{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6538ccdabc6f900012695107/65fc421e4538810017bbf548?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 519: The death of Garda killer and IRA volunteer Pearse McAuley","description":"<p>IRA killer Pearse McAuley lived a life of violence as an IRA volunteer and later as a prison bully and a brutal domestic abuser.</p><p>Found dead aged 59 at his home in Strabane in County Tyrone he leaves behind a legacy of fear and intimidation spanning decades of controversy.</p><p><br></p><p>One of a four man team who shot dead Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched post officer robbery in 1996 he was given the full support of Sinn Fein as a political prisoner.</p><p><br></p><p>But when he attacked and stabbed his former wife, Sinn Fein Councillor Pauline Tully, he became ostracised from his old supporters.</p><p>Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and legacy of McAuley the terrorist who went from hero to villain.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Crime World"}