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Spike Island - Spontaneous Madness
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In September 1985, a riot erupted on Spike Island Prison in Cork Harbour. The island fort had been turned into a prison for 'joyriders', but within months, they rebelled against the regime and set the prison on fire. During that chaotic night there were reports that prisoners who had escaped found they couldn’t get off the island and had to break back into the prison they had just escaped from. The Army was sent for and then sent away again. Civilian islanders were taken hostage by prisoners but then protected by them. So what really went on - and why? (2022) Narrated by Peter Mulryan. Produced by Peter Mulryan and Ronan Kelly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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