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CELTIC SOUL PODCAST | PADDY McMENAMIN PART 2 | The Burning of Long Kesh, The Wolfe Tones 60 Years On

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1 November 2024

Listen or Watch now, Part 2 of the Celtic Soul Podcast with Paddy McMenamin. PIRA member Paddy was a political prisoner in Long Kesh 50 years ago. He chats to More than 90 Minutes, Editor, Andrew Milne about the day of the burning of the cages and the aftermath which led to the building of the H-Blocks.

 

50 years on he met up at the Felons Club in Belfast he met up with his fellow comrades from his time in Prison and he chats about that night before heading to Dublin the next day to catch the Wolfe Tones. 

He also reflects back on the gig and 60 years of the Wolfe Tones. Paddy also tells us about two new books he is working on. One about the cage newspapers and one about his journey following Celtic.