Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Matt Treacy talks about joining the IRA, Libyan arms shipments, going on the run for years in safehouses, doing prison time with gangsters of Martin Cahill (a.k.a. 'The General'), and more.
Get Matt's book: https://shorturl.at/Evv5d
0:00 Teaser
2:11 Growing up in Dublin
3:45 Family ties to the 1920s
7:18 A very political household
11:40 Why join the IRA?
13:43 How did one actually join back then?
16:30 The strict vetting process
24:18 Living a double life
26:10 Counter-intelligence work
31:24 The fate of IRA informants
37:27 Libyan weapons and secret peace talks
45:12 Special Branch raids the flat
49:54 Interrogation tactics
55:43 Going on the run
1:02:06 Life in Portlaoise Prison
1:06:52 Doubting the cause
1:09:49 Reacting to the peace process
1:12:58 Prison life and Zen Buddhism
1:14:32 Getting out early
1:17:15 Working in Leinster House
1:20:28 Sinn Féin's shift to the left
1:24:45 Returning to the Catholic faith
1:28:28 Conclusion and book link
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Dr. Matt Treacy talks about joining the IRA, Libyan arms shipments, going on the run for years in safehouses, doing prison time with gangsters of Martin Cahill (a.k.a. 'The General'), and more.
Get Matt's book: https://shorturl.at/Evv5d
0:00 Teaser
2:11 Growing up in Dublin
3:45 Family ties to the 1920s
7:18 A very political household
11:40 Why join the IRA?
13:43 How did one actually join back then?
16:30 The strict vetting process
24:18 Living a double life
26:10 Counter-intelligence work
31:24 The fate of IRA informants
37:27 Libyan weapons and secret peace talks
45:12 Special Branch raids the flat
49:54 Interrogation tactics
55:43 Going on the run
1:02:06 Life in Portlaoise Prison
1:06:52 Doubting the cause
1:09:49 Reacting to the peace process
1:12:58 Prison life and Zen Buddhism
1:14:32 Getting out early
1:17:15 Working in Leinster House
1:20:28 Sinn Féin's shift to the left
1:24:45 Returning to the Catholic faith
1:28:28 Conclusion and book link
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