My guest this week is ex Irish Defence Forces soldier Kevin McDonald. Kevin served in Irelands Special Forces during the conflict that rocked the island.

Kevin tells us about his involvement in the one of the biggest man hunts in the state’s history when INLA kidnapper Dessie O’ Hare was on the run. He shares with us the atmosphere amongst his fellow soldiers as they searched for one of the North’s most infamous paramilitaries.

Kevin talks about IRA training camps in the south and his efforts to thwart them as well as some of the techniques used by the provos to conceal their camps.

I asked Kevin about levels of support within the Army for the IRA or at least its aims, feelings towards the British Army and much more.

00:00 DESSIE O’ HARE HUNT
13:45 Joining Army
26:30 Bloody Sunday
35:54 Support for the IRA within the Army ?
44:40 IRA TRAINING CAMPS
52:35 “Shoot to Kill” policy ?

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00:00 DESSIE O’ HARE HUNT
13:45 Joining Army
26:30 Bloody Sunday
35:54 Support for the IRA within the Army ?
44:40 IRA TRAINING CAMPS
52:35 “Shoot to Kill” policy ?