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StoryCast '21: EP 11/21 The Last Gun: Disarming the IRA
FromSky News Daily
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19 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years.Episode 11 of the 21-part series is The Last Gun: Disarming the IRA.In September 2005, the responsibility of securing a lasting peace in Northern Ireland fell on the shoulders of two unlikely men - a Protestant minister and a Catholic priest.Unbeknown to high-ranking security officials in both the British and Irish Governments, the Rev Harold Good and Father Alec Reid were to undertake a secret mission to bring about the disarmament of the IRA.To this day, what happened before and during that covert mission, remains shrouded in mystery. But now aged 84, Reverend Harold Good, speaking exclusively to Sky News, gives a searing new insight into an act that not only involved great personal risk, but on which the future of peace depended.CREDITS‘The Last Gun:Disarming the IRA’ was written and produced by Rob Mulhern with David Blevins.Special thanks to Reverend Harold Good and David BlevinsDigital by Tom GillespiePresented by Jayne SeckerSound Design, Rob MulhernTV treatment, Johnny El-GiathiHead of Radio, Sky News, Dave TerrisDesign and graphics, Brian GillinghamSocial media, Chris ScottPress and Marketing, Alexandra HortonEmail: storycast@sky.ukFor more on this story go to www.skynews/storycast21#StoryCast21
Released:
Jul 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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