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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

My dad was a building contractor, and rather than pay protection money to Loyalist...

My dad was a building contractor, and rather than pay protection money to Loyalist paramilitaries, he decided to go to the police

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My dad was a building contractor,
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and rather than pay protection money
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to Loyalist paramilitaries,
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he decided to go to the police.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:04
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, history, war

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Movie Summary

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.
S01 • E04 You hear about these atrocities, these bombs. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
You hear about these atrocities, these bombs.
S01 • E02 The biggest private army Britain has ever seen. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
The biggest private army Britain has ever seen.
S01 • E04 But life must go on as usual. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
But life must go on as usual.
S01 • E05 You know, my dad was the chairman of the Gaelic Football Club, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:10
You know, my dad was the chairman of the Gaelic Football Clu...
S01 • E01 Folks tell me you could be here for the full day, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
Folks tell me you could be here for the full day,
S01 • E02 [TV]: Today's march, I was told, is the beginning of - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
[TV]: Today's march, I was told, is the beginning of
S01 • E03 We got this house up in Moyard and he left the house one morning - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
We got this house up in Moyard and he left the house one mor...
S01 • E05 So you put both of those together, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:09
So you put both of those together,
S01 • E03 I said, "Right, OK, then, I'll see you later." - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
I said, "Right, OK, then, I'll see you later."...
S01 • E05 Mr Kielty's eldest sons, John and Patrick, carried the coffin. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
Mr Kielty's eldest sons, John and Patrick, carried the ...
S01 • E02 The UDA started out in Belfast, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
The UDA started out in Belfast,
S01 • E03 That I was going to go out, looking for a job. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
That I was going to go out, looking for a job.
S01 • E05 The UFF, a cover name for the UDA, admitted killing him. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
The UFF, a cover name for the UDA, admitted killing him.
S01 • E02 Some of the men got together trying to protect their areas. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
Some of the men got together trying to protect their areas.
S01 • E04 [SHE STIFLES A LAUGH] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
[SHE STIFLES A LAUGH]
S01 • E05 My main thought was that I wanted to be the person - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
My main thought was that I wanted to be the person
S01 • E02 Rather than go to bed on Friday night, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
Rather than go to bed on Friday night,
S01 • E01 Some people call me the wee man, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
Some people call me the wee man,
S01 • E03 To sustain their operations, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:12
To sustain their operations,
S01 • E05 ...and live my life in a way that he would be happy - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
...and live my life in a way that he would be happy