How Did The Troubles Begin And Who Was Involved?

This episode is a bit different that the regular ones. It is a 'primer episode to explain a number of different things related to how England ended up in Ireland and how the Troubles began in the first place. Here are the timestamps, if you want to hear about a particular part:The invasion of Ireland and history of British colonialism in Ireland: 01:24The build up to the start of the Troubles and the tipping point: 09:00Armed Forces, Paramilitary Organisations and Political Parties involved: 18:34 The Good Friday Agreement 29:36Statistics 31:33Further ReadingFin Dwyer has a fantastic podcast on ancient Irish Historyirishhistorypodcast.ie/Footage of British troops arrival in Northern Ireland:rte.ie/archives/2014/0814/636920-british-troop… of Gerry Fitt leading a crowd in Derry who are campaign for Civil Rights:rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1031-civil-rights-… about the emptying of the Maze Prison:theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/28/northernireland… of deaths during the Troubles:wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/troubles… and formation of the IRA:britannica.com/topic/Irish-Republican-ArmyAnim… video explaining how England invaded Ireland:youtube.com/watch?v=dQvaGt9B6H0Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Irelandyoutube.com/watch?v=dCJMQgfHXNI See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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