Northern Ireland Troubles | British Army | Prisoners | TV Eye | 1980

This is a shortened version of the original 'TV EYE' reports on the state of the military conflict in Ulster here, out of the headlines, day after day, both sides seek out the weaknesses.
18/12/1980
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[@dirtydave2691]

Dear 21st century media, This is how real journalism is done. Regards, Old People in 2019.

[@ostapbendervan7874]

Thank you

[@AlexSaysHi2013]

Preach it boomer! No one trusts modern journalism, and they shouldn't!

[@maxdamage8418]

You mean how actual journalism has been taken over by small mom and pops organizations while the Boomers still think News Media on TV is relevant. The problem wasn't how Journalism was done, the problem was it was bought out by extreme political parties *on both sides*. This is actually your fault Boomer, years of news perversion was done *BY YOUR GENERATION*. We're just trying to fix everything you guys fucked up while you side behind me screaming "I DON'T LIKE CHANGEEEEE". So please, keep your nostalgia bullshit to minimum if you don't mind, I'm here to learn about this shit.

@@maxdamage8418 yes mate

[@billbyfield5985]

And young people *

[@johngibson2884]

What is most stunning is how professional and appealing Thames TV, and most British programme was, in the late 1970's . Compare that now to the rubbish Blah-Blah-Cringe and Sly News churn out these days

[@Horizon344]

100%, there's been a real dumbing down in England's public life

[@MrJonno85]

There was a sea-change in around 1987, I think. A move towards "info-tainment".

[@robbieryan6998]

British point of view it's rotten

[@CradaOC]

True 100% agree

[@tonybeards9153]

Mark Kenny this was itv 🙄

[@MayurPanghaal]

Superbly made and edited news clip.Will beat many modern day news snippets in terms of presentation and info.

[@tescobag5704]

@ I would say you are, you're enjoying you're fucken love island while I want things like bad lads army to come back and shows like give my head peace but no, wont stand cuz of you bastards

[@gamerplays4842]

Funny how you said that mate me myself will only watch old documentaries and news clips from the troubles the new stuff is not even watchable in my eyes lol. Its horrendous

[@Lee-nh5bb]

And no loud background music!

[@RichardSmith-ew3xz]

Thames TV had their license to broadcast withheld by the Thatcher government. The Tories did not like the documentary " Death on the Rock" about 3 IRA volunteers who were shot dead by the SAS in Gibralter. So much for freedom of the Press in the UK.

[@JWB86]

Freedom of the press to spread lies yeah I think there's plenty of that in the UK you mug

[@michaelc225]

3 brave vol murdered by thatchers government

[@gareth1974barrington]

@@michaelc225 well done SAS

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

@@michaelc225 if they’d blown up 100s of soldiers and civvies like enniskillen on Remembrance Day 1987, you’d of been cheering. Three dead PIRA, so zip your lips gobshite.

[@Sam-cn5yd]

@@gareth1974barrington well done SAS, Excellent murderers you are

[@tamasmarcuis4455]

I was in a video archive in Brussels and watched the footage of Bloody Sunday taken by foreign correspondents. Unedited recordings. So when I see English versions it is disturbing to see how deceitful the BBC can be. Having grown up in the Soviet Union I can recognise lying government propaganda. No surprise then that a mostly mono lingual English population has such delusions about the World and their relative position or importance. Their government controlled media and ruling class has carefully lied to them their entire lives. George Orwell only had to expand this a little to imagine 1984.

There's nothing more deluded than the brainwashed WASP morons. Just look at Trump and brexit, subhuman dupes.

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

How true

[@missingwords6723]

Why dont you post these on you tube and enlighten the masses?

[@missingwords6723]

@ could you define the wasp comment. ? And how this is linked to Trump? Maybe it's just me but do I smell bigotry here ? I

[@catchbooker7257]

Tamas Marcuis I’m open to other people’s opinions and respect you’re logical articulate words and I’m obviously bias but comparing the British Government to the Soviets where the FSB/secret police still snatch people off the streets kind of voids you’re point. I do however agree that there is a ruling class and 1984 is my favourite book.

[@wildgoose5964]

can you imagine such a documentary about Iraq or Libya being made in todays world?

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

I think Iraq or Libya would be more dangerous. The terrorists have outright control of many towns and the government there is almost powerless against them

[@wildgoose5964]

back in the day it was World in Action that were the chief boat rockers...but even Panorama had some self respect...

[@matthewb606]

P77777777 you have to remember it’s Ireland and back then there was hundreds IRA members

[@ostapbendervan7874]

You know nothing Irag are you kiddin what's your point whites more CIVILIZE Can you not.put race

[@Cloughjordan23]

Yeah I can. But you gotta go look for it. Be it small independent producers on things like you tube. But if it on tv you should look at the documentaries made for Russia Today and Al Jazzera news channels.

[@infcap5348]

The 12" boxes were bullet direction detection devices (Claribel). Showing the soldiers where the incoming bullets are coming from.

[@jonathonruane5060]

Thanks, I was wondering what it's purpose was. I wonder how practical/effective it was?

[@aviationiceman9549]

@@jonathonruane5060 works on the acoustics and inside the vehicle the had what looked like a radar screen, but it wasn’t the IRA who worked out what they were it was the soviets

[@meab12]

Thanks for that, i didn't like that the boxes were mentioned without him saying what they did loo

[@W.A.T.P...55]

Great reporting..I love watching these old news reports from the troubles.

