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Anna Joyce takes a deeper dive into the latest episode of RTÉ s essential new podcast series, which revisits the Irish arms crisis of 1970 - listen to GunPlot: The Invasion above.
In 1998 Clinton had the Lewinsky affair, in 1972 Nixon had Watergate, but before these political scandals rocked the White House, Irish Minister Neil Blaney had the 1970 arms crisis.
If you re unfamiliar with Mr. Blaney then fear not for episode two of GunPlot an original podcast from RTE’s
Documentary On One will unravel his once near cult-like status and role in Ireland s biggest political calamity: the 1970 Arms Crisis.