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50 years on: The ‘passion’ kidnapping of Tiede Herrema and the IRA's Bonnie and Clyde

50 years on: The ‘passion’ kidnapping of Tiede Herrema and the IRA's Bonnie and Clyde

Update: 2025-10-021
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50 years ago, a pair of desperate Provisional IRA members etched their names in history as a crime driven by personal passion went astray. Their victim however would be a much shrewder hostage than they expected, Dutch industrialist turned adopted Irish son; Dr Tiede Herrema.


Presenter: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Ralph Riegel

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50 years on: The ‘passion’ kidnapping of Tiede Herrema and the IRA's Bonnie and Clyde

50 years on: The ‘passion’ kidnapping of Tiede Herrema and the IRA's Bonnie and Clyde

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