August 1975: Bayardo Bar Murders
This episode explores one of the deadliest attacks of the Troubles: the IRA bombing of the Bayardo Bar in Belfast on the 13th of August 1975, which killed five people and injured over fifty. It situat...
26 Mar 15min
July 1975: The Miami Showband Massacre
On 31 July 1975, one of the darkest nights in Irish music history unfolded when members of The Miami Showband were ambushed and murdered at a fake British Army checkpoint by loyalist paramilitaries. T...
24 Mar 10min
June 1975: Murder on the Tracks
In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we explore the context of sectarian targeting, the silence that followed, and the broader climate of fear gripping Northern Ireland in the summer of 1975. Thr...
22 Mar 7min
May 1975: Unjust Convictions?
A month marked by political upheaval, sectarian killings, and one of the Troubles’ most disputed murder cases. This episode revisits the Castlewellan convictions, the violence unfolding across Norther...
19 Mar 6min
April 1975: Strand Bar Bombing
In April 1975, the Strand Bar in Belfast’s Short Strand district was bombed in a brutal sectarian attack that left six civilians dead and dozens injured. This episode of Tales of The Troubles revisits...
17 Mar 8min
March 1975: Rendezvous with a Soviet Submarine
In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we investigate a potential covert maritime encounter off the Irish coast involving a Soviet submarine and local operatives. Set against the backdrop of Cold W...
12 Mar 6min
February 1975: 13 Year Chase
February 1975 marked a turning point in Northern Ireland’s conflict, with political upheaval, a reinstated IRA ceasefire, and a surge in paramilitary violence. This episode traces the month’s key even...
10 Mar 10min
January 1975: 12 Terms to Peace
This episode revisits a rare moment of hope during The Troubles, when a ceasefire and a proposed 12-point peace framework offered a glimpse of reconciliation. It explores the fragile optimism, politic...
8 Mar 9min
