Frontline

Season 2, Episode 3

Episode Title: The Old Man and the Gun

Air Date: 1984-02-06

Overview:

Viewing the conflict in Northern Ireland through the eyes of Irish Americans who support the IRA and its strategy of violence. Profiles Michael Flannery, Grand Marshal of New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, who participated in an ambush on British troops in Ireland some 50 years ago.