Best Uvf Podcasts (2025)

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UVF rebuild infamous mural of masked gun men damaged in storm - what does it say about the grip paramilitaries have in NI? 1:19:14

11d ago1:19:14

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Nolan talks to SDLP Cllr Carl WhyteBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Should the BBC televise controversial Belfast rap-group Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury this weekend? 1:20:15

4h ago1:20:15

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Also, wheelchair users excluded from Half Marathon due to "logistical challenges"By BBC Radio Ulster

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Principals and Education Authority in stand off over children with special educational needs - who is going to blink? 1:18:58

1d ago1:18:58

1:18:58

Also-should we contribute £100 more in rates to help fix the NI water infrastructure?By BBC Radio Ulster

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A mum contacts Nolan after 'terrifying' find of a “metal nail” in her son's baby food 1:18:17

2d ago1:18:17

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Also - a "rarely used" PA system in Belfast Grand Central Station costs over £700,000.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Judge blocks Stormont's A5 upgrade plan - are we seeing the consequences of ambitious climate change policy set by Executive? 1:20:36

3d ago1:20:36

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Also - Iran and Israel conflict - Nolan discusses the latest developments.By BBC Radio Ulster

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More money for the PSNI - but where is the £200M going to come from? 1:19:07

4d ago1:19:07

1:19:07

More money for the PSNI - but where is the £200M going to come from? Also, Stephen speaks with a barber who spent weeks in a coma due to overwork & stressBy BBC Radio Ulster

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BELFAST LOYALIST JOHNNY ADAIR Tells His Story | UDA C. COMPANY, Collusion & Surviving IRA Sho*ting 2:56:45

5d ago2:56:45

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For this episode I'm joined by a man well known ex-loyalist paramilitary and one-time leader of the Lower Shankill Road's infamous UDA (Ulster Defence Association), Johnny Adair. Johnny speaks about his growing up in Belfast during some of it's most turbulent and violent times, his lifelong friend with UDA k*ller Sam McCrory and he came to join, an…

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A grieving wife told to examine her husband to confirm he was dead says it should never happen to anyone again 1:19:48

7d ago1:19:48

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Also - Nolan talks to Dr Joanne McClean from the PHA about the new Covid strain.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Assaults on police - are the sentences adequate? Should jail time be mandatory? 1:18:48

8d ago1:18:48

1:18:48

Also, a health service department senior leader is working from France 3 weeks each monthBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Belfast man lifted by ICE immigration police and thrown into detention in America - his parents contact Nolan 1:19:38

9d ago1:19:38

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Also - Iran/Israel attacks - Security Expert Professor Anthony Glees gives analysis.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Pressure mounts on Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson after unionist parties ask for her to step aside 1:17:41

10d ago1:17:41

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Also, Executive says it will have an "equity stake" in a redeveloped Casement ParkBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Exclusive - Nolan reveals Public Prosecution Service will fight to get the loyalist Winston Irvine’s sentence extended 1:19:00

14d ago1:19:00

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Also, police officers have been attacked in a fourth night of violence & disorder.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Racists - claiming to care about people, property and justice - gloat and laugh as they wreck Larne leisure centre 1:21:04

15d ago1:21:04

1:21:04

Nolan talks to Justice Minister Naomi Long and Communities Minister Gordon LyonsBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Another night of 'racist thuggery' in Ballymena with homes attacked, minorities living in fear and seventeen police injured. 1:20:37

16d ago1:20:37

1:20:37

Nolan talks to DUP MP Gavin Robinson and Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Gangs of masked protesters attack and burn homes in Ballymena 1:20:18

17d ago1:20:18

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Nolan talks to Belfast Telegraph photographer Kevin Scott and TUV MP Jim Allister.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Family members and social media officers - does there need to be more scrutiny around who MLAs employ? 1:18:14

18d ago1:18:14

1:18:14

Also, should richer households pay more for the TV licence than those less well off?By BBC Radio Ulster

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Convicted criminal and loyalist Winston Irvine reportedly expelled from the UVF 1:18:45

21d ago1:18:45

1:18:45

Nolan talks to Dr Aaron Edwards - author of "UVF: Behind the Mask"By BBC Radio Ulster

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Should the Civil Service be attending Pride after organisers say no Executive party welcome? 1:18:26

22d ago1:18:26

1:18:26

Nolan talks to Green Party's Mal O'Hara and DUP MLA Peter MartinBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Why would loyalists want to build a huge bonfire beside homes on the Shankill? 1:18:30

