In the News podcast: Authors of new book persuaded Tidey to break his silence
Free man: Don Tidey with detectives following his rescue in December 1983 after 23 days in captivity. Photograph: Peter Thursfield d: 1718539 Byline: Peter Thursfield Origin: H Source caption: 1983 - 17/12/1983 - page 1 - Don Tidey with detectives following his rescue at Ballyconnell Garda Station, yesterday Photograph: Peter Thursfield Credit: The_Irish_Times
On December 16th, 1983, after 23 days in captivity, kidnapped supermarket executive Don Tidey was rescued. He had been taken by members of the Provisional IRA posing as gardaí while driving his daughter to school in Dublin. With the whole country transfixed by the kidnapping, Garda intelligence tracked the culprits and their victim down to Derrada Wood outside Ballinamore in Co Leitrim.
The murders shocked the country and no one has been brought to justice for them. Most of the kidnappers got clean away. While the event has been the subject of much media attention over the years, Tidey has never spoken about it – until now when he talked to Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy for their new book, The Kidnapping, A Hostage, a Desperate Manhunt and a Bloody Rescue . They talk to In the News about the events in 1983 and the aftermath. Presented by Bernice Harrison.
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