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Stray Bullets

E.S. Haggan

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 Troubles, including religion, politics, sectarianism, and related ideologies.

Collusion: Episodes explore allegations of RUC collusion with loyalist paramilitaries and related inquiries like the Stevens Inquiries.

Catholic officers: The podcast examines the experiences of Catholic police officers within the RUC and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), highlighting challenges like isolation, sectarianism, and racism.

Specific incidents: Haggan discusses specific events and atrocities related to the Troubles, using his novel "The Bitter End of Dreams" as a framework to explore these top

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Episodes

99 episodes

  1. Drumcree and our Mutual Malice Part I 1:08:19
  2. Brief about upcoming episode - Drumcree as well as RUC Special Branch 7:26
  3. Drumcree in light of Stormont's Kakistocracy 53:01
  4. Drumcree: The Hill Unionism Will Die Upon? 44:49
  5. Ignobly Disbanded: Final Stray Bullets Episode 56:00
  6. RTB, BUT DON'T STAND-DOWN 7:04
  7. Whited Sepulchres: Jeffrey Donaldson, Sexual Offending and Moral Disguise 49:04
  8. Belfast Race Riots June 2026 40:57
  9. Asset Handling in Northern Ireland: A Return Examination Part II 55:10
  10. Asset Handling in Northern Ireland: A Return Examination Part I 59:08
  11. Stormont's Performative Politicians and the Maintenance of Societal Division 50:27
  12. Forty years ago I joined the RUC 9:38
  13. 'To Perfect Murder': The RUC, Collusion and Asset Handling. Coming Soon... 9:41
  14. Brief Reflections On The Past Few Episodes 37:01
  15. 'The Speech Being Irish, The Heart Must Needs Be Irish' 1:10:29
  16. Swept Under The Rug: Toxic Masculinity in the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1:11:05
  17. [Trailer] Toxic Masculinity in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and The Irish Language in the age of British Colonialism 12:21
  18. Addendum for: The Fallacy of 'Paramilitary' Transition in Northern Ireland 45:51
  19. The Fallacy of 'Paramilitary' Transition in Northern Ireland 1:01:28
  20. The Absence of Political Courage in Northern Ireland 55:42
  21. Catholic Recruits and the Police Service of Northern Ireland 53:57
  22. The Corporals Killings, Poetry, and Peace Walls 55:07
  23. Subtle Alchemies IV: Miasma, the Stain of Spilled Blood 1:05:35
  24. Political Miasma and 'Proxy' Sectarianism in Northern Ireland 1:01:33
  25. Subtle Alchemies III: The Trenches Dug Within Our Hearts 52:23
  26. (Audio Trailer for) Subtle Alchemies III: Anger at Heel - Soldier F and Collateral Grief 10:05
  27. Subtle Alchemies II: Victims, Aren't We All? 53:45
  28. Flaying the Flag and Destroying Intelligence: An Aside 36:07
  29. Subtle Alchemies I: The Ideal Victim 48:08
  30. The Management of Sex Offenders, plus Police Surveillance 1:03:26
  31. Symbolic Dominance: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part VI 1:16:18
  32. The Starless Midnight: A Further Look at Loyalism and the Far-Right 52:00
  33. 'Say Nothing': Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part V 55:33
  34. 'Hoover-Gate' and the Strategy of Heading Off Disciplinary Action 28:50
  35. Racism in East Belfast: Outsiders and the Lingering Fear of Cultural Loss 59:25
  36. Minor Addendum for: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part IV 17:19
  37. Isolation: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part IV 1:08:18
  38. Brief Preamble to Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part III 15:57
  39. No Songs for the Children 27:51
  40. 'A Black Man is better than a Fenian': Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI Part II 1:10:20
  41. They Had Their Loyalties: Catholic Police Officers in the RIC, RUC and PSNI 1:04:50
  42. 'Who Are The Disloyal?' Northern Ireland and the Experience of Catholic Police Officers [TRAILER] 9:12
  43. Northern Ireland, the Far-right and the Failure of Political Unionism 30:46
  44. Addendum for All the Elements of a Police State John Montague 28:14
  45. 'All the elements of a police state': John Montague's Ulster 53:53
  46. Northern Ireland: A Police State? 2:46
  47. State-Terrorism and PIRA's 'No Alternative' to violence: Part IV: 'To Die A Soldier's Death ... ' 50:25
  48. Kneecap: The Politics of Protest 34:12
  49. State-Terrorism and PIRA's 'No Alternative' to violence: Part II: Utopia through Atrocity? 43:41
  50. New Episode Dropping Very Soon 7:08