Julian Morgans
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first heard Jun 2026
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There was tension, tension for centuries, and particularly between those who saw themselves as ethnically Irish, and those people were mostly Catholic, and anyone who was British, or just kind of loyal to the British crown, and keep in mind, those people were mostly Protestant.
And this friction was hottest in Northern Ireland, where from 1969, British troops were deployed into streets to try to keep the peace, or reinforce the status quo.
And big brick walls got built to separate British loyalist neighborhoods from Republican neighborhoods.
And then, in 1972, the situation escalated again when British soldiers opened fire on a peaceful protest and killed 13 people.
And this event became known as Bloody Sunday, which gave the world my favorite U2 song.
And after that, if you're young and living in Northern Ireland, you kind of had to pick a side.
Were you going to align yourself with the local Catholics or align yourself with the bullies, the interlopers, the intruders and the Protestants from England?
And our guest decided to fight for Irish independence.
Hey, Jerry, welcome to the show.
You're surprised to be hearing from an Australian podcast that wants to feature your story?
This is Gerry Kelly, who, yes, has a very Irish name and a very Irish accent.
He's also quite a well-known politician for Ireland's largest political party.
He wears a suit and shows up to our interview with neat hair and wears glasses.
But back in the 1970s, he was quite a different guy.
He had long hair and he was a freedom fighter with the Irish Republican Army, also known as the IRA.
Two life sentences plus 20 years.
Serving his time in the HM prison maze, which is also known as Long Kesh.
Now this was a very feared prison across Ireland.
It was a maximum security prison, considered to be one of the most escape-proof in Europe.
And conditions for inmates were just terrible.
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