[@CARLIN4737]

Absolutely

[@thornbird6768]

Del Me too , informative , there’s so much about the Troubles I’ve learnt from watching 1970’s vids 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@seananthonyegan3395]

The Troubles it was a war.

[@johnnycash1365]

@@seananthonyegan3395 nowhere near

[@ULHIS]

Why can't programs be as well put together now like this?

[@Hertfordshire247]

Of course, there are. Britain including Northern Ireland moved on fucking ages ago. 'bout time Ireland had an Independence Day like their "brothers" the Americans do and have done for well, longer than the Irish but that ain't difficult is it?

[@stover14]

@@Hertfordshire247 Well the diffirence is the Americans won their independence.

[@patrickdevitt1789]

Three zero one zero four eight. utube.

@@stover14 Quiet down you filthy animal.

[@stover14]

@ it's true tho. you don't get independence unless you win it. So bitching on KZbin about the evil English won't help

[@martygi]

Thank you for posting this

[@alanbbrady8196]

Interesting how the Scots 'journalist' describes Crossmaglen as " most troublesome area" simply because the people do not want British occupation.

[@ProfileP246]

He's right!

[@footballspecialmineral6139]

Scotland the only colony that voted to stay one

[@paulkeen4551]

Exactly, British Occupation, murdered, plundered and desecrated all over the world.

[@paulkeen4551]

@@footballspecialmineral6139 Scotland, a Colony? You've just answered your mentality, British Museum has less than 20% of British artifacts , the rest have been pillaged, stolen and through murderous events, been collected. Don't get me started about the lack of British history 😤

[@PlushyPlay1]

@@paulkeen4551 Brits are proud of that stuff

[@mikegoldstone6832]

Scary how the IRA's weaponry capability increased from the time of this documentary (very good and agree with other comments) compared to a few years later when Libya totally changed the IRA's weapon capability......and when the the UK security forces and politicians realised that unlimited RPGs and AK47s and unlimited military-grade plastic explosive totally changed the security (and hence political) situation.

[@bowecho]

The first connection between Gaddfi and the IRA was made in '73. A ship (Claudia) was found smuggling 5 tonnes of weaponary off the Irish coast.

[@mikegoldstone6832]

@@bowecho Good point. The warning signal of the 'Claudia' wasn't recognised at the time...channels were opened that could be re-invigorated when the UK in 1986 allowed the US to bomb Libya from UK airfields. As an unintended and unanticipated consequence, Gaddaffi unleashed unimaginable military aid to the IRA that made a military defeat of the IRA almost impossible.....for example, Semtex plastic explosive which is undetectable and was hidden weeks in advance of the Conservative Party conference in Brighton that almost killed Mrs Thatcher....the good news is that it eventually led to a political settlement - the Good Friday Agreement.

[@wildgoose5964]

I remember back in the day when the Daily Mirror was still a newspaper they ran an opinion poll which recorded that well over 60% wanted Britain to quit Northern Ireland. Needless to say the powers that be ignored the poll...30 years on they're still ignore "polls".

[@andrewwake8607]

@@no1y354 Instead of Spending many years "Fucking Around" calling your lot "Terrorists" The British Goverment should have called It exactly what It was "WAR" Then the British Goverment could have declared "War" Then The British Army could have Rounded Up & Wiped Out The Lot of you Soulless, Sackless, Scumbags, In 48HRS

[@webtoedman]

@@no1y354 The dickers would have told the Army precisely where the senior leadership were hiding, if they didn't know already. Some of them were being paid by Special Branch! Meanwhile, on the border, the ASUs were acting like the SAS were going to whack them if they popped out to the shops. Read An Phloibacht from the period, they thought there were troopers under the bed. So much for the sons of Erin.😅

[@Bertiesghost]

That’s pretty impressive that the IRA could intercept the army helicopters microwave TV link in 1980. They must of shown the Palestinians how to do it because they were doing to IDF helicopters in the 90s. You could easily incept pretty much everything during the analogue days.

[@edmund184]

That was a good report. Somehow we don't get this sort of thing now.

[@fiddlesticksbessette398]

THATS CAUSE ALL THE YOUNG PUNKS WANT TO DO THING'S THERE WAY.NO MORE MORALS CAUSE THEY ARENT TAUGHT GOD,IN SCHOOL,AND THERE PARENT'S ARE ON DRUG'S,AND MABY THEM ALSO..MABY 5 /10 ARE NOT ON SOMETHING TODAY.EVEN PROFESSORS ARE TO YOUNG,AND ARENT THAT GOOD ANYMORE..SOME EVEN TEACH HATE,LIKE THE COLLEDGE ANTIFA ARE GOIN TO..BUT NOT ALL ARE BAD..THE BAD ONE'S SHOULD BE TAKIN OUT NOW,JUST LIKE THE DEMS THAT DONT HELP TRUMP,AND INCITEING HATE,AND BRAIN WASHING THE YOUNG TO THINK TRUMP IN NOT A GOOD MAN,OR PRESIDENT.BUT HE IS.HE'S DONT MORE THEN OTHER PRESIDENT'S FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY..BUT THEY DONT CAR.THERE TRYING TO IMPEACH HIM SENSE HE WAS ELECTED,BECAUSE OF HILERY,SHE'S STILL PISSED SENSE SHE LOST..THATS CRAZY,BUT THAATS WHATS GOIN ON.SHE'S FUNDING ALL THE TROUBLE MAKERS TO CAUSE THE PRESIDENT GREEF EVERY DAY,THEY ARE THE ONE,S LIEING ALL THE TIME,THERE CRAZY,FUCKIN LOON'S,ETC☼

[@hansr.9037]

@@fiddlesticksbessette398 learn to spell, I'm german and your keyboard mush gives me eye cancer, nut

[@johnwinters7464]

FiddleStick's bessette what would you know about Northern Ireland or its people? Sounds like you are on drugs ?

