Patrick “Packy” McMahon is a former provisional IRA bomb maker who was jailed after being caught in the act of manufacturing a 1,500 LB bomb. Packy tells us about growing up as the conflict raged and how his life-long battle with British soldiers began. We spoke about the in and outs of how the IRA manufactured its bombs/explosive devices from beginning to end, the materials used, how Packy avoided being blown up by his own work and the logistics of an IRA bombing operation. Packy shared stories about his time in Long Kesh, how he got caught, Mi5 attempting to recruit him and much more If you would like to help out the show please like, subscribe and share. I plan on doing bigger things with this show including walk through of areas, documentary-type videos and more.. if you would like to help fund these efforts please consider donating on Buy My a Coffee. (link below) Thanks a million!! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodlistenerpodcast 00:00 Intro 4:20 Joining junior-wing of the IRA 07:35 BECOMING A B*MB MAKER 16:05 What type of b*mbs did Packy make? 26:15 Ever get “bitten by his own work” ? 27:10 What separates good b*mb-maker from a bad one ? 28:45 Mi5 attempt to recruit Packy 31:15 MAKING A B*MB 37:10 Shooting at British solider w/ a sniper rifle 38:35 Would you have known the loyalists? 41:05 B*mb-making II 47:55 CAUGHT MAKING B*MB & ARRESTED due to INFORMANT 1:01:55 Getting out of Long Kesh & life after the IRA ANY  & ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE GUESTS, TOPICS, DIFFERENT FORMS OF CONTENT ETC ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.. any theme or force within the conflict you'd like me to explore, any important people from the time, authors I haven't spoke to etc PLEASE DROP A COMMENT ON SPOTIFY (I can't reply to comments left on Spotify but leave your email address and I can get back to you) OR SEND ME AN EMAIL  ([email protected])  Thanks very much to everyone who has helped out so far!!!