This week I spoke with Rory Carroll, author of 'Killing Thatcher"/ "There Will Be Fire" which details the IRA's plot to assassinate Margret Thatcher and her cabinet using a bomb a Brighton hotel in 1984.... and came incredibly close 

Rory spoke to me about the years of planning that went into the attack, the effect and closeness of the bomb itself, how far Thatcher was from dying that night and how it effected her going forward.

We spoke about the infamous "We only need to be lucky ONCE.." statement that the IRA put out the next day and the IRA's "England Dept." which was tasked with bringing the conflict to British shores.

00:00 Peter’s own background 
02:50 The Troubles up until 1984 Brighton Bombing- context 
05:10 Previous IRA attempts on live of political figures ??
08:20 “The England Dept.” of the IRA & planning the bomb
17:10 Were British Intel expecting the attack to come??
19:40 HOW CLOSE THEY ACTUALLY CAME 
22:30 IRA STATEMENT the next day- “WE ONLY NEED TO BE LUCKY ONCE..” 

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