GunPlot: 09 - Fallout
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More than 50 years after the Arms Crisis of 1970, the effects echo through to today. There was personal fallout, financial fallout, social fallout and political fallout. It was, and continues to be, the biggest political scandal of modern Ireland. So what happened all those involved? Who were the 'winners' and who were the 'losers'? This is where we bring our story to an end.
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Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via RTÉ Player (Worldwide)
Credits:
GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and Nicoline Greer.
Sound Design by Damian Chennells
Production assistance from the RTÉ Documentary On One Team.
Special thanks to all our contributors, and to the RTÉ Design, Marketing, Online and Creative Audio departments.
For further information, and articles by Anna Joyce to accompany each episode, visit http://www.rte.ie/gunplot
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