The Reality of the Ongoing Conflict in Northern Ireland| Real Stories Full-Length Documentary

Majella O'Donnell took her adolescent son Philly to be shot in both legs one night. Majella, Philly, and his shooters all live in Derry, Northern Ireland. While the "Troubles" formally ended in 1998, the conflict continues. They despise the government and the police.
Much of this takes place under the United Kingdom's jurisdiction. How do you bring your son to be shot?
So, what happens next? What is the state of family life now? What is a community's reaction? When do wars truly come to an end? Sinéad O'Shea has been filming this disturbing yet darkly humorous portrayal of a post-conflict society for five years.
From A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot
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[@TakiMomoify]

You'd think the opening with the kid and his arsenal of weapons would've been a good indicator of how insane this was gonna be but I was STILL unprepared lol

[@Steve_1999]

It doesn't make someone insane, bad or evil just because they like guns and knives. If the kid shows signs of mental/behavioral issues or if he's unusually quiet THEN it would be a red flag. I had more weapons than that and I never thought about using them on another person... Unless someone broke into my house or something like that.

[@RockinStacy]

@@Steve_1999 I agree with you, guns and knives are very common. However, this kid having and his explanations of use on the crowbar, ax, saw, bolt cutters is not healthy.

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

@@Steve_1999 did you listen to his explanation of their uses? He's not building a fence with them...

[@xxxneoxxx]

Really , so he doesn't grow up to be Bob the builder?

[@west8436]

It's now 2024 Trump June 24 and Ireland 🇮🇪 Muslim invasion. Islam out ✝️ ❤️🇮🇪💪😁. Show us the way Deport and Show no Mercy ✝️❤️

[@30anvz28]

I’m less than 3 minutes in and my facial expressions have already drawn several questions from the wife.... wtf does the next 80 minutes hold....

[@Thankful2bCatholic]

i've watched 5 minutes and the son says "they're animals" - well WHAT'S HIS MOTHER THEN??? The biggest and WORST of all the animals?!?!?!? And she's OUT and about? If she can do this to HER SON and be FREE - WHAT ON EARTH?!??! (Is this REALLY true?) The opening scene has a picture on the wall about mum having EVERY WORD - first, last and anything in between - i paused the video to read it - THAT ALONE seems like these children are living with a MONSTER - and what mum would let her son have all those things and NOT be concerned with the way he is speaking about them?!?!?! IF this is real then what is it? PERMISSABLE LEGAL CHILD ABUSE? (not to mention ACCOMPLICE in a SHOOTING?) THIS IS JUST SICK. (How can it be true? surely it ends that it is NOT a true thing...)

[@brett22bt]

@@Thankful2bCatholic I'm 25 mins in and my heart breaks for the Mother. She was in between a rock and a hard place. The entire situation is just so depressing. However, with so much of this left to run, I could be way off the mark, and I'm happy to be corrected if I've missed something.

[@somethingaboutbeaute]

@@brett22bt Now I'm *SLIGHTLY AFRAID* & by *SLIGHTLY* I mean I DON'T know if I really want to finish watching this because I'm a mother myself & when I watch or read something that involves a child being hurt purposefully & whether it's mental, physical, sexual, emotionally abused, I find that I cry true tears of sadness BUT MOSTLY I cry A LOT of ANGRY tears!!! I'm going to watch as much as I comfortably can & to do so, I'm going to remember what you said in your reply to the original comment & I hope that will help me to finish watching this!!!!! 💔😢❤😊

[@brett22bt]

@@somethingaboutbeaute How far did you make it?

[@somethingaboutbeaute]

@@brett22bt I'm actually just about to sit down and eat some dinner to finish watching this because I watched maybe another 5 minutes more after my initial reply to you and then I went to pick up a friend because her car broke down on the highway and she had to get it towed so I just got back in about 20-ish minutes ago because I also took her to get a rental car while she's waiting for hers to be fixed. I have no clue why I just shared my day but it's just been one of those days.....lol I'll definitely let ya know once I'm done watching it though for sure!!! 😁👍😊

[@sharfacekillah]

The woman's younger son seems so intelligent. Its a tragedy how thin she's spread cause with consistent one on one attention I think he'd thrive. She wouldn't even listen and acknowledge all those traumatic experiences he was trying to share.

[@sv3931]

Don't assume her life coming up was any better. We become numb when the trauma is too severe, or ongoing.

[@debraperez7171]

Thank you for articulating that better than I could.

[@wzupppp]

@@sv3931 true, she prolly grew up at the height of the troubles

[@Lynn-zx3th]

@@sv3931 I think she’s numbed out too, I’ve seen it before. I also think the son sitting there with her could grow up n be a really good kid. Too bad she’s so damaged & his dad’s in jail. Breaks my heart for them.

