The IRA Heiress | What Rose Dugdale Did Next | 4

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Journalist Sean O'Driscoll met the IRA Heiress herself. He would cycle to her Dublin care home to chat over tea and biscuits. Though he went easier on the digestives after he found out Rose was the architect of the biscuit-launcher: a deadly weapon used in countless attacks during the Troubles. Sean tells Matt and Alice what he learned about the next mind-blowing chapter in Rose Dugdale's story, from prison sentences, to a hidden pregnancy.

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0:00.0	From Wondery, I'm Matt Ford.
0:12.5	And I'm Alice Levine.
0:14.5	And this is British Scandal. Right, Matt, Rose Dugdale, what do you think?
0:29.1	Well, she's a fascinating character because she could have sat back like many of her peers
0:34.2	and just reveled in her millions, married well, and lived the life that was
0:38.5	mapped out for her. Instead, she chose to dedicate herself to fighting British imperialism,
0:43.9	which on paper could be seen as an admirable quest, but the way in which she did it obviously
0:47.7	wasn't. She gets involved in the IRA and she is prepared to hurt and kill people and
0:54.0	aid and abet people who hurt and kill people.
0:56.4	So overall, not a fan.
0:59.6	Okay.
1:00.8	Undoubtedly, though, she's fascinating and she really is one of a kind.
1:04.5	It's a stranger than fiction ascent to where she ended up.
1:07.9	And today we're going to talk to somebody who is completely captivated by
1:11.6	her story. Is it Jerry Adams? Matt? It's not Jerry Adams. Our guest today, Sean O'Driscoll is an
1:18.6	investigative journalist who spent time with the IRA heiress herself. He first met Rose in her Dublin
1:24.2	care home while writing the book, AirS Vigilante Bomber all about her
1:29.5	extraordinary life and he joins us next.
1:36.6	With the new Lloyd's app, you can do it all. You can freeze your card if you misplace it.
1:42.5	Whilst you search behind the sofa.
1:45.1	Blame the dog.
1:46.5	Run upstairs. Run downstairs.
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