[@Cloughjordan23]

We do get good reporting today you just need to know where it is. Things change and move on. When this show was made there were people like you describing this show as being crap reporting compared to ten or fifteen years earlier.

[@MrThecarebear]

@@Cloughjordan23 Four channels was quite enough.

[@geoffedwards-tb4kp]

Sad though the fighting was, it's heavy duty watching, fascinated by these old docs of our recent past.

[@questpublishing4388]

when journalism was real

[@paramonov1984]

The Protestants are not the real Irish though right? They are just colonists from England from what I read on history. The Catholics are the real native Irish there.

[@Jim54_]

How Protestants and Catholics, two groups of people who worship the same god, same Jesus and use the same bible, don’t get on, just baffles the mind

[@olliedwards8069]

If Jesus was in Belfast, they would argue whether he’s Catholic or Protestant

[@addybuck1]

Answer: Protestant arrogance. They don't learn. GO HOME!

[@YThdhs]

Because protestants hate catholics with every bit of there body and caused the troubles because of there hatred

[@mozdickson]

Stunning quality reporting.

[@redmustangredmustang]

Just imagine what life would be like with the Good Friday agreements. Just the same old shootings, bombings, and British troops. I mean at least the bombings and British are gone, but now it's replaced with drugs and suicide. The division sadly will always be there thankfully there is peace just an uneasy peace.

[@TheSWCantina]

It will take generations but there is a major difference already in the younger people.

[@Drifty40]

Except Irish Republicans are still murdering. Adrian Ismay Lyra McKee Ronan Kerr Omagh bombing Carnfunnock bomb hide etc etc

[@dougshields503]

Good news clip, fair to both sides.

[@matthew1882]

You don't see that very often but good to see here.

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

I used to love these type of views, Panorama, another good 1.

[@CARLIN4737]

Cutting edge

[@kymrobinson7986]

Many comment here that modern mainstream media do not run informative and seemingly unbiased shows like this anymore. Much of that has to do with the viewership itself. Very few seek information and the depths of complex issues. Instead they prefer to be entertained, to have small portions of information (the gist of it) and the worse part is that they seek trusted pundits to help formulate their opinions for them. Dissent and curiosity is become rarer and it is not from any wide conspiracy or cabal of elites, it is driven from the common person who has themselves to blame for what it is they seek.

[@kymrobinson7986]

@@mynameorsutin Many are interested in a sort of infotainment and congested information that is instantaneous and unverified. This is the nature of the modern medium but also because a great many read headlines and not articles. Plenty of in depth alternatives do exist and are not so popular. In this day and age we can seek information with greater ease than in most other periods in history and yet this is not so common as it perhaps should. State run media outlets are just as bad as corporate entities so blaming advertising is a slender element of the issue.

@@kymrobinson7986 You morons are so fucking dumb.

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

All kept quiet cover up

[@evanomairtin1279]

They keep referring to the north as ‘Ulster’ this is incorrect, Ulster is an ancient Irish province made up of the six counties plus Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan.

[@iamsoldierf8316]

We only patrolled six counties of ulster.

[@bornslippy9208]

How do you know Lord Mount Batten had dandruff?? They found his head and shoulders on the beach

[@danielburke1990]

13.20 Paddy Short, is the uncle of actor Martin Short, random bit of colloquial knowledge for everyone haha

[@MayurPanghaal]

Good information in a good format.Enjoyed watching this. Less known facts too.

[@petertripp3153]

2019 and many of ulsters problems still abound with no news coverage or reports. i cant remember when i last saw a proper documentary. i wouldnt mind but i did 3 tours in the 70s and still didnt know why.

[@petertripp3153]

@beckys2222 why would i be proud of killing my fellow countrymen

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

Of course not dummy

[@iamsoldierf8316]

Pat McCaliskey we know. We didn’t patrol three of them.

[@sjmc1974]

@@iamsoldierf8316you were too busy shooting people with learning difficulties in the back.

[@drewcowan1977]

@@sjmc1974 lol

[@oranbhoy67]

Imagine ITV producing content like this now??

[@gomey70]

Nobody would watch it. They'd rather watch Bake Off or Love Island.

[@TheSubpremeState]

IRA the original special forces. Made from local irish lads. Love em or hate em...gotta give em credit for standing up to a world power and giving them a serious headache. Never underestimate the Irish

[@wutang6020]

Epicurus _ look at funded them who provided the propaganda machine that supported them and now look at what has happened to Northern Ireland and the whole of Ireland since! Now catholic and prod have lost there homeland, Sinn Fein was the true enemy of all on this island that caused division and hatred for all the people here. 10 men never starved to death for there country to be handed away! The real Irish people down south are fully aware of who the real traitors are and if you live in the west of Belfast then you already know that it was all a farce to bring in the new world order and that Sinn Fein is now a dirty dirty word. As for the mighty Irish I don't even think that exists anymore now and neither dose the loyalist they are all just memories now and if you think I'm just full of it then just wait and see and oh they have just started to discover statues down south with there heads cut off so like I said just wait and see the results of misguided betrayed hung out to dry the Irish and Ulster people have been. Just look at who was funding them for years in the shadows and I'm certainly not talking about norad lol the same old enemy now just look for yourself 😉 🇬🇧✌️️🇬🇧🇮🇪✌️️🇮🇪

[@paganphil100]

Epicurus _: Special forces? More like special needs....

