Margaret Thatcher....

[Jeepers Creepers]

Sounds like a chant 

[Farrandeelin]

Thatcher & Ireland - RTÉ now.

Did she improve anything since the 80s?

[johnneycool]

I hear she's throwing the ball in to start the Connaght final in Castlebar?

[Tubberman]

I hear she's throwing the ball in to start the Connaght final in Castlebar?

No, they're getting Prince Harry for that. There will be a minute's silence for Maggie though - or maybe a minute's applause, that seems to be in fashion these days.

[EC Unique]

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

[lawnseed]

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

Good programme

[armaghniac]

Does Gerry Adams have no furniture or carpet in his house?

[Nally Stand]

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

Good programme

I'd have to disagree with you there. Contained nothing new whatsoever. The only headline worthy bit of it was in the news already at the time it was filmed, which was Ken Maguinness providing more proof, as if it were needed, that there was a shoot-to-kill policy adapted by the British in Ireland and directed from the very top; after stating that he personally give Thatcher the names of the IRA men whom he believed were behind the attack on a busload of British soldiers at Ballygawley, and his stating how the three men he named were shot dead by the SAS ten days later. (The three in question being the Drumnakilly Martyrs - brothers Vol's Gerard & Martin Harte and Vol. Brian Mullin).

[Gaffer]

Was it the same show that was on RTE last year?

[Nally Stand]

Was it the same show that was on RTE last year?

No idea.

[Never beat the deeler]

Was it the same show that was on RTE last year?

Don't think so, not according to this thread anyway

Thatcher & Ireland - RTÉ now.

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

[Myles Na G.]

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

Good programme

I'd have to disagree with you there. Contained nothing new whatsoever. The only headline worthy bit of it was in the news already at the time it was filmed, which was Ken Maguinness providing more proof, as if it were needed, that there was a shoot-to-kill policy adapted by the British in Ireland and directed from the very top; after stating that he personally give Thatcher the names of the IRA men whom he believed were behind the attack on a busload of British soldiers at Ballygawley, and his stating how the three men he named were shot dead by the SAS ten days later. (The three in question being the Drumnakilly Martyrs - brothers Vol's Gerard & Martin Harte and Vol. Brian Mullin).

That bit sounded more like Ken trying to big up his own importance a bit. Seriously, you think the British government is going to rely on an MP for its security information?? 'There's been a shooting in Fermanagh - get on the phone and see if Ken knows who's responsible. And what about that bomb in East Belfast? Has Peter Robinson told us who planted it yet?' Please.

[Nally Stand]

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

Good programme

I'd have to disagree with you there. Contained nothing new whatsoever. The only headline worthy bit of it was in the news already at the time it was filmed, which was Ken Maguinness providing more proof, as if it were needed, that there was a shoot-to-kill policy adapted by the British in Ireland and directed from the very top; after stating that he personally give Thatcher the names of the IRA men whom he believed were behind the attack on a busload of British soldiers at Ballygawley, and his stating how the three men he named were shot dead by the SAS ten days later. (The three in question being the Drumnakilly Martyrs - brothers Vol's Gerard & Martin Harte and Vol. Brian Mullin).

That bit sounded more like Ken trying to big up his own importance a bit. Seriously, you think the British government is going to rely on an MP for its security information?? 'There's been a shooting in Fermanagh - get on the phone and see if Ken knows who's responsible. And what about that bomb in East Belfast? Has Peter Robinson told us who planted it yet?' Please.

You neglect to mention that Maginnis was a UDR Major for some time and was the most senior unionist politician with regards to "security". If you think he wasn't privy to information then you're extremely naive.

[Myles Na G.]

Thatcher and the IRA. BBC1 now at 9pm. Might be interesting.

Good programme

I'd have to disagree with you there. Contained nothing new whatsoever. The only headline worthy bit of it was in the news already at the time it was filmed, which was Ken Maguinness providing more proof, as if it were needed, that there was a shoot-to-kill policy adapted by the British in Ireland and directed from the very top; after stating that he personally give Thatcher the names of the IRA men whom he believed were behind the attack on a busload of British soldiers at Ballygawley, and his stating how the three men he named were shot dead by the SAS ten days later. (The three in question being the Drumnakilly Martyrs - brothers Vol's Gerard & Martin Harte and Vol. Brian Mullin).

That bit sounded more like Ken trying to big up his own importance a bit. Seriously, you think the British government is going to rely on an MP for its security information?? 'There's been a shooting in Fermanagh - get on the phone and see if Ken knows who's responsible. And what about that bomb in East Belfast? Has Peter Robinson told us who planted it yet?' Please.

You neglect to mention that Maginnis was a UDR Major for some time and was the most senior unionist politician with regards to "security". If you think he wasn't privy to information then you're extremely naive.

You don't think she'd have summoned the Chief Constable, the Heads of Special Branch, MI5, MI6, etc etc and got her info direct from them, rather than asking Ken to puff out his chest and name names he heard from some dodgy UDR source?

[tyronefan]

you obviously have no idea what was going on in N.Ireland during the 70's and 80's if you believe that the British were too concerned where their info was coming from as long as it was what they wanted to hear. They interned hundreds of innocent people with no information at all