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The Irish-American Gun-Runners (1973) w/ Nate Lavey
It’s August 11th. This day in 1973, a group of Irish-Americans known as “The Fort Worth Five” are caught up in the court system, accused of running guns to Ireland to aid the independence movement.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Nate Lavey to discuss how regular Irish-Americans got involved in the freedom fight, and the long political and financial nexus between groups like NORAID in the United States and the IRA in Ireland.
Nate is the host of the excellent new podcast “Foreign Agent,” which traces the roots of NORAID and Irish-American activism.
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