23d ago1:18:30

1:18:30

Nolan talks to SDLP Cllr Carl Whyte and UUP Cllr Jim Rodgers.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Overpromise & underdeliver – Another broken promise of the NI Executive’s Programme for Government 1:17:23

24d ago1:17:23

1:17:23

Overpromise & underdeliver – Another broken promise of the NI Executive’s Programme for GovernmentBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Gerry Adams says his libel case was about ‘putting manners’ on the BBC – NUJ Irish secretary calls the comment ‘chilling’ 1:18:31

25d ago1:18:31

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Nolan talks to BBC NI crime and justice correspondent Julian O'Neill.By BBC Radio Ulster

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RVH patients ask for care to be moved to Dublin after mistaken concerns. 1:18:53

28d ago1:18:53

1:18:53

Nolan talks to John Compton, former chief executive of NI's Health and Social Care BoardBy BBC Radio Ulster

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Working from home - MLAs told 'not enough space' for civil servants to return to office full time 1:19:30

29d ago1:19:30

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And - should schoolgirls in NI have the right to wear trousers as part of their uniform?By BBC Radio Ulster

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BRITAIN'S BIGGEST MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE ? | The Story Of The Birmingham 6 | Chris Mullin 1:02:09

1M ago1:02:09

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For this week's episode I'm joined by ex-investigative journalist and MP, Chris Mullin, who though his efforts, was able to help free the falsely convicted Irishmen known as "the Birmingham 6". We speak about the sequence of events on the November 21st 1974 which left a mark on the city and people of Birmingham, k*lling 21 people and injuring over …

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JUSTICE FOR MY FATHER'S IRA MRDER | Son Of Irish Prison Guard Klled by IRA Tells His Story 1:58:25

1M ago1:58:25

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This week I’m joined by Austin Stack, son of murdered Portlaoise Maximum Secruity Prison Officer, Brian Stack, who was shot and later died after a planned IRA attack in 1983. Austin tells us about the night his father was shot, what his life was like in the 18 months between Brian being sh*t in the head and his eventual passing and how he would lat…

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MEETING "THE DISAPPEARED" - Irish Priest Gives (Last?) Confession To M*rdered IRA Man, Joe Lynsky 31:13

2M ago31:13

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This week I’m joined once again by Fr. Sean McManus, Fermanagh priest who shared with us the story of meeting IRA intel officer, Joe Lynsky prior to his eventual execution and the hands of his fellow Provos. Fr McManus didn’t know it at the time but it would transpire, decades later, that he had likely given Lynsky his last confession before he bec…

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MARTIN McGUINNESS & The DERRY IRA | Jon Trigg (Author of "Death In Derry") | The Troubles 3:09:51

2M ago3:09:51

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For this episode I’m joined once again by author and ex-solider, Jon Trigg to speak about his new book “Death In Derry” which tells the story of the Derry IRA and it’s perpetual leader, Martin McGuinness. Jon joined us last year when he released “Death In The Fields”, his excellent book on the East Tyrone IRA, for what was one of my personal favori…

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Podcast Merch is live + Bonus Episode over on Patreon 2:37

2M ago2:37

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Get Troubles Podcast Merch here: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/the-troubles-podcast Also over on Patreon I have just released a bonus episode. It is a bit older than my usual ones and focuses on one of the seminal moments during the Irish War for Independence, which saw British Soldiers shooting dead Irish civilians attending a GAA ma…

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Women Of The Troubles | B*mbers, Assassins & Victims| Martin Dillon, Author 1:20:36

4M ago1:20:36

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For this episode I'm speaking with Martin Dillon, well renowned author and journalist who has spent his career writing about the conflict in the North of Ireland. Martin's latest book, "The Sorrow and The Loss" deals with the women of the troubles and how the conflict affected the lives of the area's females including those who become combatants th…

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An Interview with UVF Loyalist, Eddie Kinner 59:25

4M ago59:25

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In this final episode of season 5 of the Troubles Podcast, I talked to Eddie Kinner who joins the UVF at a young age and then was involved in a gun and bomb attack on a pub when he was 17. We talk about his past, and how he feels about life in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.…

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HUNTING DESSIE O'HARE, IRA Training Camps & The Irish Special Forces | Kevin McDonald, Ex Irish Army 1:14:08

4M ago1:14:08

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My guest this week is ex Irish Defence Forces soldier Kevin McDonald. Kevin served in Irelands Special Forces during the conflict that rocked the island. Kevin tells us about his involvement in the one of the biggest man hunts in the state’s history when INLA kidnapper Dessie O’ Hare was on the run. He shares with us the atmosphere amongst his fell…

