On the GAA pitch Philly McMahon was an All-Ireland winner. But off the pitch his personal life was turbulent. His father Phil McMahon was interned in Long Kesh, escaped in 1975 and was now battling cancer. Philly speaks about his father’s membership of the provisional IRA and some of the difficult truths that come with that. First broadcast on The Indo Daily 18th September 2023  Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Philly McMahon

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‘I had to call him Uncle Frank’ - GAA legend Philly McMahon on his Dad's life on the run (Part 2)

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