[@TheSubpremeState]

@@wutang6020 I agree 100%. Republicans these days keep going on about the British of the past. The tyrants have moved on to bigger things. The EU are the enemy of freedom TODAY. The EU are a more sinister more refined oppressor. The famine was repeated using money instead of food and people so brainwashed they still support the EU. Forced to vote again for Lisbon. Main reason it passed cos Irish were afraid of economic issues. Then Lisbon treaty allowed banks to steal millions to pay off foreigners including English bondholders 😂😂😂. Couldn't make it up.

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

Absolutely

[@TheSubpremeState]

@BemusedBarfly Do you actually think the average irish person had a clue what lisbon treaty was about? You're the parrot it would seem. Ask any irish person why they voted for lisbon. Honestly mate just be real and ask. Dont kid yourself. Anyone reading this ask someone irish why they voted for Lisbon treaty. The answers will make you laugh out loud. Im not being smart. Just try it. See how many will say they were concerned about neutrality first time around. We've nothing to be concerned about now cos the f ing country is out of our control . We're neutral now alright 😂. Dead in the water. Lisbon was rerun cos they didn't like the outcome. Its an amazing claim to say what you just said. Can you provide some evidence for your claim?

[@noka1979]

My history, I used to get so excited to see the army in their pig jeeps, we had lots of fun hurling everything we could lay our hands on as kids, the soldiers would keep coming back around and they would duck inside the open top jeeps while we threw everything including doors, trees, bottles full of paint and sometimes petrol bombs, paving slabs. They would literally go past us again and again. This was a daily occurrence, i grew up in the 80s and 90s. The soldiers were a bit crafty while in Creggan and the bog etc, they would attract the kids around when they were parked up, they would give us cigarettes and spare change..

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

You need help 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@paulkeen4551]

@@Theoriginalbigbrillo he's telling the truth, how do you fight kids, oh that's right, you shoot them.

[@noka1979]

​@@Theoriginalbigbrilloyou had to be there..we lived in a war zone..we were kids..

[@starofdavid9919]

@@Theoriginalbigbrillo Yes I would agree, the guy is probably traumatised from his experiences growing up at that time, like thousands of others on both sides.

[@GottliebGoltz]

That's the sort of reporting they should have kept up with.

[@gazzas123]

The British for hundreds of years have brutally suppressed the Irish people and wonder why they reacted the way they did. Look at what the Black and Tan did and you will understand the hatred of British occupation.

[@tonyb1223]

No one side was perfect, after WW1, those returning Irosh soldiers who had fought against the Germans were shunned and most had to move, either over to mainland Britain or to a less hostile part of Ireland. Even after Irish independence, there was a movement that rose up and became the IRA (this differs from those who gained their independence in 1922, they stopped any campaign against the British).

[@garymcburnie8323]

See you talking shit again.

[@hardshiponthepathwaytopeac2371]

I suppose you are "just saying"?

[@garymcburnie8323]

Look at what the ira did and you will understand why the black and tans were sent to Ireland. They ira also helped the Germans during the war so they became the enemy of England and Ireland. OK retard

[@paulmcallister8948]

But the UK has given sanctuary and employment to tens of millions of Irish Republic citizens for centuries! 😳🥺

[@FATHOLLYWOODB123]

The IRA and Sinn Féin were the only ones standing up for the natives rights, that's why they were, and still are, so popular.

[@pix046]

Standing up for a small fringe of hard line Republicans, that’s all. A nasty bunch of terrorists.

[@SnoutBetter002]

You clearly don’t understand anything

[@FATHOLLYWOODB123]

@@SnoutBetter002 your clearly on the side of the British, just go back to your island, or the globalist, who are ruining Ireland with multiculturalism.

[@seymourclearly]

Republican paramilitaries, mostly the IRA, killed 2/3 of the catholic civillians, ie not terrorists, that were killed in the troubles. How does that fit with the nonsense you posted. The only protection they were involved in were protection rackets, extorting the people in their own community. BS doesn't change historical facts but there are always mugs prepared to side with murderers who were trying to overturn democratic rule in northern ireland.

[@finbarfelaheen8465]

The guns at 8:33 look like theyd been there since the 20s. Gotta laugh

[@CaveBear1031]

Lee Enfield .303 , damn good rifle. I have one and shoot it regularly .

[@iapetusmccool]

@@CaveBear1031 I was in Bangladesh a few years ago. The police guarding the airport all had Lee Enfields.

[@matthewb606]

Just cause they don’t look new doesn’t mean they’re not reliable and powerful

[@paulduffy4585]

Crossmaglen really put itself on the map.

[@kevinadamson5768]

Served tour 86/87 not a nice part of the world.

[@paulduffy4585]

@@kevinadamson5768were you expecting a thousand welcomes?

[@jackietreehorn5561]

@@kevinadamson5768 you would hardly expect a brass band and the welcome committee with the red carpet rolled out being a squaddie

[@kevinadamson5768]

@@jackietreehorn5561 no suppose not.

