Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Arís - The IRA Christmas Raid

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Show Notes

Hello! We're running a bit behind schedule this week with all the Christmas celebrations so here's an old episode about the IRA Christmas raid which, as well as being festive, ties into the Dev series from earlier in the season.

Original Blurb: "Hello, fair play to ye all for making it through another year, to celebrate here's a special Christmas episode about the time the IRA stole a load of bullets. Enjoy and we'll see ye all in 2023 x" - 30/12/2022

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