John Sweetman
speaker
14,352 appearances
33 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 6d ago
John Sweetman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Annie planned to visit her mother, who had by then been moved to Sligo General Hospital.
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She was uneasy about leaving Anne alone in the house.
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John still had a key.
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As far as they knew, he could walk through the front door at any time.
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Anne was due to begin a secretarial course at her former school, St.
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Columbus, and mother and daughter decided she should speak to her old yearhead, Greta Harrison, and seek advice about how to deal with John.
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Greta had taught Anne all through her time at St.
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Columbus, and despite being only a few years older than her students, she acted as a mammy to them, bonding over her extracurricular activities and school excursions.
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That morning, Greta was having a cup of tea before what promised to be a hectic day of teaching and covering classes, when another teacher approached and told her that a former student was outside, asking to see her.
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It was Anne.
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She told her teacher that she was in big trouble.
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She asked Greta if they could talk, really talk.
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Greta hesitated.
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Her day was already packed and she wasn't sure she could spare the time.
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But when she saw Anne's expression and the disappointment that flashed across her face at the possibility of being turned away, she changed her mind.
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Whatever this was, it was important.
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Greta assumed that Anne was pregnant.
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In 1988 Catholic Ireland, a pregnancy outside of marriage would have carried with it a heavy social stigma, especially for Anne and Annie Gillespie who never missed Sunday Mass.
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But Anne's problem was something else entirely.
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Miss, she asked quietly, what would you say to me if I told you my boyfriend was going to kill me?
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