[@allybally0021]

Amazing architecture. Looks like a great place for a holiday.

[@KyleInOklahoma]

*_At _**_2:56_**_ British intelligence officer say's the IRA were fighting a lost cause. He failed to see that Irish communities across America's east coast were preparing to fund raise. This type of reporting moved the Irish Diaspora in America to fund many ship's with ton's of weapon's & ammo to Ireland [AK - 15's, 18/180's etc]. Libya's hatred for Britain moved them to send the AK's & explosives. This officer was so wrong. The loyalist's only had a small amount of weapons donated by the army & some bought with drug money. Sinn - fein have now turned their back's on Ireland. A shameful situation_*

[@ravenmusic6392]

There were some Americans who largely knew nothing about the conflict supplying the PIRA with guns but this had wound down by the 80s when the FBI started getting serious about stopping it

[@johnk1639]

13:28 watch what you say, that guy in the background has his eye on you

[@juliusseesaw5450]

Did it never occur to the english that they er, shouldnt be there? Because its like , Ireland not england?

[@juliusseesaw5450]

@Tiny mod I was including the protestants , planted by the english, in order to cause decades of misery on someone elses soil .

[@Horizon344]

@@juliusseesaw5450 Define what u mean exactly by 'some1 else's soil'.

[@juliusseesaw5450]

@Mark Gable Im english. All the english did was throw the irish off their own land by force ( while the rest of the world looked on in disgust ) & whinge to this day about a few bombs & dead soldiers who had no business being there. Tough shit😂

[@Kitiwake]

@Mark Gable you mean Britain is part of the Irish isles.

[@andrewwake8607]

@@juliusseesaw5450 You are talking about a population of people who struggled to grow "POTATOES" yet managed to manufacture "HOOCH" by the barrel full, No Wonder the British had to Intervene, There was "NO FORCED" Migration of the Irish to the Americas, They Kept falling off the west coast of Ireland Drunk & just drifted with the Gulf Stream & beached In America

[@LMB222]

This just shows that there are no winners in urban warfare

[@JBigjake]

Anyone notice a resemblance between the publican Short and Martin Short, whose father was from Crossmaglen?

[@eddiebrennan126]

Ye they were both short.....👍👍👍👍

[@JBigjake]

“Grayt wee mayen”, as they say in the Narth!

[@Bertiesghost]

That’s crazy. They’re definitely from the same stock.

[@stevebaker4319]

There was no left, no right, it was simply reporting the news to a sophisticated public. Now, not much of either.

[@memekelly2639]

Ireland was Ireland when England was a pup Ireland will be Ireland when England is messed up, Ireland live on thy soldier son shall guide thee,🇮🇪🇮🇪☘☘☘💪💪☘☘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@matthewb606]

Thicc Boi that’s your opinion not Europe’s ya clown 🇮🇪

[@grantmaxwell7656]

Worst poem ever 😂

[@glennferguson1045]

The Republic of Ireland is no more just a vassel state to the European Union controlled by Brussels.

[@dannyboy5517]

@@glennferguson1045 But certainly not British Now a vassel state itself

[@dannyboy5517]

@Johnny Cash Why do the British want it so badly

[@chriswilson8062]

Not biased at all... 😂🤣

[@paulmcdonough1093]

just facts truth hurts

[@matthew1882]

I thought it was very fair to both sides. The interview of citizens in Crossmaglen highlights that.

[@microwavehead1517]

And the salary of the 2 RUC men was the equivalent to the 17 British soldiers.

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

But the same pay masters

[@missingwords6723]

Do u have the figures?

[@missingwords6723]

Microwave where did u get this statistic. Of the top of your head ?

[@genwoolfe]

Agreed. My first tour was in 79. On a later (87) tour I recall escorting a member of the RUC as a multiple commander and being horrified at realizing that he received in a day what the Army were then paying me for a WEEK (& I / we were doing all the work!)

[@kevinadamson5768]

@@genwoolfe me too, their accommodation was a lot better too.

[@longday3607]

Today's journalists should be made watch these reports,

[@franriding6473]

I don’t think is journalists as such, more the organisations that employ them that wish to control the narrative. Plus the Johnny/amber trial gets more clicks than serious journalism sadly.

[@johncritch6812]

I feel calling it the "troubles" really minamilizes it 100s of people were killed over the years. Almost a sort of denial of how bad it really was.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Was nearly 4000 killed , a dirty war

[@richardbaker3000]

Unbelievable. Lions led by donkrys in the 1st World War and the same thing in Northern Ireland. If troops hadn't turned up in Crossmaglen, there'd have been no problem. There was no conflict there between Loyalists and Republicans.

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

RIP real journalism

[@petergreen2552]

Ah yes,the 80s. No dialogue,just the sound of bombs going off and pontificating politicians.

[@ariari4133]

The wiche tatcher,and the Orange marses,still a old Dutch Willem van Oranje herretidge

[@johnjordan2980]

Can only be a matter a time before Ireland is re-United.

[@fkitnow1488]

Only under British rule

[@andrewwake8607]

"With Atlantis" 🤞

[@johnjordan2980]

@@andrewwake8607 get with the programme Andy fake.

[@andrewwake8607]

@@johnjordan2980 This will never happen, There Isn't at the present either the sense nor Intelligence within the population to bring this about. I personally don't think regarding population they will ever possess these Qualities.

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

Yeah

[@tropicalpalmtree]

I love that Thames TV intro

[@marke.5609]

5:12. What is the "clarabel" all about?