[@rebeccamartin5484]

She isn’t spread thin. Her entire attitude toward her two children were night and day. That has nothing to do with being spread thin. And if she is spread thin she should prioritize her attention on to her 12 year old son not her adult son

[@snowbeast4463]

It's alarming how little we're told about this in the UK.

[@gayestrand5952]

Nor here in the colonies - NZ

[@101spacemonkey]

When a car b*mb went off in Derry it didnt even make the 1st headline in the news. If it was any other city, the UK news would cover it. It was barely mentioned.

[@snowbeast4463]

@@101spacemonkey Exactly

[@tedgrey5371]

most of the world has similar stories

[@xxxild]

I'm not able to view this in the UK I had to use a VPN.

[@jennbeth1]

WTF am I watching? This is insanity.

[@WowJustWow37]

And now I must watch!

[@katarinatibai8396]

100% insanity

[@Hatsu220]

That is home...now let the world know because no one else does

[@buggiebuild1]

Weird ,this case usually attracts views, I think it’s a natural curiosity ,and insanity✌🏻😷

[@juliesprik9479]

He's got his own kill kit.

[@crossfadefan67]

I think somebody needs to check Kevin Barry's attic 🤣

[@jerryross3438]

Lol

[@johnlangis9313]

This is powerful! I must say...not at tall. Kevin Barry O'Donnell has experienced more than others in a "peaceful" place. Violence is not the answer to peace. We mus ALL unite and decide 26+6=1 country=Ireland. Ploiticians must always work for the people. I am sorry but that is my opinion. ☘

[@NudePostingConspiracyTheories]

Wow. I’m an Irish- Australian Catholic. I’d no idea what had happened since the Troubles were stopped. So much to meditate upon. Wow. Thanks for putting this up

[@jenniferdnoseworthy2348]

All I can say is holy crap. I’m so glad I live in Canada.

[@kimberleyliesch8768]

Amen.

[@megantaur3683]

Thank you for subtitles

[@parasinthephilippines]

As an Irishman. This is the legacy of the struggle. It saddens me me to see tribal warfare and a people imploding.

[@KairiIEB]

sadly i can see this happening in America too, already starting.

[@parasinthephilippines]

@@KairiIEB I really hope it doesn't. The children were only just getting over the trauma and then the father gets kneecapped. Two weeks out of prison. Right back to square one. This is community shooting their own. This is one small area of Derry which is largely run by the protestant majority. It's very sad to see.

[@michelleayres5608]

@@KairiIEB On the other hand, Joe Biden is uniting the US...Everybody hates him.

[@KairiIEB]

@@michelleayres5608 yeah, he doesn't have the greatest track record. and how tf are we supposed to unite with republicans that would not pass a stimulus check for suffering Americans, or even take responsibility for the capital riots? this country is gonna implode.

[@gypsyqueen3806]

@@michelleayres5608 you got that right!! I definitely HATE BIDEN!!! I don’t understand why he’s not in a nursing home yet!!!

[@rhiannonrose4841]

I have had a pen pal in Derry for a number of years.He constantly struggled with depression and suicide.Sometime we would video chat.Since Covid last year I've not heard from him and I even reached out to some of his comrades there on his fb.Noone has updated me .After watching this I am now even worried.He would Express things were hard and different there but I didnt realize or imagine this bad.I miss our correspondence and miss his jokes and laughter.I hope hes ok.I am I'm St.Petersburg Florida so it was always exciting talking to him

[@CrustyUgg]

Ya but this is old. Also on Facebook messenger you can see if any of his friends have even read your messages… You should add them because otherwise your message will just sit in their request folder and they won’t see it

[@rhiannonrose4841]

Trust me when I say have done what is possible for an American and know they are truly private people and they trust noone

[@rhiannonrose4841]

@@CrustyUgg I actually did get communication from one male friend if his and im.not ignorant to how all that works soooo with that being said and the poverty level of folks there and what he had said in the past I'm pretty sure Internet became un affordable with zero work

[@rhiannonrose4841]

I said I quit hearing from him last year when covid hit and lockdowns. But I will tell you that id not a quick changing were up to date area as well.

[@stefan2043]

wha for real?

[@auroramcelroywilsones6377]

incredibly disturbing... the CHILD in the intro

[@katarinatibai8396]

Yes - very creepy

[@Kirsten_is_cursed10]

Well, this is a bit heavier than Derry Girls

[@merhades1105]

that's what i'm sayin' lol

[@Lynn-zx3th]

What’s Derry Girls?

[@cobbler1539]

A comedy on Netflix.

