THE IRISH PRIEST WHO ARMED THE IRA, Patrick Ryan | Gaddafi, Martin McGuinness & more| Interview w/ author Jennifer O'Leary

The Good Listener Podcast

Patrick Ryan is the infamous former priest who sourced money, weapons and materials for the IRA during the troubles and even personally met with Libyan dictator Mummar Gaddafi to buy guns for the Republicans.
I spoke with author and journalist Jennifer O' Leary about her interviews with Patrick Ryan resulting in a book, "The Padre".
Jennifer shares her insight in Patrick Ryan the man, whether he feels any regret about his actions and how the project came about.
We spoke about the moulding of Ryan by his family and area into an IRA sympathizer, his high-level of competency when it came to any of Patrick's endeavors and the extent to which Patrick Ryan aided the republican movement.
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***TIMESTAMPS**
00:00 Intro & how Jennifer met Patrick Ryan “The Padre”
3:35 Patrick’s family influences & his timer in East Africa as a missionary
10:15 The extent of Patrick Ryan’s work for the IRA (Gaddafi, b*mb timers, guns)
16:54 Spy work for Libyans intel services
19:40 Patrick Ryan’s mistrust of IRA command
21:45 Does Patrick Ryan differentiate between civilian and military targets for IRA B*MBS?
24:47 How did Patrick Ryan leave the movement?
29:14 Is Patrick Ryan still a Christian ?

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