[@dsd7004]

something to do with " Triangulating the direction of sniper rounds". i think

[@whitetroutchannel]

yeah it could mark with sensors were a snipers bullet came from

[@TheFreshSpam]

@@whitetroutchannel No its none of that. Simpler. It's just DDJAM Technology that blocked radio contact between the shooters. None of them would fight or be organised in an attack without being overrun.

[@whitetroutchannel]

@@TheFreshSpam id stand corrected

[@mephistophelesfussli819]

@@TheFreshSpam Got any link?

[@edwardodonnell6857]

Incredible to think in 1980 I was a army cadet Sargent got accepted to train in the junior leaders got drunk banged up for fighting think I had a lucky escape.I don’t agree with the bombing campaign of the IRA but the truth is no country should be occupied by armed force it doesn’t work when will governments learn India Iraq Afghanistan presently the Russians in Ukraine you cannot control a resilient population.Sure you can try the Falklands I understand they are all British likewise Gibraltar they want to be British I respect the Unionists right to be British but I just wish our government would think carefully about occupation of any foreign territory because a lot of good soldiers end up giving their lives holding onto it.

[@JerkerDahlblom]

What was the "clara device" mentioned here? Didn't hear any explanation.

[@xmascar3539]

Claribel - it was radar to detect the angle from where a sniper fired a bullet from.

[@JerkerDahlblom]

@@xmascar3539 Thanks!

[@aviationiceman9549]

Xmas Car it was an early directional finder that worked on acoustics

[@DJNAZZZZTY]

In Boston MA we call this "Shot Spotter"

[@jackduffy3170]

@@xmascar3539 no it ist you stupid bastard lol, its a radio jammer

[@giwrgostsatsaris2534]

Love ireland amazing country

[@britnic5394]

its shyte

[@raleighburner1589]

@@britnic5394 why what part of england are you from I live in cork city and I guarantee it's better than the shit hole of the UK you live in

[@raleighburner1589]

@@britnic5394 do you even know what a photo cell activation contact is ...you moron

[@pivottech8881]

I'd rather move to Ireland than stay in the UK but honestly I just don't wanna cus of this. Makes me nervous more the less it's a nice country went once

[@johnnycash1365]

@@raleighburner1589 why do so many Irish leave then?

[@hoopenhanger]

The one issue that I always had with British journalists and Ireland is their constant inaccuracy in refereeing to northern Ireland as 'Ulster'. The six counties are indeed part of Ulster but the province consists of nine counties, not just the occupied six.

[@familiecole]

Protestants refer to the province as Ulster as a direct provocation to the nationalist community. Journalists are either repeating what they hear or, as in this case, joining in on the provocation of the nationalist community.

[@farqitol]

Just call it Britain and be done with it.

DARK SIDE OF BRITAIN - Savile and the 9th Circle kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZXUf4uwgK-mhrM

[@ResoundGuy5]

Interesting how there seem to be more Republican supporters than Loyalist supporters in the comments

[@ogrebattle22763]

Because most people know what these Orange Loyalist scumbags are about... true poisonous parasites... they are the reason why shit was so chaotic in Northern Ireland for so long and the British Army were their buddies corruption at its worst... this shit has all been established...

[@kerrysewell1574]

@@ogrebattle22763 loyalists over commie ira anyday

[@fkitnow1488]

@@ogrebattle22763 your just a pathetic bigot who believes all the republican bullshit he's spoonfed and the reason it went on so long was becuse of republican idoits who believed they could bomb NI into a United Ireland, and as soon as SF/IRA admitted they where beaten and recognised UK sovereignty on this island then we started getting back to a normal society. ..

[@fkitnow1488]

@UCm63dA5kROnuGG-n-Z56Rnw I'm going to go ahead and assume your some pathetic plastic paddy who has never set foot in Northern ireland because if you where from here you'd know that the vast majority of its people can't stand the republican dissadents who are the only true bigots left here... ok ya tit

[@ogrebattle22763]

@@fkitnow1488 Normal society? LOLOLOLOL... LOLOLOLOL....

[@gradeyundery4939]

that was a very sophisticated video!

[@jameswbell7084]

He/She who ignores history is condemned to repeat it. The English have never learned that if any bad decision on policy returns to bite them in the arse, it's North of Ireland. Sadly that is becoming evident to us right now as the intent to make an open access/Irish identity has backfired enormously due to Brexit.

[@jumbojiggalo9576]

James W Bell the whole Northern Ireland ordeal is mainly just political sway and the more the situation is hyperbolic in the public eyes the more it matters, but it doesnt. Brexit would have minimal affects on northern island, obviously just a headline hopper

[@jameswbell7084]

@@jumbojiggalo9576 - in a way, I hope you're right. Here in Leeds we have our differences, we just get on with them best we can by comparison. Much of it involving North of Ireland I agree had been a propaganda war; a classic example being the BBC and World in Action Footage of The Maze/Long Kesh in 1980 which was turned on it's head for use in Pro-Republican Murals and other material. It was left to people's imaginations that all people locked up at Long Kesh were killers, many of them though were not, merely convicted for handling/possessing weapons and explosives. Dangerous yes, but not quite to the extent that was suggested or generalised.

