NORAID: Irish America's Secret War

About this episode

This episode explores the origins and implications of NORAID, an organization formed to support the Provisional IRA during The Troubles.

In the early days of the Troubles, the Provisional IRA needed two things: guns and money. As hundreds of thousands of Irish Americans watched the troubles unfold, many of them wanted to help. NORAID was born out of this need. But was it just humanitarian aid that they were sending home, or was it weapons? This is the story of NORAID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Oisin Feeney

Topics covered

• Irish American history
• Provisional IRA
• NORAID
• funding conflicts
• humanitarian aid
• The Troubles

Keywords

• NORAID
• Provisional IRA
• Irish Americans
• The Troubles
• funding
• humanitarian aid
• weapons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NORAID, Provisional IRA

Places: Ireland, America, Irish America

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