[@renpilak6048]

For a film this long, I listen while doing other things! But, it looks like I have to stay glued to read the subtitles 😳

[@jenmb2679]

I cant even read them. Too small Do youtubers actually watch the videos they make.? Very common problem. If i wanted to read, i wouldnt come to YT.

[@Snapper238]

English is my first language. I struggled to listen, watch it, read it, past the 5 minute mark.

[@jenmb2679]

@@Snapper238 omg t h ought i was the only one.in fact i thought your comment was mine.small subtitles is too common.dont know if youtubers watch their own videos or not.i cannot understand either

[@HeatherBoo916]

@@jenmb2679 I never seem to have that problem

[@SimpleOne22]

Haha me too!!

[@omennemo8844]

Had to watch this documentary twice. I couldn't understand it all. It was a good documentary. Looking forward to see more of Ms, O'Shea's work .

[@galvestoncandlecompany5696]

i'm so very confused

[@char8059]

This is very sad. These boys and young men are stuck with no opportunities or chance for a future. How horrible this is for them! They're really stuck!

[@langdonowen161]

Im 8 mins in and im more confused than ive been in yrs

[@AnnabelleJARankin]

I feel sick at 2 mins in...

[@mbchannel1037]

Me, since the video was started. Everything went back and forth.

[@shaydelady1508]

Me too!!! So they all hate the Police and the Britts but they also hate the IRA too? Isn't the IRA fighting the police and the Britts? Damn, I'm so lost.

[@revolutioniscoming]

Naw you've always been confused your just now finding out..😂

[@clarissa8477]

I just got done watching the whole thing and I’m still confused 🥴

[@nyc_dancer_j]

😕😪😓People might not see this comment, but everybody stay safe and have a blessed day may God be with you all🙏🏾🙌🏾💗

[@colausbra]

And may Satan be with you 💝

[@cyndicombs1419]

I see your comment. 🙂 Thank you! I wish the same for you! Stay safe and God Bless 🙏💝

[@albertwesker1599]

Thank you.

[@tross8863]

Thank you, and right back at you 😊

[@geoffnelson64]

You aswell NYC!

[@CrustyUgg]

“I was never strict with them.” There’s the problem

[@1Jason]

Single parent family. Kids need a dad

[@CrustyUgg]

@@1Jason absolutely!

[@dellahicks7231]

Unfortunately she is afraid of the eldest son especially. The younger one will go the same route, unless she gets some sort of control now. We moms need to take control at a young age, because eventually our boys will be stronger and taller than us!

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

Violence breeds violence, unfortunately. Some people have too much to cope with in life, are powerless too often, don’t know where to turn, and trust the wrong people. All that does is lead to another generation of suffering. I was very lucky. I did not need to physically overpower or punish my children unless they were too little to understand right from wrong or to recognize danger. We spent a lot of time talking about morality, conscience, karma, altruism, and tried to live as good examples to them. We read philosophy, we volunteered at food banks and libraries, we donated time, money and resources when we could. I’m sure we screwed them up, because all parents fail at something. But my kids are maturing into caring adults who want to help make the world a better place. I just feel so sad for these kids here who were never shown a better way to live.

[@elenawilliams32]

I'm a single parent, it's not an excuse to raise idiots. My child at 19 is happy, ambitious, resilient, motivated and has manners. Two good parents is ideal but these poor kids don't even have one.

[@dellahicks7231]

No mother should be afraid of her sons, and she certainly appears to be. This is a perfect example of why discipline with children has to start young (NOT abuse, a parent can discipline without abuse!) because there is her 15 yr old son running his mouth, and she just sits there and grins. I find it an odd dichotomy between what Hugh was saying of the brothers, and what the family was.

[@lizabethduran4417]

Exactly. I grew up old school, & the same is said about my now 3 grown kids. Grandkids will be too,( If they ever get here). Respect is taught when they're young. Especially with these kids now a days. A majority of them need a good ol'fashioned chancla to the 🤬. Js

[@omennemo8844]

@Della Hicks I had three boys. They are all successful professionals. I had the voice of terror. Never had to lift a finger. My firm voice and teaching kept them under control.

[@dellahicks7231]

@@omennemo8844 Yup I agree Omen Nemo, if you start young with discipline, all it takes is a look or tone of voice. We never had to lift a finger to our son either, we communicated and ensured he knew the rules of the house at every stage. He's in university now, going for his teaching degree and working.

[@Lynn-zx3th]

Don’t judge her. You have no idea what her struggle is & has been!

[@dellahicks7231]

@@Lynn-zx3th So following your logic, the fact she may have been through struggles in her life, her child should be allowed to disrespect her by talking over top of and correcting her? She should just sit there and smile instead of correcting his behavior? I am going to hazard that other parents watching this documentary, have been through struggles and manage to discipline their children.

