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My guest for this episode is Eamon McAuley, a former professional boxer from
Ardoyne and author of “Fighting to Find Peace”.

Eamon was born in Belfast just before “the troubles” erupted and has experienced a childhood unique to his place and time.
From arms dumps on his street to his great uncle being brutally m*rdered by the infamous Shankill Butchers, Eamon’s life is one that has been shaped, in many ways, by the conflict that surrounded him.

Eamon also shares many stories about his father “Coco” McAuley, a notorious Ardoyne hard-man who, at one stage, was shot by the IRA, Loyalists and fought the British army Paras in the street, to the point where they had to send a boxing champion over from Germany try to defeat him.

00:00 Coco McAuley (Eamon’s father)
08:40 Eamon’s childhood (Shankill Butchers and Johnny Adair)
21:15 Lewis Crocker (Belfast’s newest champ)
34:30 Thoughts on MMA
41:35 Did being a vegetarian end Eamonn’s career?
45:25 Coco II
59:15 Coco III
1:01:25 Coco SHOT BY LOYALISTS
1:06:15 Reality of growing up during the troubles
1:15:00 GFA & thoughts on Irish Reunification

https://www.youtube.com/@UCH3Cfhwnw5TxRUlL20A_wuQ

https://www.orpenpress.com/books/fighting-to-find-peace-a-belfast-boxers-journey/

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For this episode I am joined by author and historian, John Crotty. John has researched extensively the subject of Irelands neutrality during WW2 and the actions the Irish govt took that broke neutrality in favor of the allied side.

We discuss the efforts that the IRA of the time made to collaborate with the Germans, how the Irish govt took extreme measures against the republicans (including internment and execution) and DeVelera’s decision to offer condolences after the death of Hitler.

John also went over the reasons why Winston Churchill wished to damage Ireland’s image, what declassified British & American intelligence documents tell us Irelands war effort and whether or not Ireland was an anti-Semitic place.

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00:00 Intro

10:40 Did the Irish public support the IRA’s actions ?

15:10 IRA and German collaboration

19:50 Did the IRA leaders have ideological sympathies w/ the Nazis

26:00 Irish Govt’s pro-Ally actions during WW2

36:50 Did the German’s know that Ireland wasn’t really neutral ?

41:25 Decision to not take in refugees

44:10 Dev’s decision to offer condolences after Hitler’s death

51:40 Were Irish people pro-AXIS during WW2 ?

55:00 Northern Ireland’s role in WW2

1:02:45 How Ireland helped the D-DAY Landings

1:06:27 Accusations leveled at Ireland re: helping the N*zis

1:10:45 Churchill’s plot to discredit Ireland during WW2

1:19:48 Level of anti-semitism in Ireland at the time

1:28:45 1904 Limerick Pogorm

1:34:30 John’s background in history

1:37:13 US Intel on Ireland during WW2

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Martin Galvin is the former publicity director of The Irish Northern Aid Committee, better known as "NORAID", and to many, the face of the group.

A proud Irish-American, Martin joined NORAID in 1976 and, along-side his day job as a district attorney, worked tirelessly to bring awareness to the American public and political leadership about Irish republicanism and the injustices suffered by the people of Northern Ireland. He was barred from entering Northern Ireland and defied the order by sneaking in to give a speech which was violently shut-down by the RUC.

Martin shares his thoughts on the IRA's campaign of violence, why he himself didn't choose to help the armed side of the conflict, how he felt when he would hear about British soldiers being k*lled , the allegations of gun-running that plagued NORAID through it's entire existence (not unjustly) and much more.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Martin reaction to recent RTE Noraid documentary
3:30 Martin’s Irish roots
09:00 NORAID
15:40 NORAID members involved in g*n-running
21:34 Martin’s support for The PIRA
38:00 Martin’s reaction to hearing about British soldiers being k*lled in the North
42:10 Meeting IRA k*llers
44:40 Peaks in Noraid funding
47:10 Feds
48:15 Gun-running trial (from Noraid documentary)
54:00 Regret not helping with armed campaign
58:15 Becoming Publicity Director of Noraid
1:09:35 MARTIN ESCAPES THE RUC
1:12:50 Martin asks Bill Clinton about Gerry Adams’ visa
1:17:45 Gerry Adams meets Donald Trump
1:18:35 Were NORAID “sidelined” by Sinn Fein
1:24:30 Denis Donaldson
1:29:00 Were the hunger strikers allowed to die by republican leadership ?
1:30:30 Anything Martin wishes he had done differently