60 acast.com The Poppy Day Bomb https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb en The Times Investigation,Investigative journalism,Northern Ireland,The Troubles,True Crime, Journalism,UK news,Ireland The Times Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. A bombing kills 11 people attending the Remembrance Sunday commemorations in the small town of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. A twelfth victim would die in a coma 13 years later.


No one has ever been charged.


A lifetime later, The Times’s reporter Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to fully investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened. 

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]]> A bombing kills 11 people attending the Remembrance Sunday commemorations in the small town of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. A twelfth victim would die in a coma 13 years later.


No one has ever been charged.


A lifetime later, The Times’s reporter Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to fully investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened. 

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]]> false The Times anna.covell@news.co.uk 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-poppy-day-bomb serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82/1783607512518-be338a69-a148-48ab-a6e8-fe12f89eff5d.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb The Poppy Day Bomb The Answers? (Pt 6) The Answers? (Pt 6) Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMT 39:55 6a4fc1a0fe878dc8e29aa77b false https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/the-answers-pt-6 6a4fc1a0fe878dc8e29aa77b 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-answers-pt-6 Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. full 6 With his investigation reaching its final stages, Mario is given a name…


And could a change in the law mean a breakthrough for the Enniskillen families?


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> With his investigation reaching its final stages, Mario is given a name…


And could a change in the law mean a breakthrough for the Enniskillen families?


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> The Politician (Pt 5) The Politician (Pt 5) Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:01:00 GMT 35:01 6a4fbfc02b60482dd260ba7b true https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/the-politician-pt-5 6a4fbfc02b60482dd260ba7b 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-politician-pt-5 Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. full 5 Mario speaks with a former IRA volunteer, who tells him something shocking about the bombing.


Deep into his investigation, Mario is left asking how high up did the decision to authorise the killing go?


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> Mario speaks with a former IRA volunteer, who tells him something shocking about the bombing.


Deep into his investigation, Mario is left asking how high up did the decision to authorise the killing go?


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> The Dirty War (Pt 4) The Dirty War (Pt 4) Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:01:00 GMT 39:06 6a4fbc4e2b60482dd25e5572 true https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/the-dirty-war-pt-4 6a4fbc4e2b60482dd25e5572 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-dirty-war-pt-4 Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. full 4 Mario searches for the ‘man with the limp’, allegedly seen in the Reading Rooms the night before the bombing.


He learns the man is also linked to another terror plot. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> Mario searches for the ‘man with the limp’, allegedly seen in the Reading Rooms the night before the bombing.


He learns the man is also linked to another terror plot. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> The Borderlands (Pt 3) The Borderlands (Pt 3) Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:01:00 GMT 43:08 6a4fbb312b60482dd25df6b9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/the-borderlands-pt-3 6a4fbb312b60482dd25df6b9 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-borderlands-pt-3 Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. full 3 Mario asks why the IRA targeted Enniskillen and discovers police may have known about suspected IRA figures seen nearby, on the night before the killing happened.  


He also goes searching for the man accused of being the ‘mastermind’ behind the bomb. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> Mario asks why the IRA targeted Enniskillen and discovers police may have known about suspected IRA figures seen nearby, on the night before the killing happened.  


He also goes searching for the man accused of being the ‘mastermind’ behind the bomb. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> The Aftermath (Pt 2) The Aftermath (Pt 2) Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:15:00 GMT 32:43 6a4fba1f0be8a6771719ca68 false https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/the-aftermath-pt-2 6a4fba1f0be8a6771719ca68 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-aftermath-pt-2 Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. full 2 Mario asks if enough was done to stop the bombing, and finds evidence of police failures to properly investigate.


And the alleged mastermind is dramatically named. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> Mario asks if enough was done to stop the bombing, and finds evidence of police failures to properly investigate.


And the alleged mastermind is dramatically named. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 

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]]> The Atrocity (Pt 1) The Atrocity (Pt 1) Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:01:00 GMT 30:17 6a4fb3ab0be8a67717143b4b false https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/the-atrocity-pt-1 6a4fb3ab0be8a67717143b4b 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 the-atrocity-pt-1 Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. full 1 On Remembrance Sunday in 1987, an IRA bomb went off in Mario Ledwith’s hometown of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, killing 11 people.


A lifetime later, Mario returns to investigate the silence surrounding that terror attack.


Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence that you may find upsetting.


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 


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]]> On Remembrance Sunday in 1987, an IRA bomb went off in Mario Ledwith’s hometown of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, killing 11 people.


A lifetime later, Mario returns to investigate the silence surrounding that terror attack.


Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence that you may find upsetting.


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 


Get in touch: mario.ledwith@thetimes.co.uk

investigates.podcasts@thetimes.com 


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]]> Introducing: The Poppy Day Bomb Introducing: The Poppy Day Bomb Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:01:00 GMT 2:10 6a4fb0bb81fe1f646033a2e8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-poppy-day-bomb/episodes/introducing-the-poppy-day-bomb 6a4fb0bb81fe1f646033a2e8 6a4f6386fe878dc8e2764b82 introducing-the-poppy-day-bomb Uncovering the truth about a bloody attack. trailer On Remembrance Sunday in November, 1987 an IRA bomb exploded in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen, killing 11 people. A twelfth victim would die in a coma 13 years later.


No one has ever been charged.


The Times’s Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to properly investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened?


Begins Monday 20th October. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 

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]]> On Remembrance Sunday in November, 1987 an IRA bomb exploded in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen, killing 11 people. A twelfth victim would die in a coma 13 years later.


No one has ever been charged.


The Times’s Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to properly investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened?


Begins Monday 20th October. 


Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times. 

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