Martin Galvin is the former publicity director of The Irish Northern Aid Committee, better known as "NORAID", and to many, the face of the group.
A proud Irish-American, Martin joined NORAID in 1976 and, along-side his day job as a district attorney, worked tirelessly to bring awareness to the American public and political leadership about Irish republicanism and the injustices suffered by the people of Northern Ireland. He was barred from entering Northern Ireland and defied the order by sneaking in to give a speech which was violently shut-down by the RUC.
Martin shares his thoughts on the IRA's campaign of violence, why he himself didn't choose to help the armed side of the conflict, how he felt when he would hear about British soldiers being k*lled , the allegations of gun-running that plagued NORAID through it's entire existence (not unjustly) and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Martin reaction to recent RTE Noraid documentary
3:30 Martin’s Irish roots
09:00 NORAID
15:40 NORAID members involved in g*n-running
21:34 Martin’s support for The PIRA
38:00 Martin’s reaction to hearing about British soldiers being k*lled in the North
42:10 Meeting IRA k*llers
44:40 Peaks in Noraid funding
47:10 Feds
48:15 Gun-running trial (from Noraid documentary)
54:00 Regret not helping with armed campaign
58:15 Becoming Publicity Director of Noraid
1:09:35 MARTIN ESCAPES THE RUC
1:12:50 Martin asks Bill Clinton about Gerry Adams’ visa
1:17:45 Gerry Adams meets Donald Trump
1:18:35 Were NORAID “sidelined” by Sinn Fein
1:24:30 Denis Donaldson
1:29:00 Were the hunger strikers allowed to die by republican leadership ?
1:30:30 Anything Martin wishes he had done differently
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