Finbar Cafferkey: The life and death of an Irish fighter in Ukraine

Finbar Cafferkey (45) died while fighting in Ukraine, in a battle in the now destroyed city of Bakhmut. The Mayo man has been described as a “veteran activist” and once the war broke out, his family in Mayo knew that it would only be a matter of time before he travelled there to fight against Russia.

His family have now been told that his remains have been found and will be returned to them for burial.

Crime and security correspondent Conor Gallagher sat down with Finbar’s younger brother Colm to understand what motivates a man from the west of Ireland to travel to Ukraine to fight in what has been from the beginning, a fierce and bloody war with ever-mounting deaths.

Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon and John Casey.

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