[@jameswbell7084]

Brian - as a rule, The English colonized lands that were divided or in factions. That way they met no real mass organised resistance; Scotland being among them with clans. Many wonder how they achieved such power and status, well, that's how. At least The Germans were brave or even reckless enough to meet organised resistance despite the atrocities they themselves committed. In the case of North of Ireland, even though it isn't publicly stated, Dublin wouldn't wish to inherit it as it would breed another troubles due to Loyalist resistance and the whole 70's cycle is reborn. Something as incurable as this can only be left to dissolve of it's own natural accord i.e. folk get wise to it and ditch the thing. Many people in England settled from Irish Catholic North never speak about returning there. It is a huge, bitter political irony that they feel safer, saner and more warmly received by people in "The Land of The Enemy" free from Hyperbolic Propaganda put about by opposing sides.

[@jonathanmcaleece9834]

James W Bell the north of Ireland is Donegal. I presume you mean Northern ireland

[@jameswbell7084]

@@jonathanmcaleece9834 Yes, my apologies, some Republicans do use generic term "The North"

[@geoffedwards-tb4kp]

Used to watch all these docs as a kid. Used to be on about 8. 9 o'clock.

[@irish-medi-weed-grower5240]

11:15 best of british health and safety . checking for bombs with a shovel !

[@thermaldog]

ye, nowadays he would do the same job but wearing a high viz vest

[@apathyintheuk265]

That's not a 'shovel' - That's a multi tool.

[@ostapbendervan7874]

You blind Detector

[@irish-medi-weed-grower5240]

@@ostapbendervan7874 No , its definitely a shovel bender . I isn't blind . there are detectors being used but @ 11:15 its a shovel .

[@tub19]

@@irish-medi-weed-grower5240 Reminds me of that Dave Allan clip with the mine field. Lol

[@Matt-Durham]

Frank Doherty later wrote a book about the Stalker inquiry

[@dominickskinner407]

"While the soldier's defend themselves". "Soldier's came to protect". "The people don't want to be protected". Trying to understand the British perspective always leads to hypocrisy

[@TheScaryTruthCatalyst]

While IRA propaganda makes total sense, right?

[@dominickskinner407]

@@TheScaryTruthCatalyst yes, unfortunately.

[@dominickskinner407]

@DMo86 well, in this case, yes. The UK is currently asking Israel to halt the expansion of settlements, the exact scenario that led to a divided Ireland. In what way is the border in Ireland not the UK's fault?

[@midnightteapot5633]

so how do you pronounce Garda ? gard-ee or gard -ai ! I have heard both being used.

[@midnightteapot5633]

@@randomvidios09 thanks very much

[@killercd7682]

What a great documentary

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

What did the "loyalists" the groups fighting the IRA that werent the army do in all this? Were they and the british army basically on the same side or did they fight the army and IRA?

[@JeromeHattKronen1664]

On the same side in cahoots together, they are the british govt

[@williammcconville4967]

@beckys2222 not then your talking about now and just to point out Republicans are doing the exact same thing

[@williammcconville4967]

@beckys2222 I don't need to Google nothing I bet I know more on the subject than you do, I don't need to ask anyone from anywhere because I know and I also know what's going on in West Belfast and the falls if you think the same shit isn't happening on both sides maybe you should look into things a bit more

[@williammcconville4967]

@beckys2222 I'm not taking it personal, both sides just do things differently I have personally seen things on both sides well their really more than just 2 sides now

[@williammcconville4967]

@beckys2222 hard line Loyalists and Republicans that believe in there causes then you have the gangster elements of both that believe in just making money and they say or try to pass themselves off as Loyalists or Republicans then you just have the plain gangster/hoods, I never ment the Muslims but that is an element that I'm sure will be a problem at some stage along with the foriners like the Romanians polish etc that are taking over areas and not even willing to speak the language let alone intergrate, I never ment these groups but they will become a real problem down the line

[@flowerofscotland8839]

I love the lead "Blanketman" with the heavy rimmed glasses and two badges on each breastbone. Such rigid determination on his face. I expect he's died now. If so, many'll remember him. Good work, protest soldier.

[@victorsproule9508]

I remember reading that the “blanket man” was a sex pervert!

[@MindbodyMedic]

Around 4m30s there is a bit about 'clarabelle' devices attached to army landrovers. These were localised radar that enabled the army to pinpoint the direction a snipers bullet came from, the American military developed Boomerang...a similar and more sophisticated version.

[@gareth1974barrington]

Excellent documentary

[@geoffedwards-tb4kp]

Book called bandit country. British officer called the South Armagh brigade a good enemy capable of good quality operational capacity. Note a quote but words to this affect and he begrudgingly respected and he was high up British officer.

[@ostapbendervan7874]

Bobby sands heroes to many

[@Team-fabulous]

Why would you glorify a burglar, robber of old age pensioners and generaly a peice of trash...

[@Grant-kj4eq]

very interesting and informative.

[@briandoyle6188]

14.11 and all because the lady loved milk tray....

[@ProfileP246]

I remember when we used that all the time!

[@bettyswollocks7683]

Does anyone know of any other good documentaries on KZbin about the IRA

[@kieranlandy7617]

Search in northern Ireland troubles or soldiers stories

[@thornbird6768]

betty swollocks Just put The Troubles in the search , there’s a lot , enjoy 👍🏻

[@joedalydeadbeat]

i can only find british propaganda from the bbc , nothing that dosent lie by omission. and nothing about the civil rights violations that started the conflict,

[@6numero1]

The secret history of the Troubles, BBC, 2019.