[@taraclarissa]

That's not a hatchet, that's a full sized axe.

[@katybug6572]

Lol right?! Holy smokes !

[@teresanicholson6241]

Exactly what I thought

[@j.j._]

Kevin barry dont care!

[@chicosonidero]

Debussy's Claire De Lune never fails to touch me emotionally.

[@omennemo8844]

@Ulysses T. Arana I love that song too. I almost want to cry when I hear it.

[@havingafloat]

Beautiful piece 💞

[@tiffanyholman4028]

I don't even have words. I am so sad and terrified. Those kids don't stand a chance. Kevin Berry is pretty concerning 😟😳

[@gamestv4875]

I don't blame them for hating the government. I hate them too. But kids growing up like this is just wrong.

[@johnblaskovic579]

These documentaries are so well done

[@ItsMeNanaD71]

3:51 into this...what the actual...????? What?! My anxiety is thru the roof already. Its 2:30am...lets do this.

[@i.am.heather]

Glad to see I’m not alone in late night viewing and now having a surge in anxiety.

[@robertramsay8095]

Great report

[@alyciamarie4163]

10 seconds into the actual documentary and wtf... crowbar, hatchet, saw., bolt cutters, hammer...all spoken about in ways to hurt or murder. Perfectly normal nothing to see here....

[@mr.manager7372]

This is crazy no words

[@TheAstalilja]

This film leaves me with so many thoughts and questions. It hit me when Hugh explained how deep the distrust of Britain lies in the community, describing it as an instinct or a special gene. Generations after generations are brought up using violence to defend against violence. Even the mediators are pro-violence. How intelligent the younger brother is. How sad it is that fear is this family's go-to emotion. How opposite sides believe they are doing right by the community, both resolving issues with violence. How easy it is to feed the conspiracy theories when all the information out there is vague or contradictory. It must be so difficult to break this vicious cycle.

[@jogrant3851]

But surely you know how the British government treated the Irish?

[@diannerose8030]

Watching from australia and still having to watch subtitles. Wtf is up with the weapons in the kids bedroom.

[@orionxtc1119]

This is an IRISH documentary... I'm Irish in Ireland and can't see this without a USA VPN?????????

[@mollyjackson4514]

That really is some bullshit lol. You guys should be the one place you can watch it

[@ashenone3050]

idk how it works but im seeing it spain , and we are relatively close

[@voodooillusion7219]

Maybe something they dont really want you to know I live in south Africa and I can not view alot of south African things

[@orionxtc1119]

@@voodooillusion7219 But this was made by the IRISH FILM BOARD, owned by the Irish GOVERNMENT... paid for by IRISH TAXPAYERS... I have a right to see it as an Irish taxpayer without using a USA VPN!!!

[@voodooillusion7219]

@@orionxtc1119 so do I we have films made by independent artists that we are not allowed to watch in our country but it's made in my country our country have a fake freedom

[@DrJackJeckyl]

Nice. Waiting now for the doco about Kevin Barry :)

[@tiffanyholman4028]

It's gonna be wild. 😬

[@Mr80jb]

Pending serial killer😮

[@nerinebeaumont4498]

Absolutely mind boggling!!!!

[@nikolinahorvat8129]

S s|

[@mamamaters]

Respect, love, kindness all starts at home, babies are like computers what we as parents program into them is what you will get out of them

[@TexasbyStorm]

Not entirely true. Nature has a huge say in how people turn out. It has been proven over and over that much of what we decide is determined by our DNA. Look at twins separated at birth. The similarities are uncanny. Children never knowing one parent growing up to have the same mannerisms and decision making similarities. As parents we do our very best to raise responsible, respectful humans, but sometimes inborn desires go awry and what you get is a crapshoot.

[@theneedle6785]

No one says kids are not born with their own tendencies and characteristics, but HOW those tendencies form has everything to do with their environment.

[@josecarcamo9432]

Absolutely right,none of this woud happened if love,caring ,guidance and discipline was present in those kids home.

[@josecarcamo9432]

Is definitely 95% parents failing to do their job.

[@Mr80jb]

All my catholic family members all ended up good from those areas because of good catholic parents, the rest are to blame for allowing their kids to be backward.

[@DrewWilson192]

What a powerful movie on so many levels. Hurt and sad to see all this, and hope that it gets better with time and care.

[@missychan63]

15 ads, seriously? KZbin is getting out of control!

[@imonlyjustahole]

Just get the vanced app

[@estell8459]

For monetary purposes, I do believe the uploader of the videos decides how many commercials they want, not KZbin.

