Ireland's Long War

About Ireland's Long War

Documenting history, strategy, operations and legacy of Ireland’s armed conflict.

Publisher

Ireland's Long War

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Apr 2025

Latest episode

16 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Aug 2025

   South Armagh IRA: Ambush at the Border, 1989

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about the South Armagh IRA's 1989 border ambush, revealing the meticulous planning and alleged Garda collusion that targeted senior RUC officers.

2. 

   26 May 2025

   Ambush at Loughgall: The Inside Story

   This episode explores the 1987 Loughgall ambush, a devastating blow to the IRA's East Tyrone Brigade, examining its strategic impact and the unanswered questions surrounding British intelligence.

3. 

   5 May 2025

   Robert Nairac: Britain's Dirty War in Ireland

   Few figures from the conflict known as “the Troubles” evoke more suspicion, myth, and controversy than Captain Robert Nairac. While officially commemorated as a courageous British Army officer who died gathering intelligence behind enemy lines, he is remembered very differently within the Irish republican community—not merely as a soldier, but as a central figure in Britain’s covert war in Ireland. This was a campaign not fought in open battle, but in shadow: a strategy built on collusion with loyalist paramilitaries, the deployment of assassination squads, and the systematic targeting of civilians. Read a detailed article on Ireland's Long War on Substack.

4. 

   21 Apr 2025

   Attack at Derryard: The IRA’s Final Frontal Assault

   Inside the 1989 commando-style IRA raid that stunned the British military. On Wednesday, 13 December 1989, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) conducted an unprecedented, highly organised and lethal frontal assault on a British Army vehicle checkpoint at Derryard, near Rosslea, County Fermanagh. The attack, which resulted in the deaths of two British soldiers and injuries to several others, represented one of the most sophisticated guerrilla operations of the conflict in the North of Ireland, commonly referred to as ‘The Troubles’.

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5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

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11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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