HUGH JORDAN - Journalist | D*ath Threats, Running Sources & Conflict in 1990s Belfast

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My guest for this week is long-time Belfast -based journalist, Hugh Jordan. Hugh explains what being a journalist was like during some of Belfast's most turbulent years as elements of the Loyalist and Republican paramilitaries tried to derail the peace-process and plunge the North back into violence.

Hugh tells us about how he acquired and kept his sources during this time, often members of the IRA, UVF, UDA and more. He speaks about the dangers that come with his role, threats that have made against his life, being assaulted on the job and meeting some of the conflicts most famous "touts"/informers.

He also shares stories about the Shankill Butchers, ex- SF publicly director Danny Morrison and how Hugh repaired his relationship with Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair. Hope you enjoy!!

00:00 Intro
4:10 Paisley’s role in early violence in N.I
16:00 Sources within the IRA
26:10 Dealing w/ sources
34:10 Sources lying ?
36:40 Meeting with INLA
40:30 Willie Carlin & Ray Gilmour
52:25 Paramiltaries post- troubles
57:00 Cameron Hastie
1:00:30 Basher Bates
1:06:45 Danny Morrison story
1:10:50 Naming Thomas “Slab” Murphy
1:15:00 Patching up relationship with Johnny Adair
1:24:50 RUC man Ronnie Flanigan
1:32:30 Hugh gets PUNCHED on the job

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