An FBI bust that led to the IRA resorting to kidnapping in the Republic
In "The Kidnapping," Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy explore the FBI's influence on the IRA's operations in the 1980s.
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In "The Kidnapping," Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy explore the FBI's influence on the IRA's operations in the 1980s.
As it approached 8.30pm on the cold, foggy night of February 8, 1983, three masked gunmen forced their way into the Co Kildare home of Jim Fitzgerald, the head groom at Ballymany Stud, less than two miles from Newbridge.
As it approached 8.30pm on the cold, foggy night of February 8, 1983, three masked gunmen forced their way into the Co Kildare home of Jim Fitzgerald, the head groom at Ballymany Stud, less than two miles from Newbridge.
Kildare Co Council has announced Lá Sláinte Bhríde, a festival that promises to be a fun-filled and inclusive event suitable for all ages and abilities.
June 1981. Shergar, ridden by the 19-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn, won the Epsom Derby in spectacular fashion with a record-breaking lead of ten lengths.