[@monstercontent5497]

Don't get any ads with premium

[@gungagalunga7761]

Too much to say after watching this but as a yank this was very impactful docu. I figured that this was all resolved decades ago. Thank you for sharing this with the world. Every story has two sides... Nice to hear it from a "non-media" side. I hope for Northern Ireland along with every country/culture that some day they/we can all live in peace. No need for a political stance. I'm just a man wishing for peace to all. God bless us all at the end!

[@honeybunch5765]

Can the human race ever be at peace? Its just a vicious cycle going from generation to the next, it makes me question what does being a civilised human actually mean and does it really exist?

[@dogtraininginthedark]

I live in Belfast and come from a staunch republican background. No, things have not gone away. The GFA might have changed things, but people still suffer sectarian attacks and discrimination daily, including by the police forces.

[@tonyamoony]

Excellent!

[@scottoshea9440]

It's really quite crazy to see people that cherish alcohol take such a harsh stance on drugs. They obviously don't consider alcohol a drug, which it is, of the worst kind

[@brittanjawild8149]

I am in the first 2 minutes and think by myself: Holy Moses, this Boy has a collection of tools they would creep me out as a mother. Don’t feel offended- as I said- I am in the first minutes........

[@GodKing804]

IM TRIGGERED THAT YOU ASSUMED MY MOOD

[@lowrider81hd]

If this was the USA the kid would be taken by child services.

[@villagelightsmith4375]

If this kid was in some parts of America he would know and understand the constructive uses of those tools.

[@lowrider81hd]

@@villagelightsmith4375 hahaha totally true!!!!!!

[@stopgotdamndeletingmycomme8642]

Its 2021,were offended by EVERYTHING now😂😂😂

[@jennifercoughtrie2939]

I remember reading about the war in Northern Ireland as young woman in Australia and really could not understand how religion had caused this. Decades later and a visit to Ireland in 2008, more research and a great guide who was 18 at the time told my group the story from his point of view. One of our group was British and I was quite surprised at how negative his reaction was to a day, that I found enlightening and not at all prejudiced. Also read a history of Ireland which explained how all this came about. So sad that the aftermath is still causing so much pain.

[@samoday2992]

@Marten Dekker absolute rubbish 😂😂 if you are going to give someone a history lesson at least learn about it . It was the rich Irish landowners in the south much like the clan leaders in Scotland who done the majority of the dirty work .

[@samoday2992]

@Marten Dekker so you are saying you didn’t know the history and the Irish done it to themselves out of greed and prosperity ?

[@samoday2992]

@Marten Dekker are you saying the Irish wasn’t trying to help the Spanish and got their hides tanned for it ?

[@samoday2992]

@Marten Dekker racist ? 😂😂😂 for some reason KZbin removed my response . What race are the Irish ? Are they green ? 😂😂 nothing you say can be taken seriously when you speak nonsense like that .

[@dawnharley9889]

@@samoday2992 I'm English and I remember an Irish lad at school being bullied just for being Irish they called him all horrible things that they could only of heard from adult's so yes Irish can receive rasisom as can the English this rubbish about you can only know racism if you are person of colour a Irish gypsy will beg to differ

[@maisis.2139]

Heartless... hurting another human being will not solve anything.

[@audiohabbits6475]

Um it actually does

[@chronic_payne5669]

People think slapping/hitting/spanking a child will teach them a lesson, but what it really is, is lazy emotionally & mentally abusive parenting. If it actually worked we wouldn’t have prisons full of people who raised in abusive homes and it’s not just the ones locked in behind the bars. Police departments, corrections officers and any of our Armed forces are FULL of emotionally stunted grown men, who were never able to work through the trauma of their abusive childhoods. As the old saying goes, hurt people, hurt people.

[@cedricliggins7528]

A whip for a horse.....a rod for a fool's back. Proverb 26:3

[@tess5750]

Great documentary

[@MondoBeno]

The way the boy talks to his mother makes it cleat that she's not in control of her household.

[@larrysegal9218]

When u spell "CLEAR" as Cleat .. it obvious u don't know, how, who or what u r talking about ... Hahaha ..just kidding

[@Tavat]

That kid seems pretty cool though.

[@gyggy123456]

3 minutes in and I was shocked 😳

[@wm3277]

Like I'm my own enemy. Cuz it's up to me if I want to do better. It's nobody's fault but my own. It's how you live your life. You decide if you want to do good or bad. Even in bad situation

[@TomStansfield]

Not even 2 minutes in and I’m questioning just why in the !?$€ your 10 year old kid would have an arsenal of weapons in their bedroom - and be so violently educated 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@shliver22]

How private are our conversations here? Entirely private. It is just you, I, the camera crew and everyone that will see this film.

