Columnist, author & former senator, Mairia Cahill joined Pat to speak about her new book 'Rough Beast: my story and the reality of Sinn Féin'.

'Rough beast', is a tale not merely of survival, but a blazon of unyielding defiance against the sinister shadows of power and abuse in Ireland's political circles.

Navigating through the twisted alleyways of trauma, secret IRA investigations, and Sinn Féin’s refusal to acknowledge their gruesome methodologies, Cahill stitches together a narrative that is as piercing as it is illuminating.

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