Dirty War in Dublin
Teenagers kidnapped and their bullet-ridden bodies dumped outside the city limits. Men beaten and tied to landmines before being blown up. Scores settled by a hardened group of killers, labelled the ‘Murder Gang’ by their opponents. A pro-government death squad that kept killing even though the Civil War had ended. Ireland, a hundred years ago. Dirty War in Dublin tells this story and reveals how the Murder Gang had their origins among men who were central to the IRA’s fight against the British.
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Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Episode Four: Scapegoats
The war is over, but the killing goes on. A republican is kidnapped in broad daylight from a Dublin street, his battered body not found until months later. An IRA spy in the army is murdered. An unarmed Kerry Anti-Treatyite is shot dead by soldiers. But this time there are consequences for some of those involved.
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Episode Three: The Wild Chap
Two Jewish men murdered in Dublin in separate incidents during the winter of 1923. Evidence suggests that army officers are involved. But why do the killers go free and what is the link to the Murder Gang?
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Episode Two: Murder at the Red Cow and after
Teenagers abducted and shot. Prisoners routinely tortured. What was happening at Oriel House and Wellington Barracks? Who were CID and Military Intelligence? What was the background of the men doing the killing?
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Episode One: ‘Kid gloves’
Who was the man behind the brutal massacre of prisoners in Kerry during 1923? Why did the Free State army behave this way in the county? And what were the origins of the Murder Gang?
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