StoryCast '21: EP 11/21 The Last Gun: Disarming the IRA

In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years.<br />Episode 11 of the 21-part series is The Last Gun: Disarming the IRA.<br /><br />In September 2005, the responsibility of securing a lasting peace in Northern Ireland fell on the shoulders of two unlikely men - a Protestant minister and a Catholic priest.<br />Unbeknown to high-ranking security officials in both the British and Irish Governments, the Rev Harold Good and Father Alec Reid were to undertake a secret mission to bring about the disarmament of the IRA.<br />To this day, what happened before and during that covert mission, remains shrouded in mystery. But now aged 84, Reverend Harold Good, speaking exclusively to Sky News, gives a searing new insight into an act that not only involved great personal risk, but on which the future of peace depended.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />CREDITS<br /><br />‘The Last Gun:Disarming the IRA’ was written and produced by Rob Mulhern with David Blevins.<br />Special thanks to Reverend Harold Good and David Blevins<br />Digital by Tom Gillespie<br />Presented by Jayne Secker<br />Sound Design, Rob Mulhern<br />TV treatment, Johnny El-Giathi<br />Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris<br />Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham<br />Social media, Chris Scott<br />Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton<br />Email: <a href="mailto:storycast@sky.uk">storycast@sky.uk</a><br />For more on this story go to <a href="http://www.skynews/storycast21" rel="noopener">www.skynews/storycast21</a><br />#StoryCast21