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Stray Bullets
The Stray Bullets podcast, hosted by E.S. Haggan, frequently discusses the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), often drawing on Haggan's experiences as a former RUC/PSNI officer. The podcast delves into various aspects of the RUC, including:The Troubles: Haggan openly addresses policing during the...
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Belfast Race Riots June 2026
The violence of the past week has brought Northern Ireland to the global media stage (violence and intolerance are two of our best products!). Fuelled...
Asset Handling in Northern Ireland: A Return Examination Part II
Continuing my look at asset handling during the Troubles. Some asides included: the light and dark of Special Branch as imagined by popular media (Blu...
Asset Handling in Northern Ireland: A Return Examination Part I
Just a revisit to aspects of asset-handling / management post-Kenova. I conscious of not wishing to tread over old ground, but it may be inevitable gi...
Stormont's Performative Politicians and the Maintenance of Societal Division
I know. I do tend to stumble through my thoughts, at times spilling out a stream of consciousness. Nevertheless, I just recently realised that it's be...
Forty years ago I joined the RUC
Well, just over forty years ago I joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary. So, I'd like to make my next podcast one in which I over my time in the RUC /...
'To Perfect Murder': The RUC, Collusion and Asset Handling. Coming Soon...
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Brief Reflections On The Past Few Episodes
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'The Speech Being Irish, The Heart Must Needs Be Irish'
A concise look at colonial mechanisms of suppression of indigenous language, customs and superstitions in the context of 18th century Ireland. The inc...
Swept Under The Rug: Toxic Masculinity in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
Some succinct recollections about how some females were treated in the RUC, at the time a very patriarchal organisation. Also, to conclude a brief loo...
[Trailer] Toxic Masculinity in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and The Irish Language in the age of British Colonialism
Details about some of the subjects I hope to discuss in the next Stray Bullets episode.
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Addendum for: The Fallacy of 'Paramilitary' Transition in Northern Ireland
Some additional aspects following messages and a few conversations with ex- and still serving police colleagues.
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The Fallacy of 'Paramilitary' Transition in Northern Ireland
A look at how the Northern Irish proletariat continue to allow themselves to be exploited through the maintenance of the legacy of flags and fear. <...
The Absence of Political Courage in Northern Ireland
I suppose the title should really read: 'Political Courage in Northern Ireland flaps in tatters from upon the lamppost that one of our un/elected dema...
Catholic Recruits and the Police Service of Northern Ireland
A condensed episode considering how Catholics may fare in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. For more in-depth thoughts please see links below:
The Corporals Killings, Poetry, and Peace Walls
An additional, unplanned, episode originating from some surplus material (AKA thoughts) I had left over from prior episodes. In this episode I talk ab...
Subtle Alchemies IV: Miasma, the Stain of Spilled Blood
The concluding episode of Subtle Alchemies. Herein, I discuss the ideal / innocent victim / victim-perpetrator paradigm as well as looking at the cowa...
Political Miasma and 'Proxy' Sectarianism in Northern Ireland
A somewhat disjointed episode, unplanned and unscripted. Nevertheless, I felt necessary, as such, to get me back into producing an episode following a...
Subtle Alchemies III: The Trenches Dug Within Our Hearts
In this episode I look at the construction of victimology in the context of Bloody Sunday as well as that of 'Soldier F'. Also, I consider Organisatio...
(Audio Trailer for) Subtle Alchemies III: Anger at Heel - Soldier F and Collateral Grief
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Subtle Alchemies II: Victims, Aren't We All?
In this episode I move on to discuss the terms 'victim' and 'perpetrator' and that in post-conflict societies these terms are seldom mutually exclusiv...
Flaying the Flag and Destroying Intelligence: An Aside
An brief interlude before I get to Part Two of Subtle Alchemies.
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Subtle Alchemies I: The Ideal Victim
This is the first episode of a series in which I discuss not only the definition of a 'victim' in the context of the Troubles, but also perceptions of...
The Management of Sex Offenders, plus Police Surveillance
Some points in response to a number of queries / comments about police management of sexual offenders. I've spoke about this subject over a number of...
Symbolic Dominance: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part VI
The concluding (for now) episode in which I discuss the experience of catholic officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI.
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The Starless Midnight: A Further Look at Loyalism and the Far-Right
Just a few more RUC memories stirred by recent news.
Food delivery driver allegedly threatened and racially abused before footage appeared on Ti...
'Say Nothing': Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part V
Continuing my look at the experience of catholic officers within policing in Northern Ireland. In this episode I begin to look at issues which may aff...
'Hoover-Gate' and the Strategy of Heading Off Disciplinary Action
The recent 'Hoover-Gate' news report brought back some old memories, as well as a look at the ongoing strategy used to delay and (sometimes) derail be...
Racism in East Belfast: Outsiders and the Lingering Fear of Cultural Loss
Cursory thoughts about some of the rot affecting youth culture in working-class protestant areas of Belfast and the cinema of adoration through hate....
Minor Addendum for: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part IV
Listen to the Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part IV episode prior to this - I just wanted to expand upon an anecdote I spoke (brie...
Isolation: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part IV
The fourth instalment in which I discuss the experiences of Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI.
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Brief Preamble to Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part III
A brief preamble.
Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part III will follow in the next Stray Bullets instalment, due very soon!<...
No Songs for the Children
An unexpected interlude. I had planned to bridge episode II and III of 'Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI' with a trailer, but unplann...
'A Black Man is better than a Fenian': Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part II
The second episode in which I look at the experience of catholic officers within the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Irel...
They Had Their Loyalties: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI
The first of two episodes in which I examine the experience and prospects of catholic police officers in Northern Ireland's RIC, RUC and PSNI.
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'Who Are The Disloyal?' Northern Ireland and the Experience of Catholic Police Officers [TRAILER]
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Northern Ireland, the Far-right and the Failure of Political Unionism
Sorry, just another impromptu episode, this time impassioned by the disenfranchised youth of our community being exploited by our organised crime grou...
Addendum for All the Elements of a Police State John Montague
Some additional musings I (typically!) omitted.
This relates to the John Montague: All the Elements of a Police State episode, so listen to that...
'All the elements of a police state': John Montague's Ulster
A look at John Montague's short story, The Cry. Set in 1959 it offers an opportunity to examine Northern Irish policing practices during the 1950s and...
Northern Ireland: A Police State?
Trailer for my next episode in which I take a look at new look nationalist attitudes towards policing in Northern Ireland prior to the Troubles.
State-Terrorism and PIRA's 'No Alternative' to violence: Part IV: 'To Die A Soldier's Death ... '
A look at the concept of 'state-terrorism' and if such is in itself rendered incoherent in a climate of violent insurrection. Also, the 'showcase ambu...