Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa From the Archive – Say Nothing: Patrick Radden Keefe On Conflict, Memory & The Cost Of Peace
Oct 29, 2025
In this insightful chat, award-winning journalist Patrick Radden Keefe dives deep into his book, *Say Nothing*, unraveling the dark mystery of Jean McConville's disappearance during the Northern Ireland Troubles. He discusses the haunting culture of silence that surrounded the event and reflects on the complexities of justice versus peace in post-conflict societies. Listeners will learn about the intertwining lives of radical figures like the Price sisters and the weight of investigative responsibility that came with uncovering the truth.
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Troubles: A Cold Peace, Not Total Resolution
- The Troubles were a decades-long conflict centered on partition, identity, and discrimination in Northern Ireland.
- Patrick Radden Keefe calls today's situation a cold peace where tensions remain beneath surface calm.
Jean McConville's Abduction That Haunted A Nation
- Jean McConville was a widowed mother of ten abducted from her home in 1972 and never returned to her children.
- Her disappearance became a mystery that haunted her family and Northern Ireland for decades.
Silence And Tribalism Deepened Harm
- Tribal loyalties and communal silence compounded harms during the Troubles, leaving victims unsupported.
- Keefe highlights how neighbors and institutions often turned away from Jean's orphaned children.