[@personl7949]

Your name, its hilarious 🤣🤣😜

[@LifeInStone]

Well made and proper journalism. There is not many of this standard anywhere now. On Peace , we have come a long long way thank goodness from those dark times. I hope the extreme brexiteers don’t drag things back with their form of madness.

[@SuperFukuman]

hillarious for the poor sods who live there, they dont say "IRA" In NI. its just "gunnnies" or "provos"

[@robdubz1510]

Both sides need northern ireland to exist , ROI politicians to dodge tax like they have been in UK banks , The UK to get EU goods for cheap across the border. It's the area with the highest % in UK on government benefits , And ROI would not be able to afford a United Ireland in a situation similar to West and East German reunification . I'm Catholic but can see this at a stalemate forever..

[@kevinhorgan2770]

rob Dubz Yep they the politicians don’t want a united ireland nor the yanks .

[@deathfromabove2250]

I love this videos of the Troubles. Does anybody have any good recommendations on books covering the Troubles?

[@Crum-pe4mn]

Bandit Country by Toby Harnden is a great read

[@garethdoherty7843]

‘Say Nothing’

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Killing rage by Eamon Collins is a good one

[@meab12]

Went to mention two excellent books in reply to your post and found that they had both been mentioned!

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

"Roll a joint and bonk a chick" by F. Love Rules Mcintyre............Blessings..............

[@manakara9821]

Both sides controlled by 10 downing Street,,, Stakeknife and Rimington books prove that.

[@brianwalsh5019]

Perhaps that's why Major and his cabinet had to hide under the table as the Provos mortared them, or blew the bastards from their beds in Brighton.

[@veterankamikaze3591]

Just look for the photo of Martin Mcguinness shaking hands with the British queen. Thumb pressed against the third knuckle, freemason.

[@xys7536]

So what is clarabell a microphone??????

[@stephensmith4480]

It was a Radar system that was designed to register the Angle of a bullets flight path from the sound that it made. Once you have the Angle, it leads directly to the firing point.

[@ivanshipy1966]

God bless the IrishPeople and R.I.P those who fought and died for Irish freedom 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@Ramazvous]

As someone who grew up in the Republic of Ireland. We are the 3rd lowest in crime in the world. Just a fun fact

[@bubiruski8067]

God bless the Irish !

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

Bubi Ruski love the name............Blessings..........

[@idontreallyknow2885]

It’s weird seeing the front of the Belfast courts, normally the wall is in the way

[@paulkeogh3518]

Real Journalism something that is now sadly a thing of the past.

[@MrJonno85]

Where's the theme music?

[@arilebon]

The soldiers had a red feather sticking off the top of their caps -- wouldn't that defeat the camouflage intent of rest of uniform?

[@iamsoldierf8316]

Only on berets. Once tin lids were order of the day camo

[@jimmyjohnson7027]

The red and white hackle is worn as a battle honour. Berets were often worn to present a less aggressive appearance. The featured regiment is my old mob, First Battalion, Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers. This tour was before my time, though.

[@kewlmanable]

Show all the fucking Irish soldiers controlling the streets in England!!! Oh wait...

[@paulmccalmont8383]

Well that's embarrassing the whole British army couldn't defeat 300 hundred men

[@florinivan6907]

That is the permanent operational force. But add up the sympathisers providing support consider how this figure was constantly replenished by new members. Overall from 1969 to 1994 about 12000 individuals probably served in the IRA at some point. Support ran at probably double that number. So its a lot harder than just 300 guys who were the same guys in 1970 as 1990.

[@ravenmusic6392]

It was about 20,000 troops rotating and most of the troops weren't allowed to actively hunt PIRA members, you'd have to look at the actions of the SAS and British intelligence to see what would've happened if the British had been serious about destroying the PIRA

[@Defu74]

Pre - Rupert Murdoch

[@georgerichardson7728]

Is that Gandi in the blanket at the start? what a tube

[@ilyasullah5752]

17 soldiers to protect 2 policemen it shows you how ridiculous the British policies were in northern Ireland.

[@mactoirdealbhaigh7624]

@Tiny mod the point of troops in the end was so the IRISH didn't wipe the BRITISH squatters out. Saying it's a Catholic, Protestant thing just shows how much you know you fukin gob shite.

[@damienocallaghan7914]

World In Action and Panorama were good as well Remember Death On The Rock? - That would NEVER get made now The FUCKING SHIT that passes for Television these days.........Love Island X Factor i'm A Celebrity Strictly I could go on and on

[@kennybaez2240]

I am catholic but also British and Scottish isnt it ironic don’t you think

[@olliedwards8069]

The Scottish are British, I think you mean English and Scottish

[@ononewheellad]

Who cares what your religion is.

[@Octopetala]

@@olliedwards8069 nah kenny’s right

[@Octopetala]

product of ‘progressive’ (aka ignorant of history) parents

[@ostapbendervan7874]

16:37 what the hell Actor from happy valley mental institution

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

11:35 Golf 5 zero. Borucki Sanger. XMG.

[@user-kn8rb1hw8q]

so what is this "northern" ireland far as I am concerned ireland is one and all behind our green white and orange

[@iamsoldierf8316]

Norn iron is a country is it not? When you were chuckling over Easter eggs in 1916, ( whilst everyone went to war! ) your free ( state! ) republic gave away in 1921. So yes, as worded on the British passport it states Great Britain and norn iron.

[@johnmcginn7357]

Funny how paddy shorts nephew martin is so like him