[@robintolleson6159]

This is a family caught between two armies. It’s a tough life for them. And the kids don’t have enough sense to lay low

[@da4]

We do not choose where we are born or to whom The only difference between these children and “us” is our arrogance

[@w.urlitzer1869]

two opposing armies in the name of the same Jesus.

[@lowrider81hd]

Kids aren’t taught sense, so they don’t have sense. It’s a learned trait.

[@yukiefromoz2573]

"IN YOUR HEAD, IN YOUR HE~AD, ZO~OMBIE ZO~OMBIE ZO~OMBIE IE IE....." - The Cranberries. I will see that song in a whole different light now...

[@saltymcpepper5777]

Well that’s going to be stuck in my head all week!

[@acreymundo]

What a miserable existence. This was so depressing. 😿

[@alienabuser3693]

The parents I'm not even a few min in and it's the parents fault 💯% how does your young serial killer know allllll about every weapon possible 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️

[@dankestcabin7152]

my thoughts exactly!

[@littledarkone4309]

tbf he didnt actually know anything about them. He think she can throw a saw and kill someone. The kid has no idea what to do with "weapons".

[@zachb3850]

@@littledarkone4309 He called a full size axe a hatchet

[@wandakowalski7063]

NO, it’s not parents. They are a product of a violent, hateful and revengeful society. They are spoon fed hatred from the time they’re born. It’s complicated and not as simple as you think.

[@101spacemonkey]

None of this is a surprise to me as I am from NI. What does amaze me is how little people actually know about NI

[@Bettinasisrg]

I'm in my 50s in America and know about the troubles and the peace agreement, but had NO idea this was going on in 2020/21!

[@jw-vx8im]

Can u recommend any good videos so we can learn more

[@101spacemonkey]

@@jw-vx8im channel 4 is a news channel in the UK that actually covers NI. If you search channel 4 and northern Ireland you will see a few longer videos on the topic. Also try we are fathers, we are mothers etc with the hashtag #WeAreYou or ending the harm (youtube channel) for some of the tv adverts we have here on the topic.

[@LovinLife-ep3fr]

I live in the U.S. and I thought Ireland was a separate country from England. Now I'm going to look it up. Why does England want it?

[@mhia4]

Yeah man I thought it was all good over there now. I guess not.

[@Holy_Grapefruit]

6 Minutes in and why does like a 10 year old know more about calibers than me.

[@Worldlyodors]

this came on my feed for mother's day

[@wm3277]

The enemy is themselves

[@theariesexperiment4642]

My dude's got everything you need to be a carpenter. Instead,...he's wanting to kill people with a hand saw???😐

[@zigzagkill8153]

He wanted to throw it like a ninja star, my jaw dropped.... yes the hand saw. Re- watch it ....

[@rebeccaocker4506]

It û in n N H He Hnm

[@rebeccaocker4506]

It û in n N H Hnm

[@rebeccaocker4506]

It û in n N H Exit Hnm

[@rebeccaocker4506]

It û in n N H Hnm

[@TetrahydroTrav]

25:09 The guevara tattoo tells me all I need to know lol

[@carter_1]

Ya... that part sure surprised me!

[@omennemo8844]

@Tetrahydro Trav. I believe Che Guevara had good intentions. I also believe that Castro had him assassinated because the people were giving Che all the credit. He wasn't a bad man. He just wanted to keep the big capitalist countries out of Cuba and most small latin countries. His plan was to make sure everyone was educated in the poverty areas.

[@heinrichb]

@@omennemo8844 look up Che's views on blacks and homosexuals

[@Infinite_Ouroboros]

57:00 wow, the way those guns are being handled is a joke, asking for an accident to happen. Nozzle aimed right at the camera mans head.

[@Meowface.]

Nozzle? Its not a squirt gun

[@Infinite_Ouroboros]

@@Meowface. Barrel etc you get the point. And it seems like these people do treat them like water guns

[@Meowface.]

@@Infinite_Ouroboros I believe the word you were looking for was "muzzle" You were close :) Not trying to be a nitpick.. just an fyi

[@meateatingorange]

Welp looks like I won't be visiting Northern Ireland EVER!

[@boogiemonstermom677]

Shooting people, beating them, and killing them has never, and will never help with any drug problem a community is facing 🤦🏼‍♀️. If anything, it will make it worse. No wonder the youth are resorting to drugs, or anyone for that matter, if there's really no opportunity for a future like they say because of the jobs situation, but there also seems to be a level of fear and unrest too. I don't think I could live here at all. Just seems like there's too many powerful groups to piss off, you'd be on edge your entire life 😕.

