Episode 504: The life and crimes of Real IRA brothers Vinny and Alan Ryan

Eight years after the murder of Real IRA man Vinny Ryan on a Dublin street his comrades have taken to social media to honour him as a ‘republican hero.’

But who was Vinny Ryan and why did he follow his brother Alan’s footsteps to a life in a terror outfit and ultimately to an early grave?

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of the Ryan brothers and those who still remember them as martyrs.

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