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Patrick Radden Keefe
Ray D’Arcy offers an intriguing glimpse into a dirty industry
Radio: When the RTÉ host talks to Pat and Aisling Ryan, it’s an intriguing glimpse into an unseen and unglamorous yet vital industry
Say Nothing: Bingeable yet sober-minded eulogy for the tragedy of the Troubles
Television review: Adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe book retraces abduction and murder of Jean McConville and experiences of IRA bomber Dolours Price
The Disappeared: ‘If you think there are straightforward heroes and villains then you are not thinking hard enough’
Say Nothing covers a broad sweep of Troubles history, from civil rights marches in 1969 to the arrest of Gerry Adams for questioning about the murder of Jean McConville. It’s a story about the costs of violence ‘and the way they echo down the years’
The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe: A timely, powerful read
Book details the flight of undocumented Chinese migrants to the US in the 1990s
Rogues: True stories of grifters, killers, rebels and crooks
Book Review: Patrick Radden Keefe’s skill as a writer and investigator is his ability to paint a vivid portrait, whether or not his subject chooses to speak with him
Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Gerry Adams is sort of similar to the Sacklers, in that he seems to sleep quite well at night’
The long-form journalist reflects on a remarkable career investigating, among others, cartel bosses, arms dealers, mass shooters, fraudsters, whistleblowers and the Troubles
Anton Savage always sounded incongruous on Today FM. He’s found his voice on Newstalk
Radio: The Saturday morning host provides an agreeable start to the weekend
The best books of 2021 so far: Novels, memoirs, short stories and more
Authors and critics choose the books that have moved and impressed them this year
Sally Rooney’s novel among Barack Obama’s favourite reads of 2019
Former US president also lists story about the Troubles among 19 top picks
The Ivor Bell case: some key background questions answered
Jean McConville, the Boston tapes, Ivor Bell and Pat McClure
Murder and memory in the North: narrative non-fiction journalism at its best
Browser review: The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted; How Suicide Haunts Our Species; Rules of the Road
Toxic philanthropy: When arts sponsorships mask social ills
We must ensure the super rich don’t get a pass because they fling money at the arts
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