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The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?
"There were spies, informers and degenerates of every kind and we were here to do business." These were the words an IRA activist describing his desperate, shadowy quest to source weapons for the IRA in Europe. But who w...
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The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA? is an episode from Irish History Podcast by Fin Dwyer. "There were spies, informers and degenerates of every kind and we were here to do business." These were the words an IRA activist describ...
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Published Mar 20, 2026, 29:58 long, audio available.
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