The Mick Clifford Podcast: The kidnapping of Don Tidey - Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy
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Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy are guests on this week’s podcast to discuss their book, The Kidnapping which deals with the kidnapping of Don Tidey. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy are guests on this week’s podcast to discuss their book,
.In November 1983, the IRA kidnapped supermarket executive Don Tidey.
Three weeks later, an army private and trainee gardaí were murdered by the kidnappers in a remote area in Co Leitrim.
The reaction was one of profound shock and over the longer term, there were major consequences.
The authors have written a riveting account of one of the seminal events of the Troubles south of the border, including the impact of the IRA’s campaign in counties like their native Leitrim.