The hostage-taking was part of the biggest bank robbery in British and Irish history, sending shock-waves through an already faltering Northern Ireland peace process. Download and listen to the ...

As Bernadette Devlin noted: “We reached then a turning point in Irish history ... come together and Northern Ireland might well still be Britain's dirty little sectarian secret.

The conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century is known as the Troubles. Over 3,600 people were killed and thousands more injured. Although the numbers of active participants in the ...