting country

BBC documentary making is just unparalleled, when they really try it’s incredible. This and The Death of Yugoslavia are the best war documentary series out there.

I do suppose it is possible it may have been more difficult for soldiers from areas such as Glasgow Liverpool to serve in NI due to their ante credence and other historical reasons, it is perhaps certain that many soldiers serving in the province would hold bigoted outlooks it would be the duty of their superiors to assert discipline in that regard. I'm sure the deaths of these Scottish soldiers were suitably revenged,God Willing.

I still find difficult to comprehend how life means so little to people. Who use anything to justify brutal murder of anyone at anytime or place. How can this square up with anything.

Such a legitimately good documentary series. Was suprised how balanced it was, especially for the BBC lol

UVF Is a bunch a fagets!!!

When I saw my Granny McCaughey I broke down as I did not remember what she looked liked So long ago but Always remember never forget our Soldiers

The Brits stole the 6 counties from Ireland. So it was rightfully Irish land, just like Scotland was, but they chose to stay with Britain. Some Scottish fought against the rule of Britain. They don't sound British. If there wasn't Collusion involved against the Irish I believe the Brits wouldn't be there today.

What shaped the peace,hear it is in one short sentence,and this is relevant in any conflict........when the corporate companies see an opportunity to expand and move in,governments will facilitate through there agencies to stop the conflict.

loyalists were committing genocide on behalf of the British government.

So the BA not only refused to ensure government promise of housing was supported they actively fought it and prevented its implementation. How utterly stupid.