[@angelicamichelle1646]

Terrible f-ed up life. I don't understand how the queen feels proud of this? life is horrible under her reign. She has no future for her people? All this makes her look like a pathetic greedy . Let those people run their own country if they fail than it's their problems .

[@CC-watches]

This was brilliant. Made my day.

[@DarkGiratinaGirl666]

C C: How?

[@CC-watches]

@@DarkGiratinaGirl666 Hmmm excellent journalism, long-term reporting, in depth Irish cultural investigations, empathy and investment in the protagonists.

[@Kat-nl5gh]

Speechless…

[@deborahnieling2315]

There are always two sides of a coin, but I have to say this kind of life looks nightmarish to me! I think there are only a hand full of people who can deal with power, self justice and protection maybe sounds nice to some of the people there, but I see a lot of fear there as well! To do this to a mother is just wrong, and to watch the trauma that came out of it! Very impressive Documentary!!!

[@TomStansfield]

How many times does your kid need to interrupt you ?! 🤷🏼‍♂️🙆🏼‍♂️

[@PogueMahone1]

Brat didn't have a dadda around to give him the back of his hand.

[@christinaeaton3239]

These people need to be taught proper parenting as without it the cycle will continue. The mother is certainly not what I would call a good mother and the father was definitely not great. I can see it all repeating with their sons.

[@alicesmith6750]

Exactly, proper parenting isn't happening in a home such as that, or any home with that same mindset. The ignorance from the parent's mouths to their son's mouths tell us how they were raised. The young man Phillip had a child on the way, he had no job, no way to support a child, let alone raise one in a proper home. Another generation of a lost generation.

[@chrisamoi8663]

I love your videos guys. Could you please do a video on Who Killed Elisa Lam? That story has been a mystery to me. I have never understood her death

[@chrisamoi8663]

Yeah. But the story seems fishy since she was found drowned in a water tank on the hotel's rooftop

[@lowrider81hd]

The kid has some unrealistic expectations about how that hatchet is gonna kill someone “straight away”. Obviously he’s never attempted it before, or he’d know it’ll take multiple blows and more and death won’t come easy at all. It’s one of the most drawn out, horrible and bloodiest deaths you can imagine.

[@0hMyLife]

Did you really think a 12 year old boy was walking around bashing skulls in with a hatchet????

[@lowrider81hd]

@@0hMyLife Did you really complete;y miss the point?

[@c.a.greene8395]

Where I grew up outside the 6 nations rez, I a place they call riverside gardens, in eagle place, brantford ont, there were hatchet fights, my neighbor Albert lost half his upper face and an eye...as children e watched baseball bat fights, dog chain fights, even chain saw chain fights...broken beer bottles were used on Monday afternoons as well as on weekends. When the police arrived sometimes they too were beaten, most often everyone picked up their wounded and went back inside until they left, then everyone came out and would continue the war...you wouldn't enter my neighborhood without serious back up...that was the 70-80's, can't imagine what it is like now...

[@lowrider81hd]

@@c.a.greene8395 Wow yes! Similar story here, Browning Rez, MT. I felt your comment. 🙏

[@user-ke3jn2ul3n]

Thats not even a hatchet thats a straight up splitting axe. That could definitely pretty much kill in one hit slow or not its still killing em. maybe not him cause hes a little kid but average man definitely.

[@xxxild]

I had to use a VPN to view this from the UK.

[@xxxild]

@@robbiepmusic Yep.

[@dawnharley9889]

Same ridiculous isn't it

[@2babybrack3]

that’s an infringement on your human rights

[@PirosmikeyNone]

THE UK. DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE THE SINS AND VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN IRELAND, THAT THEY PERPETRATE !

[@adamwyett3157]

@@PirosmikeyNone More likely because the channel is infringing on copyright laws by publishing the documentary.

[@nadiasven4771]

I don't understand why that kid, a minor, has to join this interview where clearly adult matters are being discussed. As far as I am concerned it is already going terribly wrong! Do not involve children in adult conversations, we are not their friends, but their educators and role models. How hard is that to understand?

[@AussieBrit]

I absolutely agree! This is why this generational hatred, mistrust and bias continues. It needs to stop.

[@santiagofernandez3215]

I feel so lucky to live on the Mediterranean coast, with sun, good food and life outdoors. How depressing it must be to live in a place so ugly and sad like Northern Ireland

[@ilovemyservicedog8862]

That younger son of hers need some serious discipline that sitting beside her

[@markbaz4200]

Anyone else feel sorry for the German Shepard!

[@blessedfela1515]

If you ever interrupted my mum like that once, you will never do it again.....ever!

