Noraid: Irish America and the IRA

A two-part tale telling the astonishing story of the role played by Irish Americans during the conflict in Northern Ireland.

The story of Irish football’s golden generation and how they achieved unprecedented success at underage level in the late 1990s. Kerr’s Kids tells the story of these heady times, two decades on, through the eyes of those who were there. Hosted by Kerr himself, there are heartfelt contributions from Damien Duff, Robbie Keane, Richard Dunne, Stephen McPhail, John O’Shea and many more, all of whom are quick to praise the pivotal role that Kerr played in their success.

In February, 1989, Brian Kerr (who later became the Irish football manager) was invited to bring a team of Irish footballers to Libya for reasons that are still not clear to this day. The trip started off under a cloud of controversy, with politicians arguing against a team going to Libya; a country ruled by “Public Enemy number one”, Colonel Gaddafi. This story tells the interweaving of the football craze sweeping the country, Libyan Arms going to the IRA and Beef Deals, which ultimately ended up in scandal. We hear from the Irish Team that travelled and the Libyan players they played. All set against a backdrop of archive and music of the era.

A profile of the former footballer and GAA star, who won two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships with Dublin and played soccer for Manchester United and Ireland.

Exploring communism in Ireland until the fall of the Soviet Union