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Martin McGuinness Part Two - Government to Good Friday and Beyond 43:12

5M ago43:12

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This episode focuses on Martin McGuinness as a politician and the rocky path to peace, which would be strained on many occasions. There was peace, then the threat of it all falling apart, problems with decommissioning and even a presidential bid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Martin McGuinness Part One - From Paramilitary to Politician 47:42

5M ago47:42

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This week on the podcast comes the first in a two-part series on the life of Martin McGuinness. In this episode we cover Martin's rise to prominence and the role he played in some of the pivotal moments of the troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Oisin Feeney

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The Killing Of Sergeant Joe Campbell 43:56

6M ago43:56

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Sergeant Joe Campbell was a Catholic RUC officer who was well respected by the people he looked after in the small seaside village of Cushendall up in the Glens of Antrim. At the time, the RUC was an overwhelmingly Protestant police force and Joe knew that there were some in the organisation who didn't want a Catholic working in their midst. In 197…

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LOUGHLINISLAND MASSACRE | U.V.F , Collusion & Press Freedom |Trevor Birney 56:33

7M ago56:33

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On June 18th 1994 while watching Ireland play in the World Cup, 6 completely innocent men were slaughtered by a loyalist paramilitary gunman who sprayed the bar with an assault rifle in an act of cold blooded sectarianism. Trevor Birney's book, "Shooting Crows" tells the storey of this tragic event, the hatred and bitterness that provide the basis …

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The La Mon Hotel Bombing 35:26

7M ago35:26

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The La Mon House Hotel Bombing was a no-warning incendiary bomb attack on unsuspecting patrons in a hotel, which saw 12 people lose their lives. This attack was a complete disaster for the Provisional IRA and firmly cemented the thought in the minds of Unionists, that they were a sectarian group. Get an Exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://nordvpn.…

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BANDIT COUNTRY & THE SOUTH ARMAGH IRA | Toby Harnden (Author Of "Bandit Country") 2:42:48

7M ago2:42:48

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Toby Harnden is the author of one of the best-selling and well regarded books on the IRA and the troubles, “Bandit Country”. Toby’s book lifted the lid on the area where is was most dangerous to be a British soldier in during the conflict and the IRA brigade that made it that way. One of my most requested guests and an author that I’ve been dying t…

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Raymond Gilmour and the Lonely Life of an Informer 42:29

7M ago42:29

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Raymond Gilmour was born and raised in Derry and decided to become an informer as a teenager. He joined the INLA and then the Provisional IRA and all the while he was passing information on to the RUC and British Army. Then when he was exposed as an informer, upwards of 100 people were arrested on his testimony alone. But the toll paid by an inform…

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NORTHERN IRELAND - "WHAT A BLOODY AWFUL COUNTRY" | How The Troubles Could Have Been Prevented 1:19:36

8M ago1:19:36

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Kevin Meagher's book "What A Bloody Awful Country" examines the creation of the state we know as Northern Ireland and how the 100 plus years of existence as gone. We discuss the reasons for partition in the first place, the sectarian violence during the state's early years, the anti-catholic discrimination built into Northern Ireland's governing sy…

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Kidnapped: The Don Tidey Story 42:06

8M ago42:06

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Don Tidey was kidnapped by the Provisional IRA in the hopes that his employer would pay the significant ransom that they demanded. What ensued instead was the largest manhunt in the history of the Irish State, which would see people lose their lives as a result of paramilitary violence. Journalist Ronan McGreevey comes on to tell this story. EXCLUS…

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IRA B*MBS, BOOBY-TRAPS & LOYALIST LEADERS | Violence In 1990s Belfast | Rob Millington 1:25:39

9M ago1:25:39

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Rob Millington, ex-british army trooper, spent 6 months in Belfast during the final decade of the conflict that gripped the lives of anyone in the 6 counties. Rob talks to us almost getting caught in an IRA b*mb which was set up to blow up security forces responding to sh*oting, the impact that first seeing dead bodies had on him and aftermath of t…

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INSIDE THE 1980 IRA/INLA HUNGER STRIKE | Long Kesh Prisoner & Hunger Striker, John Nixon 2:28:56

9M ago2:28:56

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John Nixon, ex-Offical IRA and INLA member begins this episode at the start of his second prison term in Long Kesh during which he would volunteer for the IRA/INLA Hunger Strike of 1980, led by Brendan “The Dark” Hughes. John speaks about the horrors and trauma of years in prison, beatings and torture from the guards and his account of the hunger s…

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