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On a quiet night in County Monaghan, Irish Senator Billy Fox drove down a rural laneway—straight into a deadly ambush. In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we revisit the shocking events of March 1974, when Provisional IRA gunmen raided a farmhouse and shot Senator Fox dead. What were they looking for? Why was Fox targeted? And how did this brutal killing reverberate across Ireland’s political landscape?
By Dan DarnocoOn a quiet night in County Monaghan, Irish Senator Billy Fox drove down a rural laneway—straight into a deadly ambush. In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we revisit the shocking events of March 1974, when Provisional IRA gunmen raided a farmhouse and shot Senator Fox dead. What were they looking for? Why was Fox targeted? And how did this brutal killing reverberate across Ireland’s political landscape?