Podcasts by The Bloodied Field Podcast
The Bloodied Field podcast is the story of the terrible events of Bloody Sunday at Croke Park on November 21, 1920 when the crowd at a Gaelic football match were attacked and 14 innocent people never came home.
Over eight carefully crafted episodes focusing on the build up, the event and the aftermath, the master storyteller Michael Foley delivers a haunting and moving depiction of this seismic event in Irish and GAA history and remembers the people who were lost.
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8. Remembering the Forgotten from 2020-11-16T22:28:48
Fact and fiction clash as inquiries sit in judgement over the truth of the Bloody Sunday killings. Excavating the lost stories of the victims begins nearly a century later. Listen
7. The Battle for Truth from 2020-11-09T22:10:42
The Bloody Sunday dead are buried. Politicians battle to control the story, causing fist fights in Westminster and panic across the islands.
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6. The Massacre from 2020-11-04T22:19:46
A single shot rings out. A boy falls from a tree. Croke Park is engulfed for 90 seconds in panic, violence and death.
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5. The GAA's Dilemma from 2020-11-02T21:35:09
With the Tipperary-Dublin game due to start Luke O’Toole, the GAA’s general secretary, faces one of the biggest decisions of his life: to play the game or not?
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4. The Dubs from 2020-10-28T21:56:20
A team of star footballers and rebel fighters beginning to fulfil their immense promise find Tipperary standing in their way.
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3. The Golden Boys from 2020-10-26T22:45:32
The Tipperary footballers emerge as a serious force after years in the doldrums while the Irish War of Independence rages all round them. Written and produced by Michael Fol...
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2. The British from 2020-10-22T08:06:02
A government weary from war and the incessant attacks on their rule by a newly energised IRA introduce new police forces and leaders alienated and irritated by Ireland before they even set foot ...
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Introducing: The Bloodied Field Podcast from 2020-10-15T15:31:25
The Bloodied Field podcast is the story of the terrible events of Bloody Sunday at Croke Park on November 21, 1920 when the crowd at a Gaelic football match were attacked and 14 innocent people nev...
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