[@TK-oi3jy]

Wow it's like another world

[@jolfer1334]

26:24 didn't even try to put subtitles for that jibberish lol

[@ckmp]

Lmaooo thanks for the laugh🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wareling]

Brilliant, Sad, but true

[@allegorx58]

By the looks of it inbreeding may be the root of the problem in this community

[@567dirt8910]

At the end, Phily replied "I don't work. " as if he was offended by the question. I don't understand. As a single man in the USA, if I didn't work for a month, I would be on the streets.

[@wandakowalski7063]

As you said, you live in the US. Northern Ireland is different - a broken world. You need to learn that there is more than one country in the world!

[@567dirt8910]

@@wandakowalski7063 What an asinine comment.

[@softsnakes3300]

Not one mother on this planet. 💔

[@JakeSmith-px7mt]

That bond fire lit

[@suzannel3079]

I’m from Ireland and I don’t understand a word they’re saying

[@alliecattlopez537]

I was taught, that it's the lower class Irish that speak that way. Like how there's "Ghetto" talk/slang in the states. The accent is so heavy, you can't even understand. They sound to me like ppl from Manchester.

[@TellsFromTheBeast]

i better not watch this and get 1.5 hours in for the credit to read "April Fools" hahaha i love your channel and everything you publish is very infromational and educational and its very much appreciated

[@TellsFromTheBeast]

im 7 minutes in, and i have to say, this is no joke. and please do not take offence in my comment, i stricktly was just shining light on todaybeing april fools, i undertand Real Stories doesnt post fake stories, obviously by the name of the channel and from the hours and hours of videos ive watched from the creators of Real Stories. i love being educated and informed, on all topics. and Real Stories delivers the juice every single upload. thanks for publishing yet another wonderful documentery. great job to all the team and folks involved. much love to the family! now to finish the rest of the film. lol thanks again

[@cap10zomb]

Haha Good one! April fool's

[@Hipit55]

I can only say i have seen the devastation of youth overcome by the power of drugs and all I can say is those who help to make it available should be made an example of period.

[@KEENDARLING]

What the heck is up with the paramilitary guy with the white pants on!!! Black and camouflage jackets and bright white pants? Come on man

[@katarinatibai8396]

Taught the same - 🤣 what the heck is wrong with him - 🤪

[@Bettinasisrg]

Didn't you see that white car there? It's urban camouflage.

[@stifflersmum8]

Does he wanna be seen or unseen? 🤣

[@kaceydillin7367]

Thank god for subtitles…as a native english speaker I was gonna have trouble lol

[@pattiepitts5893]

WTH is wrong with people oh wait organized religion seems to be a common denominator in so many horrific conflicts. I have the hardest time believing that this is how our God wants us to treat each other

[@MathieuLLF]

This had so much more to do with political gains and land disputes than religion.

[@Bettinasisrg]

Amen to that! ;) yes absolfuckenlutely!

[@danielwitham1791]

Who's "our God"?

[@bhaskarchatterjee5249]

Im horrified after watching just the first 3 mins. . .

[@DustWolphy]

Kevin sounds super relatable TBH.

[@omennemo8844]

There is so much drama in this little town. Jees. I lived in the slums of Manhattan and I never was afraid of the gangs. In my day they had their differences out by the waterfronts or far away from where the communities. The mafia was around then and I never had to walk on rice paper like they do. Those few people have put fear in their community.

[@kristn6513]

That poor dog🙁😢

[@TheGoodShipBlue]

Everybody in this doc is so tired.

[@Cowboy684]

the muzzle discipline was horrendous. constantly sweeping each other and the reporter with their barrels. shame.

[@laila6855]

The kid at the beginning lol I can't make out what he was mumbling without the subtitles but he manage to find out the use of the carpentry tools in his own ways 😁

[@aquamonkey69]

Please make subtitles and other print on screen bigger.

[@jolfer1334]

Please get glasses or a magnifying glass

[@aquamonkey69]

@@jolfer1334 no

[@buggiebuild1]

Just started, it’s not that there are “tools, it’s that he’s using them as weapons, does he think war is coming, that does not seem like a happy existence whatsoever, now back to it✌🏻😷

[@gullybull5568]

islamisalreadygroomingteens.

[@Toofer69]

I don't get it. I kept waiting for a clear explanation of it all.

[@0hMyLife]

Of what?? The Troubles? What started it? The IRA?

[@triple_gem_shining]

You have to do historical research. Lol google it

[@elijahcaon8094]

Brits out of Ireland

[@audiohabbits6475]

08:35 these guys dont understand gravity

[@chriscooper7642]

I wondered about that......

[@clarissa8477]

Yeah that made me cringe a little bit.

[@JbirdL2233]

These people are insane.